This section has a set of suggestions of routes that have been enjoyed by our visitors in the past. Come with us and find the "Hidden Charm" of Vietnam. This page takes you:
To Sa Pa
If you are short of time the best way to see Sa Pa is to travel by and sleep on the train. However, if you do have the time to see something more of the north of the country then a gentle week away exploring less frequented roads provides an ideal alternative
May 2016
- Six day/five night tour to the North
- Stay in the old French Hill Station of Sa Pa
- Explore the communities in the surrounding area
- Visit the famous Bac Ha market
- See the beautiful Nam Kim valley
- Drive over passes above the clouds
But there is only one Jade Monkey taking you there by rural routes and showing you a range of beautiful country on your journey. Our Jeep lets you take tracks that motorbikes find rough going, in this way you can come to communities that hardly ever see tourists and welcome them the more. We set out through the gentle Viet Bac countryside to the north of Ha Noi to spend the first night at Viet Quang from where we take jungle tracks and climb high passes letting you see how the Jeep, not only smooths potholed roads, but gives 
you access to remote places that cars cannot reach. We descend to Bac Ha for its market and continue by way of Lao Cai on the Chinese border to Sa Pa where we spend two nights and a day visiting local villages and exploring as you wish. From Sa Pa we continue (weather permitting) with a view of south east Asia's highest mountain - Phang Xi Pang - and then turn south to wind our way 
through the delightful Nam Kim valley and spend the last night at Nghia Lo before returning to Ha Noi to complete the circle.
- Open Jeep for two or three passengers
- Jeep fully covered in bad weather
- Hotels have private bathroom & A.C.
- English speaking driver
- Add extra nights to visit Dien Bien Phu or/and Mai Chau
Below the map shows a route you might take in red.
