Asia

A discovery trek in the mountainous region of north Vietnam; landscapes dominated by luxuriant forests and terraced paddies, amongst the tribal minorities of the H'mong and Nung. You will catch the sleeper train from Hanoï to Lao Cai. From Bac Ha, your trek will follow the border region eastward, passing through isolated villages, surrounded by beautiful sceneries, with hundreds of terraced paddies sliding down the hills like waterfalls. End of the trek in Sin Man. Homestay accommodation and meals in traditionnal stilt houses.

Black, red or flower H'mongs; they all migrated from China and live in the border region, taming the rocky hills into blooming paddies and corn fields. The Nungs and Tays also migrated from China, originally descendants of the Zhuang people. Last to migrate to the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, the H'mongs display a great tribal solidarity, tenacity, courage and ingenuity in transforming their rocky hills into irrigated rice paddies and corn fields. In the past, their main activity was producing poppy in the flourishing golden triangle trade. Their handicraft heritage is quite rich and diverse.