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Mount Angel Eye and Craft Villages Half Day Tour by Motorbike

Q: Where does this tour start?

This tour starts at: If you take the bus, please tell the driver to drop you off in "nhà hàng Ba Miền", then turn left, walk 50m and turn right then walk about 200m more, you will see a sign "Green Rider House" that is hung on a tree on the left side..

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Overview

Nui Thung or Mount Angel Eye is a masterpiece of nature was formed during the geological tectonic process that took place tens of millions of years ago, and is a rare and unique feature in the limestone mountain system in Vietnam.

This tour will bring you to encounter this unique mountain by a short hike to the "eye" and watch the surrounding large valley with long stretches of green grass, a wild, peaceful and quiet scene with the horses and water buffaloes leisurely grazing.

Morever, we also can experience the daily life of locals by visiting the craft villages like Phia Thap incense village, Dia Tren paper village and Phuc Sen blacksmith village. This excursion brings you closer to the local culture, where you get to meet and see the villagers next to their homes, how they produce their crafts which help them create income besides farming, preserve and promote the craft products left by many generations of their ancestors.

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What's Included

✓ Included

one 500ml bottled water/person
Free storage of excess luggage
Free dorm bed if arriving on a night bus, between 4 and 8:am at Green Riders House
Travel insurance up to VND 30.000.000/case
Full cover bike damage insurance
3/4 motorcycle helmet with visor, basic rain gear and protective elbows and knees
Motorbike with experienced driver (non-english speaking) + petrol

✗ Not Included

Transport to and from Cao Bang City
Gratuities
Alcoholic Beverages
English speaking rider/tour guide +15$
Boat ride in the lake to the hike's starting point during rainy season

Itinerary

Stop 1

The driver pick you up at your hotel/homestay in the town then pass by Cao Bang Green Riders Adventures office to finalize the motorbike gears (protective knee and elbow pads, helmets,...) then depart to Phuc Sen forcing village that is

Stop 2

We keep moving to Dia Tren paper village which has 65 households practicing the craft of traditional papermaking, a tradition preserved for many generations inside the Nung An ethnic group. If we are lucky, we can witness how Nung An people produce paper from the bark of May Sla (local language) with numerous steps and listen to the story about it. with the opportunity to buy and some souvenirs like the fans, notebooks or some sheets of paper that are used for drawing or writing calligraphy.

Stop 3

Then we keep moving to Phia Thap, where Nung An people produce incense sticks from natural materials. Incense takes an important role in Vietnamese daily life. During the sunny day, you can see they dry the incense in all the roads of the village.

Stop 4

We drive to Mount Angel Eye valley, depend on the season, we can drive down or walk down the valley then find the way to hike up to the "eye" or maybe take a raft/SUP to the starting point of the hike during rainy season. Around 15ha in area when full of water and locally known as the Nam Tra lake, during the rainy season (June - August), and in the dry season (September onward), where local farmers can graze the cattle in the valley. It looks like a landscape postcard. Then we drive back to the city, tour ends.

Meeting & End Point

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Meeting Point

If you take the bus, please tell the driver to drop you off in "nhà hàng Ba Miền", then turn left, walk 50m and turn right then walk about 200m more, you will see a sign "Green Rider House" that is hung on a tree on the left side.

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End Point