Welcome to Vu Linh Family-Homestay

Welcome to Vu Linh Family-Homestay

Next to Thac Ba Lake, Vu Linh commune, Yen Bai province.Vu Linh Family-Homestay is an ideal rest stop for tourists who want to explore the natural beauty, learn the customs and culture of the local people and engage in useful activities in daily life. In addition, you can also enjoy delicious dishes characterized by the local cuisine tradition with the wholehearted welcome.

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Two-day trip to Vu Linh Village

Day 1: Hanoi –Vu Linh Village (160km-/L/D)

Our car and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel at 8:00, then we head to Home-stay in Vu Linh Village. Escaping from the noisy Hanoi, a three-hour drive will lead you along the Red River, passing through Phu Tho Province to reach Vu Linh Village, home of Dao ethnic minority groups for many years. You will be welcomed by the friendly and hospitable host. Lunch will be served with local dishes.

After a short break at our Homestay in Village we start a cruise and discoveries of Thac Ba lake (45 min - on boat)
We stop in our friend house to drink a cup of tea and  walk to interact with one of the many Dao families of the region (15 min.) as well as to learn more about the lifestyle of Dao people.

Late afternoon, we’ll return to the dock and then transfer back to the Home-stay we dinner and overnight at one Dao family in village.

Day 2: Vu Linh – Hanoi (B/L/-)



The birds will wake you up early in the second morning of the short trip. Start your day with a delicious breakfast along with a tea cup and enjoy the fresh and peaceful air of the typical Vietnam countryside.

We will spend time walking around Village to learn about the medicinal plants and to talk to local Dao ethnic people
Enjoy the locals’ hospitality when you visit their rice-fields and traditional stilt-houses. Pick up few plants to cook and to prepare ethnic bath for relaxation at the lodge after your walk, you will recover and feel relaxing thanks to the secret remedy of Dao.

We will have lunch at locals’ stilt house; afterward, we will pick you up and transfer to Hanoi. The trip is expected to end 17:00 in your hotel.

tags: trip to vu linh village, discover Thac Ba lake

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Vu Linh Full-day Discover

 

ITINERARY
- In the morning, after breakfast we take the boat trip around Thac Ba lake, to visit Thuy Tien cave (1of beautiful cave on limestone islands). 

Stop for lunch by one island.

- After lunch The boats arrive to a village we walk on and go up Cao Bien mountain to enjoy a beautiful walk and view of the lake, walk deep in the local countryside with second stop in another family house, farmers breeding strange kinds of animals…

We go down of the mountain and return Homestay by boats when the sundown.

Tags: Thac Ba Boats trip, visit a fish farmer on Thac Ba lake, Discover Vu Linh Village

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YEN BAI PROVINCE

Area: 6,899.5 sq. km.

Population: 752.922 habitants (2010)

Capital: Yen Bai City.

Administrative divisions:
Town: Nghia Lo
Districts: Luc Yen, Van Yen, Mu Cang Chai, Tran Yen, Yen Binh, Van Chan, Tram Tau.

Geography

Situated on the gateway to North-West Vietnam, Yen Bai Province borders Lao Cai, Ha Giang in the north, Son La Province in the west, Tuyen Quang in the east, and Phu Tho in the south.

Terrain includes mountain, hill and valley. The network of rivers is complex with many falls and waterfalls. Climate in lowland is different from highland. Annual average temperature is from 18ºC to 28ºC.

Tourism

Yen Bai's large forest ranges supply valuable pomu, lat hoa, cho chi wood. Van Yen cinnamon, Suoi Giang tea, Tu Le glutinous rice are special products.

The province owns well-known stone-pit in Luc Yen, too.

Yen Bai has artificial Thac Ba Lake, a scenic spot as well as a historical place. The lake consists of 1,331 hill-islands, varies vegetation cover and a diverse ecological setting.

In the middle of the lake stands the Mong Son Grotto, home of the Yen Bai Party Committee during the anti-American resistance.

 Coming to there, tourists are able to relax in the lake, climb the mountain and explore the forests.

Visitors are attracted to Dong Cuong and Dai Cai temples. Archaeologists have found many remains of the Son Vi culture in the Dong Cuong Temple area. Dai Cai Temple was built on a large area covered with many green trees and beautiful riverside roads.

Tourist attractions

Thac Ba Lake
Ethnic groups :

 Viet (Kinh), Tay, Dao, H?Mong...

Transportation :

Yen Bai City is 180km from Hanoi. The province is on the railway from Hanoi to Yen Bai then Lao Cai.

There is National Highway No.32 linking to Lao Cai and National Highway No.37 connecting to Tuyen Quang. Buses leave daily for Yen Bai from My Dinh Bus Station (Hanoi)


tags: Ngoi Tu village, Vu Linh commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province,Vietnam, Du Lịch Yên Bái, Hồ Thác Bà, Yen Bai Tourism, The Ethnic Groups Families, Thac Ba lake

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Vu Linh - Thac Ba Lake By Boat (3 hour trip)

 Let’s go on a cruise on our boats, stop by an island and discover the particularities of this area: the way villagers paddle their boats, the exotic and odd animals living around, the quiet and peaceful beauty of this huge lake, the lifestyle of the Dao among the thousands of islets…

 Unforgettable experience and amazing panoramic view of the lake!

Itinerary

Start from our Homestays (Ngoi Tu village) and first discoveries of the lake (45 min. – boat)  

 Stop in our friend house to drink a cup of tea and  walk to interact with one of the many Dao families of the region (15 min.)

Walk on one of the islands and go up a hill to enjoy a beautiful walk and view of the lake (1h30 – walk) ~ OR ~ Easier walk deep in the local countryside with second stop in another family house, farmers breeding strange kinds of animals…

Return to Homestay by boat (Ngoi Tu Village)


tags: The best Cruise on our Boats, boat trip in Thac Ba lake, Amazing panoramic view of the Lake, Vu Linh Homestay

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CONTACT US

In your email, please specify:

-How many people.

-which date.

-which kind of accommodation.

-How long.

-How do you come (by motorbike, by car, by bus)

If you plan to come by your own way, please contact us and we’ll be happy to send you a map with detailed directions to get here by bus,or motorbike.

Add: Vu Linh commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province. Vietnam

Hotline: +(84) 984 905 968, +(84) 982 835 295
Website: VuLinhFamily-Homestay.com  Email: VuLinhFamily@gmail.com

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