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Private Cao Bang Tour – Customize Your Own Itinerary

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Overview

This Private Cao Bang Tour gives you full flexibility to create a personalized journey through one of Vietnam’s most scenic provinces. Build your own custom itinerary with options like Ban Gioc Waterfall, Nguom Ngao Cave, mountain passes, or visits to local villages. You can explore at your own pace and decide how active or relaxed the day should be. Optional choices such as adding a guide or a car with driver allow you to tailor the experience to your travel style.

Highlights

  • Customize your route to include Ban Gioc Waterfall, caves, or mountain viewpoints
  • Choose between cultural villages, scenic landscapes, or quiet rural areas
  • Explore Cao Bang’s limestone valleys at your preferred pace
  • Flexible timing for short day trips or full multi-day journeys
  • Create a balanced mix of nature, culture, or light adventure

Customize every part of your trip

Private Guide

Add a knowledgeable English-speaking guide for deeper insights and local expertise.

Experiences & Themes

Shape your day around food, culture, photography, nature, history, or local life.

Pace & Style

Keep it relaxed, active, or somewhere in between — you decide how the day flows.

Duration

Plan anything from a short half-day trip to a full multi-day journey.

Travel Area

Explore one town, several key districts, or an entire region at your own pace.

Transport Options

Choose how you want to get around — from a private car with driver to motorbike or on foot.

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2. Travel Group

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3. Trip Timing

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4. Optional Services

Do you need a private car with driver?
Do you want an English-speaking guide?

5. Your Plan & Wishes

Tell us what you want to see or do, how you travel, and what kind of experience you’re looking for. If you’re not sure yet, just share a few ideas about the type of traveler you are — we’ll help design a custom itinerary that suits you.
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How it works

1. Send Your Request

Tell us your dates, wishes, and any ideas you already have.

2. Get Your Proposal

We create a custom itinerary and adjust it based on your feedback.

3. Confirm Your Trip

Once everything fits your plans, you receive the final program and payment details.

4. Enjoy a Stress-Free Experience

Your private guide/driver meets you at the arranged time and your trip begins.

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What you can add to your itinerary

These are popular sights and activities you can include in your custom itinerary. You’re free to choose any combination or create something completely different.

Ban Gioc Waterfall in May – A lush and vibrant Ban Gioc Waterfall in May, with a noticeable increase in water flow, making it far more impressive than previous months.

Visit Ban Gioc Waterfall

Ban Gioc is one of Vietnam’s most impressive waterfalls, set right along the border with China and surrounded by rice fields. You can walk viewpoints on both sides of the river and include it as a main highlight in your custom itinerary.

A helmet of a motorbike driver with on the background a stream with mountains along the Cao Bang Loop

Drive the Cao Bang Loop

The Cao Bang Loop takes you through mountains, high passes, and ethnic villages, and it can be done by car or motorbike depending on your comfort level. It’s ideal if you want a flexible route with plenty of scenic stops.

Mountain landscape of Cao Bang with Angel Eye Mountain

See Angel Eye Mountain (Núi Thủng)

This unique mountain with its giant circular “eye” is a great spot for photography and short walks. The area is quiet, rural, and perfect for travelers who prefer less-visited landscapes.

Aerial view of Phong Nam Valley with a river running through a valley surrounded by rice fields and mountains.

Explore Phong Nam Valley

Phong Nam is one of Cao Bang’s most beautiful valleys with green rice fields, slow rivers, and limestone formations. It’s a peaceful place for light cycling, village visits, or simply enjoying open countryside views.

Co La Waterfall in Cao Bang

Discover Remote Districts like Bao Lac

If you want an off-the-beaten-track experience, areas such as Bao Lac offer rugged scenery and authentic minority culture. These regions work well for travelers looking for quieter roads and fewer tourists.

Ethnic minority woman and two children walking down a small mountain road in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang

Combine Cao Bang with Ha Giang

Cao Bang connects naturally with Ha Giang via remote mountain routes that pass through small ethnic communities. You can add Ha Giang as an extension to create a longer, personalized northern Vietnam journey.

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Included / Excluded

  • Trip planning: We design a custom itinerary based on your wishes and adjust it with you until it feels right.
  • Transportation: We can arrange a private car with driver, transfers, or other transport as needed; all options and costs are clearly listed in your proposal.
  • Guides: English-speaking local guides can be added for full days or specific activities, depending on how much guidance you want.
  • Accommodation: For multi-day trips, we normally include selected hotels or homestays in the package, unless you prefer to book your own stays.
  • Meals & drinks: Some custom tours include set meals, others leave restaurant choices flexible; we always specify what is and isn’t included.
  • Tickets & activities: Key entrance fees and activities can be built into the package, and anything paid on the spot will be clearly mentioned in advance.
  • Support: You receive clear documentation of inclusions and friendly support from Local Vietnam by email and WhatsApp before and during your trip.

Tour information

  • Cao Bang has distinct seasons, with the most pleasant travel conditions from September to November and March to May. Autumn offers stable weather and excellent visibility for exploring Ban Gioc Waterfall, mountain passes and minority villages. Winter can be cool and foggy, especially at higher elevations, which may reduce views but keeps crowds low. Summer is green and photogenic, though heavy rain can occasionally affect road conditions. For most private itineraries, the shoulder seasons provide the best balance of scenery and comfort.
  • Meals arranged in Cao Bang can be tailored to vegetarian, vegan or allergy-related dietary needs when included in your custom travel plan.
  • Availability of drivers, guides and local activities in Cao Bang can vary, particularly during national holidays and busy harvest-season weekends.
  • All cancellation conditions for Local Vietnam apply; you can read the full policy on our cancellation policy page.

FAQ

What can I expect from a Private Cao Bang tour?
A Private Cao Bang tour allows you to visit highlights like Ban Gioc Waterfall, Nguom Ngao Cave, and remote mountain passes while choosing the pace and route that fit your travel style. You can focus on nature, photography, hidden villages, or a more classic sightseeing itinerary.
We know northern Vietnam extremely well from years of travelling, researching, and guiding travellers across the region. Our team combines local expertise with an international background, helping you design a custom itinerary that’s realistic, scenic, and based on real experience. We give honest advice and are easy to contact before and during your trip.
Yes, Ban Gioc Waterfall can be visited as a private day trip from Cao Bang City, but not from Hanoi—the distance from Hanoi is far too long for a single day. If you are starting in Hanoi, you’ll need a multi-day tour, which is ideal because Cao Bang has many other sights that are just as impressive as Ban Gioc. A multi-day visit gives you enough time to explore caves, viewpoints, and remote valleys at a comfortable pace.
In most cases yes, especially if you want to spend more or less time at waterfalls, caves, or viewpoints. Some changes depend on road conditions, distances, and daylight hours, as Cao Bang is a spread-out region. Your guide or driver will always explain what is realistic and whether any major changes may add extra cost.
The drive to Ban Gioc Waterfall is scenic and passes through small villages and limestone valleys. Travel time varies depending on road conditions, but it is typically a half-day round journey with stops along the way. Your private tour can include optional detours to viewpoints or caves without feeling rushed.
Both regions are incredible in their own way. Ha Giang has slightly more dramatic mountain landscapes and more visible ethnic diversity, but it also receives far more travelers. Cao Bang feels remoter, quieter, and just as stunning—ideal if you prefer nature without big crowds. Many travelers choose to combine both regions for the perfect northern Vietnam experience.
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