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Van Quan Lang Son Travel Guide

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  • May 28, 2025
Van Quan is a district of Lang Son Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. The district covers an area of 549 km², and offers some of the most beautiful off the beaten track trekking holidays in Vietnam. If you look for Van Quan treks, Van Quan hikes, Van Quan mountain climb, hiking Van Quan Vietnam, Van Quan trekking tours, Van Quan hiking tours, Van Quan trekking homestay you have just discovered the right place. We at Hiking Vietnam can tailor-make private, guided hiking trips, trekking homestay in Van Quan Vietnam.
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Van Quan is a district of Lang Son Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. The district covers an area of 549 km², and offers some of the most beautiful off the beaten track trekking holidays in Vietnam. If you look for Van Quan treks, Van Quan hikes, Van Quan mountain climb, hiking Van Quan Vietnam, Van Quan trekking tours, Van Quan hiking tours, Van Quan trekking homestay you have just discovered the right place. We at Hiking Vietnam can tailor-make private, guided hiking trips, trekking homestay in Van Quan Vietnam.

The district is divided into 1 township and 23 communes including Van Quan, Huu Le, Tri Le, Yen Phuc, Binh Phuc, Luong Nang, Tu Xuyen, Trang Son, Xuan Mai, Trang Phai, Tan Doan, Trang Cac, Dong Giap, Chu Tuc, Dai An, Van An, Vinh Lai, Hoa Binh, Van Mong, Viet yen, Phu My, Tran Ninh, Song Giang, and Khanh Khe.

The ethnic groups which inhabit the area are the Viet (Kinh), Tay, Nung, Dao, Mong and San Chay, Ngai who retained their tribal life styles. Nungs comprised 42.97% of the population, followed by Tay people with 35.92%. Ethnic Vietnamese are 16.5%, and the remainder are mostly Dao, Hoa, Sán Chay and Hmong.

Getting there
The best way to get to Van Quan from Hanoi is to rent a car with driver. You will be picked up at your place in Hanoi and brought to Van Quan. Those who are on budget can take a public bus. Hanoi Lang Son city bus journey takes about 4-5 hours on 1A Express Highway. Then either take another local bus or motor-taxi to get to Van Quan from Lang Son city. There are also local buses from neighboring provinces to Lang Son (Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang…)

Booking a Van Quan guided tour (with a tour guide) is highly recommended, especially when you travel to an off the beaten path destination like Van Quan Vietnam.

Van Quan weather
Van Quan has an average annual temperature of 17–22 °C and an average annual rainfall of 1,200–1,600 millimetres (47–63 in). The average temperature in the summer is 28.5 °C (83.3 °F) and 12–13 °C (54–55 °F) in the winter, It has an average humidity of 80–85% and an average of 1600 hours of sunlight a year. Follow this link for more information about Vietnam weather.

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Suggestions of trekking, hiking itineraries are arranged in Van Quan district, Lang Son province.

Lang Son tours
Our collection of best Lang Son tours including not only Lang Son hiking tours, but also car trips, road trips, mountain climb, homestay, caving tours, bike ride, motorcycle tours we at Hiking Vietnam can organize in this region. Traveling these tours you will discover Lang Son province as well as other non-touristy places in north east Vietnam.

Lang Son Travel Places
Lang Son city – Bac Son – Binh Gia – Cao Loc – Chi Lang – Dinh Lap – Huu Lung – Loc Binh – Trang Dinh – Van Lang – Van Quan

North East Vietnam Travel Destinations
Bac Giang
Bac Kan
Cao Bang
Ha Giang
Lang Son
Phu Tho
Quang Ninh
Thai Nguyen
Tuyen Quang

6 Days Lang Son & Northeast: GTT601
6 Days Lang Son & Northeast: GTT601

Today is the first day of this 6 days Lang Son & Northeast. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
Ride from Hanoi to Mau Son on the beautiful newly sealed road with a stop for lunch in Lang Son. Mau Son is 30 km away from Lang Son, 1.541m above sea level. Quite cool in the evening! Night in the guest-house of Mau Son Resort.

 

Duration: 5 - 7 days
Country: Vietnam
Fun Northeast 5 Days Homestaying Biking: GTT503
Fun Northeast 5 Days Homestaying Biking: GTT503

Today is the first day of this fun Northeast 5 days homestaying biking. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
Ride from Hanoi to Quang Hoa. Lunch in Lang Son. In general, the road is asphalted almost the way. Due to a slow pace, it takes up to 9 hours to reach the beautiful village of Quang Hoa, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Spend the night at our friend’s house.

Duration: 5 - 7 days
Country: Vietnam
5 Days North East Motorcycling Vietnam: GTT502
5 Days North East Motorcycling Vietnam: GTT502

Today is the first day of this 5 days North East Motorcycling Vietnam. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
In fact, this is quite a long drive but easy (so early departure is better) from Hanoi to Na Khan 180 km. The road is sealed all the way until Bac Kan and the last part from Bac Kan to Na Khan is wild and little bumpy. Na Khan is a Tay village, lost in the middle of the primitive forest. Mr. Lo, the chief of the village will welcome us to his house.

Duration: 5 - 7 days
Country: Vietnam
Northeast Vietnam 5 Days Motorbike Tour: GTT501
Northeast Vietnam 5 Days Motorbike Tour: GTT501

Today is the first day of this Northeast Vietnam 5 days motorbike tour. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
In general, it’s quite a long ride but easy (early departure is better) from Hanoi to Ba Be (250 km). Ba Be is a nice stop and it is good to arrive the first day to have a full day (of the second) day there. However, if you feel like resting before, it is all the time possible to stop in Na Khan (~50 km before Ba Be). Na Khan is our new discovery, a village of Tay people lost in the middle of the primitive forest. Mr. Lo, the chief of the village will welcome us to his house.

Duration: 5 - 7 days
Country: Vietnam
4 Days Northeast Vietnam By Motorbike: GTT403
4 Days Northeast Vietnam By Motorbike: GTT403

We start the ride at around 9.30am, well after rush hours. Take the dyke road along the Red River to avoid crazy inner-city traffic. In reality, it’s simply a straight road to Son Tay (45km).
Then turn left at Phong Chau bridge to Cat Lem and finally to Vu Linh. In general, the road is easy and mostly sealed. Finally, we check in the house of our Dao friends. In reality, the welcome is exceptional.

Duration: 3 - 4 days
Country: Vietnam
Northeast Vietnam 4 Days Motorbike Tour: GTT402
Northeast Vietnam 4 Days Motorbike Tour: GTT402

Today is the first day of this Northeast Vietnam 4 days motorbike tour. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hours.
In fact, today’s ride is a quite a long ride but easy (so early departure is better) from Hanoi to Na Khan 180 km. In general, the road is sealed all the way until Bac Kan. However, the last part from Bac Kan to Na Khan is wild and little bumpy. Na Khan is a Tay village, lost in the middle of the primitive forest. Mr. Lo, the chief of the village will welcome us to his house.

Duration: 3 - 4 days
Country: Vietnam
Challenging Northeast In 4 Days By Bike: GTT401
Challenging Northeast In 4 Days By Bike: GTT401

Today is the first day of this Challenging Northeast in 4 days by bike. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hours.
In fact, today’s ride is a quite a long ride but easy (so early departure is better) from Hanoi to Na Khan 180 km. In general, the road is sealed all the way until Bac Kan. However, the last part from Bac Kan to Na Khan is wild and little bumpy. Na Khan is a Tay village, lost in the middle of the primitive forest. Mr. Lo, the chief of the village will welcome us to his house.

Duration: 3 - 4 days
Country: Vietnam
Official 6 Days North-east & Halong: GTT601
Official 6 Days North-east & Halong: GTT601

Today is the first day of this official 6 days North-east & Halong motorbike tour. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
Ride to Song Thao via Hoa Binh, crossing the barrage, and then head up north following the dyke road (west side of the Black River). In fact, Song Thao is a very small village lost in the hills on the west bank of the Black River. In particular, this is the place where we grow lacquer trees to collect the precious substance called lacquer.
We are welcome in the house of our friends. You meet Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese). We propose to stay in the house of the 2 “uncles”, the direct descendant of the ancestor who discovered the property of this tree and the way to use it, about 4 hundred years ago (quite recently compared to China who knew about lacquer few thousands years ago).

Duration: 3 - 4 days
Country: Vietnam
Central North In 10 Days Motorbike Tour: GTT1001
Central North In 10 Days Motorbike Tour: GTT1001

Today is the first day of this Central North In 10 days motorbike tour. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
Once out of the Red River Delta, which brims with traditional farming activity, we pass through limestone monoliths and into foothills populated by Muong people. We head straight at the main range before breaching a high and beautiful forested pass, which descends into the hidden valley of Mai Chau where we spend the night with friends in a traditional Thai stilt house.
The valley of Mai Chau lies between two rivers: the Da River and the Ma River. Therefore, Mai Chau is very fertile and rich in varied landscapes, medium mountains, forest, lake, rivers, and infinitude of small footpaths and offer many possibilities of a trek. In the valley of Mai Chau and its surroundings are Muong, White Thai, H’mong (in the height), and the Dao who we meet at the markets or in their villages during trekking, boating, or while driving.

Duration: 8 - 12 days
Country: Vietnam
Central North In 9 Days Motorcycle Tour: GTT902
Central North In 9 Days Motorcycle Tour: GTT902

Today is the first day of this Central North in 9 days motorcycle tour. Before starting to ride, we will have a short briefing to let you know about the rules. In addition, the guide will show you how to understand him by his body language. We start around 9.30am after the rush hour.
Ride West direction Son Tay. We discover step by step the countryside and the traditional farming activity. In fact, you have a very nice road in the medium mountain for the last 30 kilometres. In Phu Yen, we spend the evening at our friend’s house or a hotel.
Overnight in a stilt house or in a hotel.

Duration: 8 - 12 days
Country: Vietnam

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