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INTRODUCTION
This country is one of Asia’s most spectacular and most vibrant places for travel and landscape photography. It offers beautiful sceneries, interesting culture and colorful ethnic people. This photo tour is a mix of landscapes, street, culture and people photography. Vietnam must be definitely on your “to photograph” list because of its charming splendor. We will start our tour in Hanoi shooting its charming streets. We will head the next day to the magical incense village and tea hills in the outskirts of Hanoi. Then, we will head to the spectacular rice terraces of Mu Cang Chai. We will stay there for 2 nights. On the way to the legendary terraced rice fields of Hoang Su Phi, we will stop for 1 night to photograph the Hmong tribes in Bac Ha. |
DATE
22nd - 30th September 2025 DURATION 9 days & 8 nights (including the air travel) START Hanoi, Vietnam END Hanoi, Vietnam AIRPORT ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi, Vietnam) SEASON Summer GROUP SIZE 5 - 8 not including the tour leader and driver ACCOMMODATION Hotels and homestays FITNESS LEVEL Easy to moderate LANGUAGE English |
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ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS
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September 22: Hanoi
Flight arrival. Take a cab to our hotel in downtown Hanoi. Old Hanoi with its amazing street life and fantastic backgrounds makes for a photo rich environment to be sure, but that’s not to say it’s easy. Overnight at our hotel. Meals included: none September 23: Hanoi – Long Coc After a good night’s sleep & breakfast in our hotel, we'll visit a colorful incense making village outside the city. Then hitting the road to the stunningly beautiful tea plantations of Long Coc. Photograph the almost surreal landscapes, with local workers to add interest and scale. We will spend a night at a charming Muong village Homestay where the home cooking is both authentic and fantastic! Meals included: B, D September 24: Long Coc – Mu Cang Chai Sunrise on the round hills of tea can be spectacular indeed, especially with just the right amount of mist. Today begins the expedition into the legendary rice terrace regions in the mountains of Mu Cang Chai, Y Ty and Ha Giang. Depart from Long Coc to arrive at Khau Pha pass for the first shoot, moving on to Mu Cang Chai for an afternoon mountain rice-scape session that will have everyone in awe. Overnight at a lovely homestay in town and a chance to experience some homey Viet hospitality. Meals included: B, D |
September 25: Mu Cang Chai
Another day of photography around Mu Cang Chai Meals included: B, D September 26: Mu Cang Chai – Bac Ha Another early morning to another stunning area of Mu Cang Chai, where local tribal people will provide some scale to your gorgeous ricescapes. The scenic mountain road through Sapa to Bac Ha, also offers some excellent opportunities to stop and photograph along the way. Meals: B, D September 27: Bac Ha - Ho Thau While most people who come to Bac Ha do so to attend the Can Cau Saturday market. Early morning shoot at the Vietnam’s most well known tribal market, Here you will have the chance to photograph several tribal groups selling exotic fruits, vegetables, textiles, goats, pigs, buffalo and much more! Tribes include Flower Hmong,Giay, Nung and Tay. After this very colorful and enjoyable market shoot, it’s off for Hoang Su Phi in Ha Giang Province, which is perhaps one of the most spectacular rice terrace region in Vietnam, and certainly among the most beautiful on the planet. Time for an afternoon rice terrace exploration in Ban Phung and around a very peaceful little village of La Chi tribe Meals: B, D |
September 28: Ho Thau - Nam Khoa - Ban Luoc
There are many rice terrace locations, hill tribes’ villages… we won’t name here, but that you will get the opportunity to photograph to your heart’s content, both all day today and tomorrow morning. Meals: B, D September 29: Hoang Su Phi - Hanoi A final early morning rice terrace shoot at one of our favorite locations in Thong Nguyen, followed by the drive back to Hanoi. It will be tough to leave, but we must! Arrive back in Hanoi by 5:00. Check in at hotel. Meals: B September 30: Hanoi Flight departure. End of tour or stay for the next photography adventure. Meals included: B |
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TOUR COST
1450 USD or the equivalent in PHP (double / twin room rate) 1750 USD or the equivalent in PHP (single room rate) Monthly Installment Plan is available. Please enquire. WHAT'S INCLUDED? ✓ Twin accommodations for 8 nights ✓ Meals stated in the itinerary ✓ Daily bottled water ✓ Transfer to the hotel from the airport on day 1 ✓ Transfer from to the airport on day 9 ✓ Transportation service for 7 days ✓ Motorbike taxis to reach shooting locations at high vantage points ✓ Fees for local models ✓ Entrance fees to locations ✓ Border permit to enter specific locations ✓ English-speaking local guide ✓ Parking fees ✓ 2 Tour leaders and 1 driver |
NOT INCLUDED
X Accommodation outside the tour date X International and/or domestic flights X Soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and the likes X Personal and incidental expenses X Meals not stated in the inclusions X Visa fees (if applicable) X Travel insurance X Laundry X Tippings to the local guide and driver |
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PAYMENT AND RESERVATION
1. 500 USD or the equivalent in Php down payment or deposit is required upon registration. Down payment is non-refundable and non-transferable.
2. Monthly installment plan is available. Please message us if you want to avail of this payment scheme.
3. Down payment can be done using credit or debit cards. Click the "RESERVE NOW" link below.
4. If you are paying the down payment via wire/bank transfer, please send it to any of the bank account below and e-mail the proof of payment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Indicate the following on your e-mail: your full name, photography tour name.
5. After payment, please fill up this REGISTRATION FORM.
6. We will send a receipt of payment and PDFs containing more information about the photo tour.
7. The balance is required to be fully settled 90 days before the first day of the tour. You may send the balance through wire/bank transfer or using credit/debit cards via secure PayPal payment link.
1. 500 USD or the equivalent in Php down payment or deposit is required upon registration. Down payment is non-refundable and non-transferable.
2. Monthly installment plan is available. Please message us if you want to avail of this payment scheme.
3. Down payment can be done using credit or debit cards. Click the "RESERVE NOW" link below.
4. If you are paying the down payment via wire/bank transfer, please send it to any of the bank account below and e-mail the proof of payment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Indicate the following on your e-mail: your full name, photography tour name.
5. After payment, please fill up this REGISTRATION FORM.
6. We will send a receipt of payment and PDFs containing more information about the photo tour.
7. The balance is required to be fully settled 90 days before the first day of the tour. You may send the balance through wire/bank transfer or using credit/debit cards via secure PayPal payment link.
FOR BANK/WIRE TRANSFERS, PLEASE USE ANY OF THE ACCOUNTS BELOW
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Account Name: Francis Eneria Ansing
Account: 3254-0482-07
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Bank Code: 010040018
Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands (PESO ACCOUNT)
Account Name: Francis Eneria Ansing
Account: 9809-2077-33
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Bank Code: 010040018
Bank: BDO, Unibank, Inc. (PESO ACCOUNT)
Account Name: Francis Eneria Ansing
Account Number: 008180116757
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Bank Code: 010530667
Paypal
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G-Cash
Francis Ansing
09177302505
Bank: UnionBank of the Philippines (PESO ACCOUNT)
Account Name: Shutter Adventures Co
Account Number: 0005-8002-0812
BIC/Swift Code: UBPHPHMM
Bank Code: 010419995
Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands (US DOLLAR ACCOUNT)
Account Name: Francis Eneria Ansing
Account: 3254-0482-07
BIC/Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
Bank Code: 010040018
Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands (PESO ACCOUNT)
Account Name: Francis Eneria Ansing
Account: 9809-2077-33
BIC/Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
Bank Code: 010040018
Bank: BDO, Unibank, Inc. (PESO ACCOUNT)
Account Name: Francis Eneria Ansing
Account Number: 008180116757
BIC/Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Bank Code: 010530667
Paypal
[email protected]
G-Cash
Francis Ansing
09177302505
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THINGS TO BRING
- Travel document (passport) - Comfortable clothes for 8 days - Warm jacket or fleece - Waterproof and windproof jacket - Waterproof trekking shoes - Trekking pants - Bonnet - Gloves - Flashlight or headlamp - Personal medicines - Pocket money - Cellular phone with data/internet |
CAMERA GEAR
- Camera body (mirrorless or DSLR) - Lenses (ultra-wide, standard zoom, telephoto) - Sturdy tripod - Filters (CPL, NDs and GND) - Extra batteries - Extra memory cards - Rain protector - Laptop - External hard drive - Drone |