Nhiu Co San is one of the highest mountains located at Sang Ma Sao Community, Bat Xat Ward, Lao Cai province. This is the 9th mountain (2965m altitude from the seawater level) at the top list of high mountains in Vietnam. Nhiu Co San is famous for the old jungle, various million years of quality wood, and many cardamom. Nhiu Co San has all the objects such as the ancient mossy jungle, Maple leaf, Azalea, snow in winter, a sea of clouds, flora variation, and a marvelous landscape. Nhiu Co San is not too tough to conquer if you are an average physically fit trekker.

Highlights:

• Technically touch the 9th highest mountain in Vietnam - 2965m
• The scenery is the most fairy among the mountains in Vietnam
• Maple leaf blooms in November, and December
• Azalea blooms in February, and March
• Herbal showering from Dao people when the tour is finished to recovery.

Difficulty Level (7/10): Good physical skills are a requirement, as well as experience in outdoor activities. This level is not for children. The duration of each trip is from 2  - 4 days with a basic of eating, and sleeping condition. Accommodation is camping. Trekking time might take 5 – 6 hours/day to do the trek with the difficult terrain, slopes, and high elevation. The kayaking and SUP tours might take from 6 – 7 hours/day of paddling.

Experience/ skills requirement: High Physical requirement: High Duration: 2 – 4 days Outdoor activity duration: 5 – 7 hours/day Children: No recommended

Suggested physical training: Practice running or kayaking/SUP 2 weeks in advance. Run 2 - 3 times a week, each session 5km. Or paddling from 2- 3 times, each time is 5 - 7 km.

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Equipment provided by Umove

• Trekking Poles
• Gloves
• Camping table, and chair
• First aid bag

Personal essential stuff that needs to be prepared:

• Trekking shoes
• Trekking backpack
• Water Bottle (1L)
• Waterproof coat, warm clothing, windbreaker jacket, thermal shirt, quick dry pants or khaki
• Back up clothes
• Towel, hand sanitizer, toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper
• Mobile phone, camera, backup battery, suitable waterproof bag,... 
• Personal document

Suggestion:

• Backup clothes
• Flashlight
• Multitool
• Personal medicine

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1. Travel insurance

• Umove Adventure uses service from Bảo Việt Insurance with a maximum insurance payout of 100 million VND/person/case.
•  See the Bao Viet policy of insurance Quy tắc bảo hiểm Bảo Việt.     

2. Refer to the postpose policy, and cancel the tour in the requirement and instructions tại đây
3.     Read and sign the exclude all liability before departing:

The customers who buy adventure tours from Umove Adventure have enough awareness about the level of challenge as well as other physical challenges and other potential dangers during the tour. Hence the customer is asked to read and sign the Exclude all Liability form before departing. Find the form below and read it carefully.

                              Phiếu miễn trừ trách nhiệm.       

4. Trekking Notes: 

• This is a long day of trekking and one of the 15 peaks has the most challenging terrain in Viet Nam. If you have no experience in trekking or physical training, you should prepare well for exercise before the trip ( refer to the Suggestion about the physical training part).
• Umove Adventure encourages you to bring a 10L backpack with under 2kg weight of necessary stuff during trekking such as a wallet, phone, and drinking water. Personal items like clothes and drinking water for every day, food for mountain meals, etc. Porter will carry them.

5. Sleep on the mountain

• We will sleep at a wooden shack on the mountain 1 night. There is a washroom, and bathroom here. An inflatable mattress, an insulated mat, and a sleeping bag or a blanket will be provided for sleeping.

6. Food & Drinks:

• Meals at the mountain are hot and served by the Porter team. Breakfast is fried rice, instant noodles, or crepe cake. Lunch is an available food which is prepared in advance.
• Drinking water will be taken from the stream by the Porter team and then boiled to sanitize. The participants should bring a water bottle to refill water every day.
• At the sleeping spot after each meal, hot tea and coffee are served.

7.   Medical alert

• If you have cardiovascular disease or bone and joint diseases (knees, ankles, shoulder joints, etc.), you should visit your doctor before deciding to join the trip. A basic first-aid bag will be carried by tour guides. If you have health problems that require preventive medicine, please prepare for your own.

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