Ta Xua Summit is located at the border of two Wards Tram Tau (Yen Bai), and Bac Yen (Son La). Ta Xua is the lowest peak in the top 10 mountains in Vietnam (2865m). The Ta Xua Trekking tour - conquer the Ta Xua’s dinosaur spine from the Tram Tau side. It is known as one of the most attractive and challenging mountain routes in Vietnam. For those who are passionate about trekking, Ta Xua is an option. There are long with high elevation slopes, the majestic mossy jungle, the small paths, the spurs, the cliffs on the dinosaur spine. Only the trekking compassions could understand the feeling of achievement after reaching the peak, and look back on the journey which they got through. This is also an area for cloud hunting and is famous for its potentially interesting experiences that waiting for us.

Currently, there is a road on which the motorcycle taxi can drive from Cong Village to the trekking starting point. It helps to reduce the distance compared to the past. Hence, Umove Adventure designed the program Conquer Ta Xua Summit with just 2 days of hiking (Instead of 3 days like before, and the way that other tourist companies do).

Highlights:

• Technically touch the 10th highest mountain in Vietnam - 2865m
• The legend dinosaur spine
• The majestic mossy jungle
• Cloud hunting and welcome a gorgeous dawn on the top. 
• Take a hot mineral bath after the trip to help in recovery.

Difficulty Level (8/10): 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: Medium Duration: 2 – 3 days Outdoor activity duration: 4 – 6 hours/day Children: 12 years old and above can participate.

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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
• Dry bag
• Mobile phone, camera, backup battery, suitable waterproof bag, etc.
• Personal document

Suggestion:

• Backup clothes
• Flashlight
• Multitool
• Personal medicine
• Towel, hand sanitizer, toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper

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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 challenging trek with tough terrain and is evaluated as harder as other routes example Ta Chi Nhu, Lao Than, and Nhiu Co San,....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 in a shack number 2 for 1 night. There is a washroom, and bathroom here. An inflatable mattress, or 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. Protecting the environment together

• Umove Adventure supports and practices Leave No Trace principles in each program and outdoor activities itself. We also encourage our customers and partners to apply to Leave No Trace principles when traveling in the outdoor environment. See details about the Leave No Trace tại đây
• In order to limit the use of single-use plastic, Umove Adventure encourages each of us to prepare for ourselves a bottle of water with a 1L capacity for daily water refilling.
• On the tour, tourists comply with the instructions and regulations on environmental protection at the destination.

8.   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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