Earthenware jars and coconuts palm at the edge of the brook (La Ferme du Colvert)
Photograph: An Tran

Discovery

It is a matter of Tonkin in particular and Vietnam in general in still unknown territories of tourists, by small groups, on foot, by sampan, by motor-bike, by bike or in 4*4…

From our farm, it is two steps from terrestrial Halong Bay and of its famous sugar loafs, we traverse, South-East direction, the countryside of the Red River, the old citadels Hoa Lu and Yen Tu as well as the hidden ancestral vestiges at the heart of the jungle. We approach the maritime Halong Bay, (the true one) by hinterland, for a sumptuous cruise on our private boat.

For the expedition towards High-Tonkin, North-west direction, we will propose a whole range of the most enthralling course for the travellers who love nature and human contacts through the deep borders of Hoang Lien Son or the high plateaus which overhang the valley of Dien Bien Phu. These mountain chains are certainly the most wild of all in Vietnam. This place which is a true paradise for ethnologists acquired its fame with its markets gathering the tribes of dazzling colors, but also with its rice plantations in terrace and its thatched cottages on piling….

Other means to discover the still intact nature
The discovery of the lakes of the region Luong Son
The discovery of the high mountain of Tonkin
The discovery of the joy of life in the countryside
The discovery of the art of cooking and of living

May and Nga, hostesses of reception to the farm of the Mallard.
Photo: Cyril Entzmann