Beginner Trekking Tours by TOA: Learn, Explore, and Connect

What makes TOA’s beginner trekking tours special? If you are new to trekking and want to learn, explore, and connect, these popular journeys are a useful starting point. They offer valuable experiences for discovering nature and trying a wide variety of routes.

To Ong Adventure trekking levels

TOA’s expert team has built a scientific route classification system with three levels: Nature Walking, Mountain Hiking, and Trekking. The system is based on five criteria: time to medical access, route length, daily physical activity time, cumulative elevation gain, and peak altitude.

This classification helps travelers choose the journey that best matches their ability, while supporting safety and overall experience quality.

Nature Walking: beginner-friendly level

This is TOA’s gentlest level, designed for beginners, with features such as:

• Average coefficient below 1.5 points.
• Travelers walk on simple trails over manageable distances.
• Physical activity time is under 6 hours per day.
• Peak altitude is below 1,800 m and cumulative elevation gain during the route is around 600 m.

Mountain Hiking: for travelers with some experience

This level is for people who have some experience moving on trails and have stable fitness and endurance. Mountain Hiking features include:

• Average coefficient from 1.5 to 2.5 points.
• More complex terrain, with gentle slopes and distances under 25 km.
• Physical activity time remains under 6 hours per day.
• Peak altitude from 1,800 m to 2,500 m and cumulative elevation gain around 600 m to 1,000 m.

Trekking: for experienced trekkers

This is the highest level, requiring good health, strong fitness, endurance, and basic movement technique. It challenges the persistence and passion of experienced travelers.

• Average coefficient above 2.5 points.
• Highly complex terrain, with steep slopes, dense forest, and rugged mountains.
• Total route length from 25 km to 35 km.
• Peak altitude from 2,500 m to 3,200 m, with cumulative elevation gain up to 1,800 m.

TOA beginner trekking tours: Nature Walking Tours

To Ong Adventure’s Nature Walking tours are considered suitable for beginners because they are designed for a light, relaxing experience that helps travelers get familiar with trekking comfortably.

Typical features of TOA beginner trekking tours include:

• A mix of enjoyable activities such as stream bathing, SUP or kayaking, cave exploration, cultural exchange, local food, and comfortable camping.
• Well-planned itineraries with enough time to rest, relax, and enjoy nature’s calm.
• Campfire and cultural exchange activities that help members connect, make new friends, and create lasting memories.
• Safety as a top priority, supported by professional guides, local porters familiar with the terrain, and quality equipment.

Walking Hon Ba – Nha Trang Tour

Walking Hon Ba – Nha Trang Tour is a 2 day 1 night journey through old-growth forest, along cool streams, and to a streamside campsite.

• Tour: Walking Hon Ba
• Departure point: Ho Chi Minh City
• Highlights: Walk through dense primary forest, see a rich ecosystem with rare plants and animals, explore Three-Tier Waterfall, enjoy a herbal foot soak, camp and have BBQ, paddle SUP, visit and shop in Nha Trang, and taste local food.
• Price: 3,590,000 VND per guest

8 Nang Tien – Ninh Thuan Tour

8 Nang Tien Tour is for nature lovers who want to step away from the city. To Ong takes you on a 12 km route across lakes, low scrub forest, and majestic Da Vach Cape, followed by BBQ under the stars, sunrise over the sea, and SUP. It is a 2 day journey packed with refreshing experiences.

• Tour: 8 Nang Tien
• Departure point: Ho Chi Minh City
• Highlights: Walk through Nui Chua National Park, explore Lonely Lake, photo rocks, Da Vach Cape, and majestic Bai Thung; camp with sea views, enjoy seafood BBQ, watch sunrise by the sea, paddle SUP and bathe in a freshwater stream, visit a Ninh Thuan vineyard, and enjoy chilled grape nectar.
• Price: 3,690,000 VND per guest

Bu Gia Map – Binh Phuoc Tour

Bu Gia Map is a route through diverse green forest on ancient alluvial soil, offering a beautiful nature walk through evergreen tropical forest along the Vietnam-Cambodia border. Activities include zipline, stream bathing, bamboo rice cooking, and grilled chicken.

• Tour: Nature Walking – Bu Gia Map
• Departure point: Ho Chi Minh City
• Highlights: Walk about 7 km through tropical forest, 3 km on day 1 and 4 km on day 2, explore diverse plants, visit the wildlife rescue area, camp beside Dak Manh stream, try activities such as fishing, bamboo rice cooking, and grilled chicken, join S’tieng cultural and food exchange, and visit Dak Ka ranger station.
• Price: 2,490,000 VND per guest

Da Bac – Hoa Binh Tour

Nature Walking – Da Bac is one of TOA’s impressive walking tours for beginners. This 2 day 1 night journey takes you to mysterious Sung Cave and Hoa Tien Cave, where you can admire a pristine ecosystem and enjoy a unique lunch inside the cool cave. You also glide on the clear water of Hoa Binh Lake, see the “million-dollar” view of Mat Ngoc Lake, and experience local ethnic culture and cuisine.

• Tour: Da Bac
• Departure point: Hanoi
• Highlights: Walk around villages and caves for about 8 km, 7.8 km on day 1 and 2 km on day 2, explore Sung Cave and Hoa Tien Cave, paddle SUP or kayak on the Da River, watch sunset, join a Muong cultural exchange, and admire Mat Ngoc Lake and Hoa Binh Lake.
• Price: 2,490,000 VND per guest

TOA tours for travelers with experience: Mountain Hiking Tours

To Ong Adventure’s Mountain Hiking tours are the next level up, designed for travelers with trail experience, gentle slopes, and somewhat more complex terrain. Some tours in this level may still suit beginners who have prepared physically and are ready for moderate challenges.

Ta Giang – Khanh Hoa Tour

Mountain Hiking Ta Giang is not a TOA walking tour, but it can still be an accessible first challenge for well-prepared beginners. The route crosses rocky streams, bamboo forest, and hills while introducing travelers to Raglai culture.

• Tour: Ta Giang
• Departure point: Ho Chi Minh City
• Highlights: Hike about 20 km through forest and streams over terrain with gentle slopes, camp in nature, enjoy BBQ, watch sunrise on a windy hill, eat traditional bamboo rice by the stream, and explore Raglai culture.
• Price: 3,290,000 VND per guest

K50 Waterfall – Gia Lai Tour

K50 Waterfall, the “muse of the Central Highlands wilderness“, is a majestic Mountain Hiking route through forest trails, small streams, and rocky sections. Mountain Hiking – K50 Waterfall takes you through primary forest, rich ecosystems, the impressive K50 Waterfall, and activities such as BBQ, campfire, SUP, and cultural exchange with the Bahnar people.

• Tour: K50 Waterfall
• Departure point: Ho Chi Minh City
• Highlights: Hike about 9 km through primary forest, 5 km on day 1 and 4 km on day 2, explore rich and distinctive plant life, admire K50 Waterfall, stay in a Bahnar Rong house, join a gong cultural exchange, paddle SUP on Vinh Son B Lake, and use Jeep or motorbike transfers.
• Price: 3,690,000 VND per guest

Nam Me – Tuyen Quang Tour

Nam Me is a hiking route to the majestic Nam Me Waterfall in Tuyen Quang, through primary forest and with SUP over a green lake surface.

• Tour: Nam Me
• Departure point: Hanoi
• Highlights: Hike about 5 km to explore Khuoi Nhi and Nam Me waterfalls, 2 km on day 1 and 3.8 km on day 2, enjoy fish massage, paddle SUP or kayak on Na Hang Lake, check in at Coc Vai Pha, camp and enjoy BBQ by the fire in Thuong Lam – Lam Binh, join cultural performances, campfire activities, and bamboo dancing with local residents.
• Price: 2,690,000 VND per guest

Beyond these tours, To Ong Adventure also offers other Mountain Hiking routes such as Da Bia Phu Yen, Cuc Dong, Nui Ba, Ngu Long Cong Chua, and Ta Nang Phan Dung. Trekking-level routes such as Samu U Bo, Ta Chi Nhu, Putaleng, Nhiu Co San, Ta Lien Son, Ky Quan San, Ta Xua, and Lao Than are also exciting options after you build experience through TOA’s beginner trekking tours.

With a clear grading system and carefully designed tours, TOA’s beginner trekking tours are more than simple trips. They are journeys of learning, discovery, and deeper connection, offering a chance to heal, relieve stress, return to nature, and create valuable memories with new companions.

Contact To Ong Adventure for exciting journeys:

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