Northern Vietnam is one of the most visually stunning places on earth. Ancient rice terraces carved into mountain sides, limestone karst peaks rising from emerald water, remote ethnic minority villages where life moves at a different pace entirely. Most visitors scratch the surface. We run it end to end.

Beginning in the vibrant chaos of Hanoi, we head northwest into the highlands of Mai Chau and Pu Luong — running through valley floors and along ridge trails past working rice paddies and traditional wooden homestays. We then journey to Ninh Binh, the so-called 'inland Ha Long Bay', before the grand finale: an overnight luxury cruise through the dramatic karst seascape of Ha Long Bay.

This is a trail running holiday unlike any other in the Pure Trails portfolio — a seamless blend of running, culture and sheer visual wonder, from the mountains to the sea.