Hanoi - Sapa Tour

Itinerary

Night 1: Hanoi - Sapa

8:30pm depart from your hotel in Hanoi by car to the rail way station and catch the 10:00pm night train to Lao Cai (soft sleeper with aircon.), arrive 5:30 or 6:00am.

Day 1: Sapa trekking

A local guide will meet you at the station and get in a bus. The bus ride uphill to Sapa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. You'll have breakfast in a local restaurant, then drive (30 minutes) to the Muong Hoa Valley, stop at Tavan village (Black H'Mong People), visit the Ancient Rock Field. Walk down to the village from the main road and start trekking through Tavan village to Giang Ta Chai village. The trekking route offers some challenge as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village of the Red Dzao hill tribe perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside. Head down hill and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon trek about 1.5 hours uphill before descending down to the quaint Tay Hill Tribe village of Ban Ho. After checking into the home stay, your guide will lead you to La Vie waterfall for a fresh shower.  Dinner and overnight in local home.
Day 2: Sapa - Hanoi

After breakfast you will start the day with an easy trek on dirt paths, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces. Make your way along a stream to cross a hanging bridge before getting to Thanhphu Village. In this picturesque valley you'll pass some remote villages of the Tay and Xapho hill tribes set amongst the rice and corn fields. After a picnic lunch, you will walk the other way back to the meeting point where our driver is waiting for you to take you back to Sapa (3:00 pm). Shower at a hotel then you will be transferred back to Lao Cai for the night train back to Hanoi.

Quotation (US$/Person)

Include:

- Home stay with clean blanket, mosquito-net, pillow.

- Meals as mentioned the program. 02 breakfast, 02 lunches and 02 dinners.

- Land transfer by private vehicle for whole trip; train ticket.

- English or French speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request.

- Admission fees for all sightseeing places.

Exclude:

- Personal expenses.

- Drinks.
- Tips and gratuities.