Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai
20:30 - Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for boarding to Laocai by Ratraco Express Train. Overnight on the Airconditon soft sleeper Cabin. (4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).
Day 1: Laocai - Sapa - Ta Van ( B, L, D ) ( 5 hours trekking, 14 km, 3 villages. )
06:00 - Arrive at Lao Cai train station. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your Sapa for breakfast & relax. Take a jeep ride for the first part and go down hill to the valley. Cross Muong Hoa River to get to the other mountainside for 3 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay. Stay the night at a local family in Tavan village. Picnic lunch on the way. Dinner and home stay in the village.
Day 2: Ta Van - Ban Ho ( B, L, D ) ( 7 hours trekking, 18 km, 3 villages. )
Breakfast and leave the family for the next village. Visit the Red Dzao in Giang Ta Chai village by way of terraced paddy fields and bamboo forests. Enjoy the natural beauty of Silver Waterfall and Rattan Bridge. Cross the river and continue going to Ban Ho village where the Tay people settle down. on the way to Ban Ho, there is more chance to see the Red Dzao and the Black H'mong in Supan village. Spend the night in Ban Ho village at a Tay Family. Picnic lunch on the way. Dinner and home stay in the village.
Day 3: Ban Ho - Sapa ( B, L, D ) ( 3 hours trekking of 7 km and 23 km by jeep.)
Breakfast with the family asnd leave the village for a waterfall discovered by French people. Enjoy the view, swimming and return to Ban Ho to visit the people in the village. Say goodbye to the family and get up to the main road where to take a jeep back to Sapa. Lunch on the way. Dinner at the local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 4: Sapa - Laocai Hanoi ( B ) night train to Hanoi
Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure. Check out hotel at noon. Lunch on guest account. Free until Transfer to Lao Cai train station for boarding to Hanoi by Ratraco Express Train (20:45 - 05:00). End of services.
Accommodation offering in this trip: ( click to see hotel )
Tour Cost includes:
- Full transportation as tour program indicated.
- 2 ways train ticket by soft sleeper cabin ( Hanoi -Laocai - Hanoi )
- Local English or French - speaking guide in Sapa
- Entrance fees.
- Accommodation at village and hotel
- Lunches and dinners at village and local restaurant.
Tour Cost excludes:
Airport taxes; Visas; Travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers.
Trip Summary:
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Where:
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Trip starts and ends in Hanoi;
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When:
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All year round;
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Grade:
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Moderate to Strenous;
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Accommodation:
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Tourist-class hotels (Standard);
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Transport:
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Private car or bus, public train, etc.;
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Meals:
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As indicated;
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
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