Duration: 4 day/ 5 nights
Price: from 245 USD
Tour Route: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa - Mong Sen – Ta Phin – Ma Tra – Sapa –Cat Cat - Y Linh Ho – Lao Cai – Hanoi
Day 1: Hanoi Departure (Night train)
Our tour will be started at 20:45 at the lobby of the hotel. We will pick you up and transfer to the Hanoi Railway station for the overnight to Sapa.
Day 2: Lao Chai – Ta Van (L)
Pick you up at Lao Cai sattion. You will commence your short journey by driving south toward Muong Hoa valley. You will then start your walk by descending into the valley, which is the largest rice paddy terraced among Sapa area. The guide can provide you interesting information about rice. If you visit the valley sometime in between May and October, you will be able to observe and experience how the local do planting and harvesting, one of the most important activities in the daily life. The walk takes you from Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority to Ta Van village of Giay minority including a visit to the local Catholic Church. After visiting Ta Van the car will return you to Sapa.
Price: from 245 USD
Tour Route: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa - Mong Sen – Ta Phin – Ma Tra – Sapa –Cat Cat - Y Linh Ho – Lao Cai – Hanoi
Day 1: Hanoi Departure (Night train)
Our tour will be started at 20:45 at the lobby of the hotel. We will pick you up and transfer to the Hanoi Railway station for the overnight to Sapa.
Day 2: Lao Chai – Ta Van (L)
Pick you up at Lao Cai sattion. You will commence your short journey by driving south toward Muong Hoa valley. You will then start your walk by descending into the valley, which is the largest rice paddy terraced among Sapa area. The guide can provide you interesting information about rice. If you visit the valley sometime in between May and October, you will be able to observe and experience how the local do planting and harvesting, one of the most important activities in the daily life. The walk takes you from Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority to Ta Van village of Giay minority including a visit to the local Catholic Church. After visiting Ta Van the car will return you to Sapa.
Day 3: Sapa – Mong Sen – Taphin (B L D)
You will be met up at your Hotel in Sapa by local guide and transferred downhill to Mong Sen, where you start trekking uphill through mountainous area. Enjoy while walking the spectacular view over rice paddy terraces, corn fields. Your picnic lunch will be provided on the spot.
After lunch, we continue our trek downhill towards Taphin village where you will meet Red Dao and Black Hmong minorities, two largest ethnic groups in Sapa area. Stop by a house to talk with local people to know a bit more about their daily life, their customs and tradition. Have dinner and overnight in the village.
Day 4: Taphin - Matra - Sapa (B L)
After breakfast, we start our trek towards Sapa. We will pass through several minority villages; rive paddy terraces along the way. Upon arriving in Matra village inhabited by Black Hmong people, we will stop for our lunch. Then, we continue our walk to Sapa. End of service.
Day 5: Sapa - Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho – Lao Cai (B L)
You will be met up at your hotel in Sapa at around 9AM then leave Sapa market town. We will go downhill to Cat Cat village. Enjoy beautiful landscape and scenery along the road. Upon reaching a waterfall and a hydroelectric station, we will take a short rest before continuing our trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraced fields. The area is still covered by rain forest under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park. We will arrive in Y Linh Ho village inhabited by Black Hmong people where we will have one more rest before climbing toward the main road. Our vehicle will pick us up there and drive us back to Sapa. Transfer to Lao Cai for overnight on train.
Day 6: Hanoi Arrival
Up on arrival in Hanoi very early in the morning, we transfer to your hotel.
End of service.
What's Included ?
Meals as itinerary: Breakfast, Lunch. Dinner
Pick-up/ Drop off at Lao Cai Train station by private car
Pick up/drop off at Hanoi Hotel to Hanoi Train Station.
Return train tickets: Hanoi - Lao Cai – Hanoi (4 soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin - Sharing cabin)
Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver.
Experienced English-speaking guides.
Entrances Fees
What's Excluded ?
International flight tickets and airport tax.
Visa services.
Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
Insurance
Accommodation:
Hotel: Holiday Sapa Hotel in Sa Pa Tower, homestay in Ta Phin village
Train: Orient Express train – 4 soft sleeper berth shared cabin
Note:
The hotel will change due to the availabilities. In that case we will choose the equivalent hotels
Cancellation Policy:
More than 15 days prior to check-in: 10% of total rate
From 14 to 2 days prior to check-in: 50% of total rates.
Less than 48 hours prior to check-in: 100% of total rates.
No-Show: 100% of total rates.
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