Destinations:Hanoi – Sapa – Ta Phin Village – Trung Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Y Linh Ho Village – Lao Chai Village
cost : $ 234 /pax
Duration: 2 days / 1 night – Type: private tour
Departure: Daily from Hanoi (enter the arrival date in Sapa on booking form)
Sapa is one of the most wonderful places in Asia and is a magical combination of landscapes, ethnic cultures and bracing mountain air. The trip itself is a combination of mountain biking, sightseeing and trekking to local tribe lives. Having chance to cover all along Sapa most beautiful valley – Muong Hoa – while other trekker only can see a part of it.
Trip Highlights:
- Exciting bike to scenic lanscape of the mountain, rice terrace, corn field and pine hill
- Trekking down to Lao Chai village of the H’mong, Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people.
- Numerous villages offering encounters, experiences, and cultural exchange
- Views of steeply terraced rice fields, towering verdant ridge lines, raging rivers and astounding waterfalls.
Night train to Sapa
You will transfer to Hanoi Train Station from your hotel in Hanoi.
Over night train to Sapa. It takes about 9 hours to go from Hanoi to Sapa by train.
Meals: NA
Accommodation: 4 Soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin.
Day 1 : Biking MaTra – Ta Phin – Tako – Trung Chai
Arrive in Lao Cai at around 5:00 am. Get to the exit of the train station where you can find your name sign held by Sapa Pathfinder guide.We will take 1hr bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces.
After breakfast on Sapa town, start your exciting ride.
Your ride will be mostly downhill through the suburb of Sapa. You ride along the smoothy road for 3 km, then get off the main road to head to Ma Tra Village. The Village is home of H’mong ethnic people and only boasts around 50 homes. They survive using their craft such as weaving brocade, silk, forging farming tools and carving silver.
Then head back toTa Phin Village. In Ta Phin, you will witness the daily life of the Red Dao and Black Hmong minorities. You will also have time to take a short walk around the local village.
Having lunch in the local family.
In the afternoon, keep riding up hill then down hill through the forest to Takko pass. From here you will transfer to Sapa to relax in the hotel, have dinner, and enjoy your free night in romantic Sapa town.
Biking: 12 KM Biking + 2 KM Trekking + 40 KM Driving from Lao Cai
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Sapa Hotel
Day 2 : Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van
Start this day around 9:00amTake a 6 km walking down to the South East of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho Village of the Black H’mong. The beauty of Y Linh Ho valley is adorned with green mixed gold of terraced rice field and corn field, imposing mountain coved by bushy plants and the fabulous white mixed blue clouds on sky.
Continue to get over 3km for trekking down to Lao Chai Village of H’mong people. To go inside the village, tourists trek through a small bridge led to Muong Hoa valley. There are some traditional houses of H’Mong people, streams flow tranquilly mixed with the smell of flowers and fields, all of them make a relaxed feeling for the new comers.
After lunch time at a local family, walking through terraced rice fields to reach Ta Van Village of the Dzay minority people, where we stay for the night. It gives you a worth chance to learn about the local house architecture that is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom.
Get back to Sapa by jeep or motorbike. Enjoy the landscapes on the way.
Then having dinner & freshower before taking the car to Lao Cai Train Station.
Leave Sapa to Lao Cai at about 18:00
Over night train back Hanoi
Biking: 14 KM Trekking, 5KM Driving Back Sapa, 40 KM driving to Lao Cai
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin.
Hanoi arrival
Arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5:30.
Take a taxi back to hotel by your self.
anntravel Vietnam hopes to see you again.
Meals: NA
Accommodation: NA
Important Notes:
- PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
- Warning: There is some cheating at Lao Cai train station that some guys try to see your travel voucher, then they say, they are looking for you, invite you to the bus, then force you to pay at $30 for a seat on the bus to Sapa. So please do not pay for any body here, and be aware of this problem.
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