Destinations: Hanoi – Sapa – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Cat Cat Village – Nam Sai Village – Thanh Phu Village
cost : $253 /pax
Duration: 2 days / 1 night – Type: private tour
Departure: Daily from Hanoi (enter the arrival date in Sapa on booking form)
Amazing scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields as far as your eyes can see in Sapa valley is the highlight of this tour. You will have a chance to ride along the newly built road to the Black Hmong village of Su Pan then pass through the Black Hmong village to the Tay ethnic minority village where you find out many things that are not used to know.Come to Sapa to enjoy the sceneries and explore daily life of the tribal people.
Trip Highlights:
- Ride down Sapa valley with its amazing scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields on terraces as far as the eye can see.
- Discover Black Hmong and Giay villages of Lao Chai , Ta Van, Su Pan, Ban Ho.
- Take a little walk around the village to visit Lavie water fall.
- Continue into the Tay village of Thanh Phu, Nam Sai – offers the best view to the surrounding mountains.
- Home stay will give you a close-up experience of the life-style and culture typical of the area
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 (sharing cabin)
Day 1 : Lao Chai – Ta Van – Ban Ho – Thanh Phu- Nam Sai
Arrive in Lao Cai Station at about 5.00 AM . Get to the exit of the train station where you can find your name sign held by your guide. The take a bus ride uphill to Sapa for a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces.Upon arrival in Sapa Town we have breakfast & Fenshen up before your trip. Then start riding down Sapa valley with its amazing scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields on terraces as far as the eye can see to the Black Hmong and Giay villages of Lao Chai , Ta Van , Su Pan.
After a short break there, you will pass through the Black Hmong Village to the Tay ethnic minority village of Ban Ho. Take a little walk around the village to visit Lavie water fall, then have lunch in a local family in Ban Ho Village.
In the afternoon, your adventure continues into the Tay village of Thanh Phu , Nam Sai and arrive your homestay.
Have dinner in a local house and stay overnight in the bamboo huts of Thanh Phu.
Biking: 15 KM of Moto bike, 40 KM Driving from Lao Cai.
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay at the Dzay local house
Day 2 : Thanh phu – Nam Sai – Thanh Phu – Train Station
In the morning, wake up and enjoy the fresh air of the mountain area.Today you areleaving Thanh Phu again, following the trekking route built in the bottom of the valley, which offers the best view to the surrounding mountains.
Continue toward Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority, where you will be attracted by the wonderful hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao.
Stop at a nice spot for lunch and then head to a fabulously mountainous area, which is the most remote part of Sapa. En route you will meet Red Dao children’s curious eyes as you are one of those rare tourists passing by.
Have an opportunity to enjoy great views of an ever green valley lying along the west bank of the Red River. You arrive in Ta Thang village of Tay minority and then your motorbike will run on the flat road back to Lao Cai.
The rest of the afternoon is set for freshen up, relax and dinner before boarding the train for Hanoi.
At 18:00 , get transferred by bus from Sapa to Lao Cai Station. Overnight on the train back to Hanoi.
Biking: 10 KM of Moto bike, 40 KM Driving to Lao Cai.
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin (sharing cabin)
Hanoi arrival
In the morning, arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30 .
Upon arrival to Hanoi Station, end of services. You are free to travel onward or stay in Vietnam on your own arrangement.
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.
