Destinations: Sapa – Hanoi – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Cat Cat Village – Sin Chai Village – Bac Ha Market
COST : $216 /pax
Duration: 3 days / 2 nights – Type: group tour
Departure: Daily from Hanoi (enter the arrival date in Sapa on booking form)
This trip is designed to show you the kaleidoscope of color market with many ethnic people from different villages, bustling with a activities and commercial of locals (This market is only organized on Sunday morning). Arriving in Sapa early, you have the chance to see the sunrise as you head through cloudy mountain and watch as the local villages wake up. Moreover, you will trek through stunning scenery, and have new understanding of Vietnam’s diverse cultures. Join us on this trip to have the unforgetable trip in your life!
Trip Highlights:
- Bac Ha is where you’ll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses.
- To know about handicrafts made by some of the 10 Montagnard groups living near here – Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.
- Will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people.
- You can interact them, learn about their culture and customs.
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 ” Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa
Arrive Lao Cai Train Station around 6:00 AMWe 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.
Arrive Sapa town have breakfast & fresh up for a while.
After that take 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 that taking 4 km trekking through terraced rice fields to Ta Van Village of the Dzay minority people.
Have lunch at a local family, it gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom.
Get back to Sapa by jeep or motorbike. Enjoy the landscapes on the way.
Trekking: 14 KM of Trekking
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Sapa Hotel
Day 2 : Cat Cat & Sin Chai
Start your new day by taking a walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 3 km) to visit Cat Cat Village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the foot of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam.Enjoy the picnic lunch by the side of the river.
Continue to pass 3 kmto Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. From here you can enjoy huge stunning landscapes before climbing up on the way a jeep to return to Sapa.
Trekking: 06 KM of Trekking
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Sapa Hotel
Day 3 : Bac Ha market (on Sunday only)
Start this day by exploring Bac Ha market. Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese).In the afternoon, we go for a trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home of H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family and their daily life.
After that, enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha for getting back to Lao Cai to catch the train or continue up to Sapa (two solutions for travelers).
Trekking: Easy – 2KM of Trekking, 110 KM of driving back to Sapa
Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin (sharing cabin)
Hanoi Arrival
Arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30 .
Our tour ends.
You take taxi to go back to hotel by yourself.
Anntravel viet nam 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.
