ITINERARY
Vietnam - 3 days 2 night
Discover hilltribe culture
Trek Sapa’s quaint hill tribe villages and enjoy the natural beauty
DAY 1: HANOI – TRAIN STATION TO SAPA (OPTION 1: STAY AT HOTEL)
20:30 - 21:00 Pick-up at the hotel. Transfer to the railway station for a night train to Sapa (schedule 21:50 - 06:30).
Optional: transfer by bus. Driving time: around 5hours
DAY 2: SAPA - CAT CAT VILLAGE B, L, D
AM: 6h30 arrive, Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast and some time for R&R
09h00 - 09h30 Trek to Cat Cat villages of Black Hmong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Then check-in hotel (check-in after 12:00 PM). Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: free time to explore & discover Sapa Market & Stone Church. Back to hotel for dinner and enjoy the night in Sapa town.
Approx. 3 hours trekking 4 km
DAY 3: SAPA - LAO CHAI - TA VAN - MUONG HOA VALLEY - LAO CAI B, L
After breakfast you will check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Have a picnic lunch on the way. You go back to Sapa by motorbike/jeep. Back to Lao Cai Station by our car, then dinner at your account. App .5 hours trekking - 13 km
Overnight at the A/C soft sleeper cabin to Hanoi (schedule: 21:15 – 05:30).
DAY 1: HANOI – TRAIN STATION TO SAPA (OPTION 2: STAY AT HOMESTAY)
20:30 - 21:00 Pick-up at the hotel. Transfer to the railway station for a night train to Sapa (schedule 21:50 - 06:30).
DAY 2: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TA VAN B, L, D
Pick up at Lao Cai station transfer to Sapa for breakfast and check-in hotel (if available).
12 km of trekking, visit Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai villages of the H’ mong minority. after lunch at a local family in Lao Chai or in a drinking shop nearby the river bank, we keep on hiking to Ta Van village of the Dzay where we stay overnight in a local family. Here you have the opportunity to experience their daily life, work, and original custom.
Home-stay at the Dzay local house.
DAY 3: TA VAN – GIANG TA CHAI – SU PAN – SAPA B, L
Breakfast before start tour with 08 km walking to visit 2 villages of the red Dzao, the H’mong (Giang Ta Chai & Su Pan). Visit a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge. Enjoy landscapes… through bamboo forest on the way to the main road to get the Car to return to Sapa.by bus
Free at your own program until 17:00
Overnight at the A/C soft sleeper cabin to Hanoi (schedule: 21:00 – 05:00).
Policy & services
Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
English or French speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
Entrance fees for mentioned visits
Boat trip as mentioned in the itinerary
Other meals than mentioned
Other services than mentioned
International and domestic Flights
Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
Tips, Travel insurance
We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance (covering emergency medical evacuation) for trips to Vietnam.
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Rooms at hotels are available only from 1400 on arrival day till 1200 on departure date. A supplement will be added if early check-in or late check-out is desired.
Please note that all the above services & tours have yet to be booked, they are proposed for your information only and we will not make any reservations before we receive your confirmation to do so.
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