Ha Noi - Sapa - Ha Noi (4Nights - 3Days)

Ha Noi - Sapa - Ha Noi (4Nights - 3Days)
Sapa is located in Lao Cai province, 350 km from Hanoi, close to the border with China. The Hoang Lien Son range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes the Vietnam’s highest peak, Fansipan, at a high of 3142m above sea level and a vast area covered by thick forest, rich in wildlife. The town of Sapa lies at the attitude of about 1,600m. The climate is moderate, cool in summer, foggy and cold in winter with occasional snowfall. Sapa is home to a great diversity of ethnic minority people. It is likely that, Sapa was the first inhabited by highland minorities of H’mong and Yao group and later came the Tay, Zay, and a small number of Xa Pho to form the 5 main ethnic groups which takes about 85% of the district’s population today and a very small number of them live in Sapa town, most of them live in small villages and hamlets scattering in valleys and mountains throughout the district.
Tour code: PRI 02

Tour Itinerary:
Night 1: Ha Noi - Lao Cai
Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat - Lao Chai - Ta Van
Day 2: Giang Ta Chai - Supan - Sapa
Day 3: Sapa - Coc Ly - Chay River - Trung Do - Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi Arrive
Tour Detail:

Night 1: Ha Noi - Lao Cai
The B Tourist’s tour guide will pick you up from your hotel then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train, soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai station. Stay overnight on the train.

Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat - Lao Chai - Ta Van ( B, L, D )
Picked up at Laocai Railway station in the early morning by car. Arrive at Sapa around 8:00 AM. H’mong and the Dzay people (Lao Chai and Ta Van village). Stay in Ta Van at a Dzay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.

Breakfast at a local restaurant. Start from Sapa at 10:00 am. Get down to a valley, and visit an H’mong village and the hydro electric power station which was built by the French. Take a small path to go and visit other 2 villages of the

Day 2: Giang Ta Chai - Supan - Sapa ( B, L, D )
Breakfast at the home-stay, take the road to Giang Ta Chai village to see the Red Dzao people via the paths through terraces and bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall and a suspension bridge. Picnic lunch and cross the river. Visit an H’mong village up to the mountain. Our car takes you back to Sapa. Visit the ancient stone circle on the way back. Check in hotel and have dinner.

Day 3: Sapa - Coc Ly - Chay River - Trung Do - Hanoi ( B, L, D )
Leave from Sapa early at 7:00 am for CocLy market which is situated far from Sapa. Enjoy the peaceful life of 6 different minority peoples (Flower H’mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay, HaNhi and Nung). The market is the chance for the minorities to meet and share joy and sorrows after the crops, to exchange one another’s experience. Say goodbye to the market and get down onto a boat along Chay river. You are bound to feel great and find yourselves smaller among high Rock Mountains and to be surprised at white and breathtakingly waterfalls. The Fairy Cave is located deeply in the rocks. Get off the boat to visit a village of the Tay Minority (Trung Do village) by the river. After the boat trip,

visit a small town - Bao Nhai and then take a car back to Laocai Station for the night train to Hanoi. Have dinner before getting on the train.

Day 4: Wednesday: Hanoi Arrive
Arrive in Hanoi round 5:30 AM, catch a taxi to the hotel on your own.The tour ends.

The fact...

Climate
From July to September, the climate is usually humid and hot.
From October to June brings cooler and more pleasant weather.

Transport
- Vehicle
- Train.

Tour Guides
Our experienced and friendly Tour Guide(s) speak excellent English.
They are extremely knowledgeable about local cultures, history and the environment.

Meals
- 3 breakfasts
- 3 lunches
- 3 dinners
We choose local ingredients, typical of the way people eat in the area, at local restaurants, markets or homes.
We also cater for Vegetarians but please request this at time of booking.

Accommodation
- Train (2nights)
- Home-stay (1night)
- Hotel (1night).

Tour price includes
+ Accommodations
+ Private door-to-door pick-up & -off services
+ All private transfer and transportation
+ Experienced English speaking guide
+ Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver
+ Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast ; L: Lunch ; D: Dinner)
+ All sightseeing tickets
+ No extra charge after confirmation.

Tour price excludes
+ Sapa hotel early check in
+ International flight tickets and airport tax
+ Visa services
+ Personal expenses, tips and gratuities and drinks
+ Travel insurance
+ Beverage
+ Other services not mentioned above.

What to take
+ Pack essentials, including light comfortable clothes suitable for outdoor activities, comfortable walking shoes. Take a small day pack for hiking and trekking.
+ It is essential to bring your passport on this trip. We also recommend packing: insect repellent, sun cream, raincoat and sun hat...


Have a good trip!

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