20h00 from Vega Travel office, we transfer to Hanoi rail station for the night train at 21h15 to Lao Cai - 8hours sleep on the train.
Inclusive services:
Transfer, train ticket (type:4 soft beds or 2 soft beds in a compartment with air-con)
Day 1:Lao Cai - Sapa and Sapa Trekking - homestay
- 05h30 arrive at Lao Cai station, transfer upto Sapa (our hotel) for shower, breakfast and deposit our heavy luggages
- 8h30 star trekking from the hotel down to Ylinh Ho then Lao Chai village of the black H’mong minority. Enjoy picnic lunch on the way
- After lunch, continue your trek to Ta Van village, visit the Dzay’s families then alongside Muong Hoa stream leading us to Giang Ta Chai village of the red Dzao minority.
- Stop for overnight in a local house close to a beautiful waterfall in the middle of hills, mountains and rain forest -With the local households and tour guide, we cook and learn how to cook dinner and then joining in a round with the family members, eating and talking will make more interesting for our trip. A rare chance to get to know their typical traditional customs, cultural features...
Inclusive services: Transfer, tour guide, entrance fee, homestay permit, breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 2 : Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Sa Pa
- Trekking to see villages of the Tay and surprises at what you have never seen before: Deserted trails among rainforest and a large amount of tribal knowledge
- Since early morning you you can observe how their daily life going
- After enjoying pancakes made by your guide’s skillful hands. we will follow a new trek for more stunning landscapes and other villages dotted as far as your eyes sigh.
- Lunch at Su Pan village of the Tay minority
- Visit local houses and then a Russian jeep to return you to Sa Pa. Overnight in hotel.
Inclusive services: Tour guide, Jeep, Holiday Sapa hotel, breakfast, lunch.
Day 3: Sapa- Bac Ha market - Lao Cai station - Hanoi
- 07h00 check out and breakfast
- 07h30 leave Sapa for Bac Ha by jeep/minibus
- Around 10h you will arrive in Bac Ha, Sure that hight time to attend the main day market of Bac ha. known as the most colorful ethnic market of all Northwest Vietnam with different colors of clothes, traditional customs and local culture displaying by the Tay, the Dzay, the Red Dzao, the Black H’mong… Come to the market for interesting discoveries, as well as getting to know the universal daily life of the hill tribes in Vietnam. Our guide will offer explanations.
- After lunch. walk around Pho village of the Flower H’mong to enjoy traditional folk music, dancing and musical instruments that you will hear traveling in Vietnam
- Drive back to Lao Cai in the afternoon. Free time for dinner and catch a night train to Hanoi at 20h15 - end the trip!
Inclusive services: Transfer, tour guide, train ticket (same last), breakfast.
Necessity to take for the trip: Hiking foot-wear, hat, raincoat, torch, insect repellent and long clothes, personal things, small gifts for tribal villagers and passport.