Night 1: Be escorted to the railway station by HE staff for boarding the train to travel up Lao Cai city.
Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van villages (B)
5.00: Arrive at Lao Cai Train station in the early morning. Be picked up by your tour guide and taken an 01hr drive to Sapa.
6.00: Leave the luggage in your hotel then enjoy breakfast and take a
shower in a local restaurant nearby. Strolling around the town to fresh
up and make friend with friendly locals.
9.30: Start trekking to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages down in Muong Hoa
valley. Enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards
Fansipan – the highest peak of Vietnam and Indochina. Trek through the
villages of Black H’mong ethnic minority to learn the way people weaving
and embroidering their clothes. Have a break in a local restaurant for
lunch then keep going down to enjoy colourful rice paddy fields and
reach Ta Van village where the Dzay ethnic people inhabited.
15.30: Be picked up by private car to get back to Sapa for checking-in.
The rest of the day will be at your leisure to discover the town (Dragon
Mount, Orchid garden, the market…)
Night 2 : Overnight in hotel in town.
Day 2: Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai – Ta Phin villages (B)
9.30: After breakfast in the hotel, start visiting Cat Cat and Sin Chai
villages. Trek through lush rice terraces towards villages, experience
Black H’mong people’s daily life and traditional culture. Then back to
Hotel.
14.00: Take a drive to Ta Phin village (12km from Sapa) where the Red
Dzao people live to learn more about the culture, custom and their daily
life. Have a good choice of buying woven and textile brocades which are
locally hand-made. Pay a visit to one of the local family to experience
the true life of the Red Dzao.
16.00: Back to sapa for a shower then be transferred to Laocai city.
Enjoy dinner at a restaurant close by the railway station the board a
night train back to Hanoi.
Night 3: Night train back to Hanoi
Day 3: Hanoi
The train arrives at Hanoi in the early morning, Hanoi Elegance Hotel
staff will pick you up, and escort you back to the hotel (optional).
For guests who await to check-in, we highly recommend you order the
extra package including All-you-can-eat breakfast and Spa coupon @USD30
per person. This will rejuvenate your body after the tiresome return
journey from Sapa by train in early morning.
Tour ends.
Prices
(US$)
Private group |
Standard
|
Superior
|
1 person |
372/ person |
390 / person |
2 persons |
215 / person |
238 / person |
3 persons |
205/ person |
225 / person |
4 persons |
198 / person |
215 / person |
Note: Join-in group is not available. Please contact us if you need further information
Included:
Private transfers, 02 round trip train tickets in a 4 soft-sleeper shared-cabin*, E.S. guide, admission fees, meal as specified @
Homestay - opt 1
Hotel - opt 2
Homestay & hotel - opt 3
Homestay & hotel & market tour - opt 4
* Should you would like to charter the whole cabin to have more privacy aboard, there will be a surcharge of USD90 x 2 person.
Excluded:
Insurance, drinks, other personal expenses. Tips are welcome!
What to bring: Passport, comfortable footwear for trekking, insect repellent, rain gears, hat, sun cream, warm clothing.