Day 01: Lao Cai - Sapa
Sa Pa Trekking to visit Ylinh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai - Sapa
- 06h15 arrive at the last arrival station – Lao Cai station. Met and transferred up to Sapa
- 07h30 reach our hotel in Sapa where to rest and store our bags, shower is possible and then enjoy buffet breakfast.
- 09h00 pack up and start our trek. Trek down to YlinhHo and Lao Chai village to visit and take and learn about the black H’mong people.
- After a picnic lunch, continue on alongside Muong Hoa stream, over suspension bridges to Ta Van village of the Dzay people.
- Stroll around Ta Van village and then keep treeking to Cau May (Rattan Suspension bridge) - Visit Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dao minority and visit and talk with the pupils of the primary school. Afterwards continue that trail uto the main road for a standby car to return to Sapa.
- Check in hotel
- Dinner and overnight in Sapa
Included services:
Transfer from train station to Sapa, transfer from the village to Sapa, good experienced helpful informative tour guide, Holiday Sapa hotel (www.holidaysapa.com), entrance fees and meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 02: Sapa - Cat Cat - Sapa Market - Lao Cai - Hanoi by night train
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Go to attend Sapa market to see local peole selling local foods, fruits, vegetable and traditional clothes, hadicraft brocades and indigo fabrics... and then walk down to visit Cat Cat village to visit some houses of the Black H'mong people
- Visit Cat Cat waterfall and water power station built by the French in the early 20th Century
- Free time in the aftrnoon for optional visits to Ham Rong mountain or Heaven Gate, Tram Ton Pass and Silver waterfall or free time to shop specialty of Sapa such as handicraft brocade, indigo fabrics...
- 18h30 transfer down to Lao Cai for the night train Sp4 to Hanoi at 21h00 - You will arrive in Hanoi on the next morning at 05h15 - end the trip
Included services:
Etrance ticket, transfer from Sapa to Lao Cai, good experienced helpful informative tour guide, meals (B + L) and train ticket (same type)
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Train type |
Price/person (USD) |
Tour group size |
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Superior room in hotel |
Deluxe room in hotel |
From 04 - 08 persons |
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Option 1:
(04 soft berths in a cabin with A/C)
Hara train, Tulico, Ratraco.
|
130 USD |
135 USD |
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Option 2:
(04 soft berths in a cabin with A/C)
Livitrans, Sapaly, Fansipan Express
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140 USD |
145 USD |
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Note: single room supplement: 15 USD/superior
20 USD/deluxe
Things to bring for this trip
- Your passport
- Small backpack
- Sunglasses and sunblock
- A good sandal or sport shoes, hat or cap and rain coat
- A torch, insect repellent, long clothes, personal things, small gifts for tribal villagers
Note:
- Particular requests for the food is possible
- After 2 days of trekking: bath towels for shower in the hotel in Sapa are available
We assure that you will have a great trip!
Happy Travel