Day 1: Hanoi – Train to Sapa / Lao Cai (Must be on Wednesday)
This evening, our guide and driver will pick you at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to the train station for the overnight train to Lao Cai.
Day 2: Sapa Trekking Tour to Lao Chai – Ta Van Village
Meals: B, L, D
Pick up at the train station and transfer to Sapa. This morning, we have already arranged a room at our hotel for you to have shower and breakfast before our guide take you for a walk to explore Sapa. In the afternoon, we will do one of the most beautiful Sapa Tours with the drive to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van village of the Black H'mong and the Day people where you can enjoy fresh air, amazing scenery of the imposing mountain range, trek down world's most beautiful terraced rice fields, visit some local family on the way and learn unique culture and life of these ethnic groups. The rest of the day, you are free at leisure, walk up the beautiful mountain or help your guide cook delicious dinner. Overnight in homestay in Ta Van village.
Day 3: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa
Meals: B, L, D
After your breakfast with pancake made by your host family, we continue our beautiful Sapa trekking tour to Giang Ta Chai village along the winding stream, among wonderful scenerries of rice terraced fields, bamboo forest... Upon arrival, take the rest at the summit of Giang Ta Chai waterfall before walking into the village for visit. After picnic lunch at a roadside famliy, then walk up the main road where your private car is waiting to take you back to Sapa. Check in on arrival and overnight in Sapa.
Day 4: Sapa – Market Tour & Train to Hanoi
Meals: B
The markets in the Northern Vietnam are always the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes, spotlight for any Sapa Tours and of course, your unique Vietnam Tours experience. Minority people come down from the mountains to sell their products, or just for catching up on the latest news, gossip, drinking away troubles or seeking for lover. In the morning, drive to visit one of the areas weekly markets;
Market days:
Can Cau Market - Saturdays
Bac Ha Market or Muong Hum Market or Muong Khuong Market - Sundays
Cao Son Market - Wednesdays
Bac Ha MarketLung Khau Nhin Market - Thursdays
Coc Ly Market - Tuesdays
In the late afternoon, your Sapa tour guide and driver transfer you back to Lao Cai to catch the night train back to Hanoi. We hope that you have enjoyed your Sapa Tours with us. We say goodbye with sincere thanks and looking forward to welcoming you again for your coming Vietnam Tours and Sapa Tours.
Overnight on the train.
Day 5: Hanoi arrival
Meals: None
Pick up by our driver and transfer to your hotel. No accommodation included.
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Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau.
Depart from Hanoi to Mai Chau – the peaceful valley in the West of Hanoi. We will take the road to Luong Son then drive up to Cao Phong via Kim Boi. This trip gives you a lot of photo opportunities with spectacular scenery of mountain area and rice fields. Upon arrival to Mai Chau, check in and have lunch at local house of Thai people in Pom Coong village. Afternoon we will take a walk around the valley to visit some nearby villages, carpet green rice fields and Mai Chau town. Dinner and overnight in the long house of Thai people. Includes: (L, D).
Day 2: Mai Chau - Son La.
This morning we will drive to Son La. On the way take a short trek over the jungle to visit the village of Muong people on the beautiful plateau overview to Da River. Enjoy lunch in local restaurant along the way.Then we drive to Son La by beautiful area of White Thai people along the river. Visit a village of Thai people over typical suspension bridge over the river before arriving to Son La. Overnight in Son La. Includes: (B).
Day 3: Son La – Tuan Giao – Muong Lay.
The morning we visit Old French prison of Son La old Prison then depart for Dien Bien Phu, the site of the decisive battle in Vietnam’s struggle for independence in 1954. Drive over Pha Din, one of the most famous pass in the North of Vietnam. Enjoy the great scenery and visit Red Mong village on the pass. That can explain the name of the pass in Thai language is the place where Heaven and Earth meat. After lunch at Tuan Giao, keep driving to Lai Chau over the beautiful area of White Mong people on unpopular Hoa pass. Overnight in Muong Lay. Includes: (B).
Day 4: Moung Lay – Sin Ho – Lai Chau.
Upon leaving Muong Lay, we spend a full day traveling through Vietnam’s most mountainous region. In the morning, the road will take us over the cloud to conquer Sin Ho, the hidden town located on high elevation as Sapa. You will have change to integrate to Red Mong people along the way. Then descending from Sin Ho to Lai Chau, the beautiful town located in beautiful green terrace tea plantation. Overnight in Lai Chau. Includes: (B).
Day 5: Lai Chau - Sapa.
After a morning bumpy drive through the most beautiful hidden-north landscapes region, we will pass over Hoang Lien Son Pass, where you can admire the most spectacular scenery of mountain in the whole of Vietnam before arriving in Sa Pa. At an elevation of 1,500 meters, Sa Pa is a former French hill resort and home to some of Vietnam’s most colorful ethnic minority groups. After orientation walk around the town, you will have free afternoon to discover the town with its villas in French architecture, church and Ham Rong Mountain. Overnight in Sa Pa. Includes: (B).
Day 6: Sapa.
This morning, we have chance to explore the villages of different ethnic groups around Sapa. First, we take very beautiful drive from Sapa to the villages along the valley of Muong Hoa. Our first stop is at Lao Chai village of the H’mong people. It is said that H’mong was one of the first immigrants to this area and famous for their hand weaving and terrace rice field in Sapa. We take a walk around the village and to the village of Ta Van of the Giay people via the terraces and the trails, experience the diversity of hill tribe people there. After that, you will be transferred back to Sapa by car. Afternoon visit Ta Phin, the village of Dzao people. Overnight in Sa Pa. Includes: (B).
Day 7: Sapa - Than Uyen - Mu Cang Chai - Nghia Lo.
Morning we will drive over the Pass to Than Uyen, the beautiful town located on the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range. From here, you can admire the tremendous scenery of the greatest mountain in Vietnam then drive over to Mu Cang Chai, where the most beautiful terrace rice field of the country located and have been recognized to be natural heritage of Vietnam. We will have lunch at local restaurant along the way then drive to Nghia Lo.
Overnight in Nghia Lo. Includes: (B).
Day 8: Nghia Lo - Duong Lam - Hanoi.
Morning we will take another beautiful drive from Nghia Lo to Duong Lam, the ancient village of Viet people in the Red River Delta, which still preserve many hundred-year-old houses. It will be your unique experience as you walk along tiny ancient alleys, visit Communal House in Mong Phu hamlet - the only hamlet whose original village entrance gate remains intact, dedicated to national heroes. Enjoy the great home hosted lunch in traditional atmosphere in the oldest house in the village of Mr.Hung date back to 1649. After lunch, take the bike ride around the village before driving back to Hanoi. Includes: (B, D).
VIETNAM TYPICAL TOURS COMPANY
Hotline : (84) 974.861.652
Email : info@vietnamtypicaltours.com
Website : http://vietnamtypicaltours.com
