SAPA 03 DAYS/ 04 NIGHTS
(2 nights on train, 01 night in homestay, 01 night in hotel)
- Pick up from hotel at 8.30 PM to take night train at 9.15 PM (can be earlier or later, depending on availability of the train)
- After 8 hours by train you will get to Lao Cai station.
Day 1: Lao Cai - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai
- Start trekking to Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai - villages of Black H’mong people.
- Keep trekking through small tracks trough rice terraces to Ta Van – village of the Dzay people.
- Have picnic lunch on the way.
- Trek further to Giang Ta Chai village of the red Dzao people
- Check in homestay and learn daily activities of the locals.
- Join cooking dinner with the guide and family.
- After dinner, you will spend a lovely night in the village with fresh air and peaceful atmosphere.
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 2: Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho - Sapa town
- Wake up to see the morning dawn rising up on the mountains.
- Have breakfast and prepare for another trekking day.
- Visit Giang Ta Chai village and trek further through bamboo forests.
- Keep trekking up and down hills to get to Su Pan.
- Enjoy the view to Ban Ho village.
- Have lunch then the car picks up to take back to hotel.
- Check in hotel and enjoy Sapa by night
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
Day 3: Sapa - Sa Xeng - Hau Thao village - Hanoi by Overnight train
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 08:30 car takes you to Sa Xeng village for a trek up hill to Hau Thao of the Black H'Mong minority, the village is still less travelled. We will visit one of the local families to get to know more their culture and daily life. .
- Enjoy lunch in Hau Thao.
- Keep trekking further and then car to take you back to hotel.
- Shower and pack up.
- Drive to Lao Cai for the train to Hanoi.
- You will arrive Hanoi around 5.30 AM in the next morning (you can take Ha Long Bay trip in the same day).
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
- Notes: Proper shoes are needed for trekking.
- Inclusive services: soft-sleeper train tickets 2 ways (4 people/cabin), mentioned meals, transfer, entrance fees, homestay, hotel 3***, guide.
- Exclusive services: Drinks, tips and pick-up from Hanoi train station to hotel on day 4