Night 01: Hanoi - Night train to Lao Cai
Pick up at the hotel and transfer to Hanoi train Station for the night train to Lao Cai at 21h50PM.
App. Accommodation: Overnight train with 4 people in 1 cabin (2 people in 1 cabin upon request at surcharge).
Day 1: Sapa - Lao Chai - Tavan
6h30AM arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa with the distance of 38kms, approximately 1,5 hours.
Have breakfast in local restaurant, then you can take a rest there before starting the trip. Driving from Sapa town down to Lao Chai village. You can enjoy view of Muong Hoa valley and terraced rice field as well as meet ethnic group (H’mong, Dao..) on the road. We turn off the main the road to take a local path to Lao Chai village, a village of H’mong ethnic. Then we walk further to Tavan village, where you can meet Day ethnic.
Have lunch in Tavan village. Free time to explore the life of ethnic people there. Overnight in Tavan village.
Trekking distance: 12 km
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay in Tavan village
Day 2: Tavan - Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho
We start the trip after breakfast, trekking along
Muong Hoa Valley heading up to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zdao tribe where you will have lunch. Amazing sceneries and beautiful waterfall are to be seen in the afternoon. Arrive in Su Pan before getting to Ban Ho - the village of the Day hill tribe. Take a rest then walking around the village before dinner.
Overnight on the stilt house of the local family in Ban Ho village.
Trekking distance: 14 km
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay in Ban Ho village
Day 3: Ban Ho - Sapa - overnight train back to Hanoi (B - L)
The last day of the Sapa tour will be finish by walk up the dirty path to the main road. Our jeep brings you back to Sapa for lunch, free time in the afternoon then transfer down to Lao Cai train Station for night train back Hanoi. You can have dinner in Lao Cai Station (by yourself) there.
The train departs at 20:45PM and arrives Hanoi at 5:30AM in the next morning. Tour finishes.
Trekking distance: 4 km
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Overnight train with soft berth 4 people in 1 cabin (2 people in 1 cabin is on request at surcharge).
