Classic Tour to Sapa - A former French hill station, located in the middle of the break taking landscapes in the north of Vietnam, Sapa is one of the most wonderful places in Asia and is a magical combination of landscapes, ethnic cultures and bracing mountain air.
Night 1: Hanoi - Night train to Lao Cai
20:30PM pick up at the hotel. Transfer to Railway Station for a night train SP3 at 21:50PM to Sapa.
Accommodation: Overnight on train with 4 people in 1 cabin (2 people in 1 cabin upon request at surcharge)
Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat - Sin Chai (B)
AM: 6h30 arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. Check in hotel. The balance of the morning is at leisure.
After lunch, trek. to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H'Mong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way as well as the life of Black H'mong ethnic withour any modern facilities.
In the late afternoon, we drivve back to Sapa town. Free time in the evening.
App. 4 km . Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa.
Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai - Tavan(B - L)
After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel then drive to Muong Hoa valley to explore two village along Muong Hoa river. On the way to Lao Chai you can enjoy manificient view and terraced rice field in yellow or green. Meet H'mong ethnic people in Lao Chai village then keep trekking down the valley to reach Tavan village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful village in Sapa. This is also home of Day ethnic people. Have picnic lunch there.
In the afternoon, the car pick you transfer back Sapa and head to Lao Cai Station. You can also take a shower in Sapa's hotel before transfer to Lao Cai Station for night train to Hanoi.
The train departs at 20:45PM and arrives Hanoi at 5:30AM in the early morning.
Trekking distance: 12 km
Accommodation: Overnight train with 4 people in 1 cabin (2 poeple in 1 cabin is upon request).