Sapa 2 Days Minority Trek - 1 night hotel stay

Tour Overview

Tour code: OET1 - 2D

Duration: 2 days/ 3 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi

Grade: Medium

Night 1: Hanoi to Lao Cai by the night train 4 berth soft sleeper cabin with AC

Day 1: Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai- Sapa

Day 2: Cat Cat & Sin Chai

Night 3: Lao Cai to Hanoi by 4 berth soft sleeper tourist sharing cabin

Night 1: Hanoi to Lao Cai by the night train 4 berth soft sleeper cabin with AC

At  7:00 pm you will be transfered from your hotel to the Hanoi train station for boarding at 8:35 pm. You will be in a shared AC soft sleeper cabins of 4 to travel North to Lao Cai town. The train arrives in Lao Cai at approximately 5:00 am where your Sapa Ethnic Travel guide will welcome you. Look for the "Sapa Ethnic Travel" sign and your name as you exit the train station. Then take a morning drive through the clouds by car / van to Sapa (about 1.5 hours). Upon arrival in Sapa you will be taken to Fansipan View Hotel for a morning shower & breakfast, Early check in may be possible if your room is available, then we will help you prepare for the trek as detailed below:

•     Overnight on the train

Day 1: Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai- Sapa

Transfer 6 km by jeep or van. Followed by a 2km walk down to Lao Chai village, and continue a further 3 km to Ta Van village where the Dzay minority people live.Here you will enjoy lunch provided for you in a local family home, all for you to discover their daily life, works and special custom, enjoy landscapes… After lunch we will trek through bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai village - home of the red Dzao. Nearby we will rest at a wonderful watter fall followed by a rattan bridge crossing taking us back to the Jeep for our return to Sapa. You will have free time untill your included dinner in Sapa Cuisine restaurant. After dinner the romantic town of Sapa is all yours to enjoy.

•     Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
•     Accommodation: Hotel of your choice in Sapa

 Day 2: Cat Cat & Sin Chai

We will be walking down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village where the Black H’mong reside. Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the remnants of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time. Enjoy picnic lunch by the riverside, and after lunch continue on for 3 km to Sin Chai, which is located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, also known as “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. From here we take in the beautiful picturesque view before returning to Sapa by Jeep/van. There will be some free time for you to find a local cafe or restaurant for dinner before being transferred to Lao Cai train station.

•     Breakfast & Lunch included, Dinner on your own

Night 3: Lao Cai to Hanoi by 4 berth soft sleeper tourist sharing cabin

At 5:00 pm, you will be transfered by a tourist shared bus to Laocai train station, then take the night train back to Hanoi. Here your Sapa experience ends and we hope you have enjoyed your time with us. Take care.

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour

Join Group: Please see the prices of the last column (group maximum 8 persons)

Private Tour:

Note: This trip can be optional for 1 more night in Fansipan View Hotel ( At $20 for double or twin share) to take part in BacHa Sunday market group tour at $15, or to have 1 free day in Sapa romantic town.             

Includes:

    Pick up from your Hanoi hotel, transfer and escort provided for you all the way to your train cabin to ensure a smooth boarding.

    Soft sleeper 4 berth cabin on Livitrans or Ratraco to/from Lao Cai.

    Double/Twin sharing room in Fansipan View Hotel.

    Fluent English speaking tour guide

    Transfer by tourist shared bus/van to/from Laocai train station.

    Meals as specified (2 breafasts, 2 picnic lunches, 1 dinner).

    Admission fees for all sightseeing places.

    Services charges and all government taxes.

Excludes:

    Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls etc.).

    Drinks, tips and gratuities.

    Services not clearly mentioned above.

Packing list: Passport, towels, change of clothes, sun block, sun glasses, sun hat, insect repellent, proper hiking shoes, warm clothes in the winter time (Sapa is a coolest place in Vietnam) and rain coat.

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