Tour Duration: 2 day/ 3 nights

Tour Route: Hanoi - Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Suoi Ho - Ta Phin - Lao Cai - Hanoi

Starts: Hanoi (pick up from the hotel in evening)

Ends: Hanoi

Tour Level: Moderate

Group size: Private tour only

Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 01: Hanoi – Lao Cai (Train)

Day 02: Lao Cai – Sapa - Lao Chai – Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai – Sapa (B, L)

Day 03: Sapa – Suoi Ho - Ta Phin – Sapa (B, L)

Day 04: Hanoi

Day 01: Hanoi – Lao Cai (Train)

We will catch the overnight train soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai. The train leaves at 21:10PM  from Hanoi railway station.

Day 02: Lao Cai – Sapa - Lao Chai – Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai – Sapa (B, L)

The train arrives at the Lao Cai railway station at approximately 06:00. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa. It is only about 38 KM from Lao Cai railway station to Sapa, but it takes us around one hour to the way up the mountains by a van. After checking in the hotel and having breakfast. We trek to visit 3 different villages with the ethnic groups: Black H’Mong, Dzay, Red Dzao hill tribes. Lunch is cooked by a guide in home of the friendly Dzay family in Ta Van village. The Rattan Bridge or wonderful waterfall is a good point to relax before going up to the main road for driving back to Sapa by jeep.

Day 03: Sapa – Suoi Ho - Ta Phin – Sapa (B, L)

After having breakfast in a hotel we trek to Ta Phin Village. The whole day trekking following the buffalo trails, we trek up and down hills through the forest and on the terraced rice fields and visit the villagers of the Black H'mong tribe in Ma Tra and Suoi Ho villages. We pass schools with scenic views of terraced rice fields and picnic lunch on the way and then continue our trek to Ta Phin with Red Dzao ethnic group. We meet the jeep & transfer back to Sapa. Then we go back to Lao Cai railway station. The guide sees you off there and takes you on the train. End tour.

Day 04: Hanoi arrival

Arrival Hanoi in the early morning,  Back to your hotel by yourself. End of all the services.

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, Victoria  to/from Lao Cai.

    Double/Twin sharing room in Hotel in Sapa.

    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 coa