Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
See Sapa in 3 days on a small group tour. Enjoy hotel in beautiful locations, an itinerary with an easy trek program, and visits to local ethnic groups.
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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See Sapa in 3 days on a small group tour. Enjoy hotel in beautiful locations, an itinerary with an easy trek program, and visits to local ethnic groups.
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village
Stop At: Cat Cat village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam
06:30 am: Pick up from the hotel, get on big bus and depart for Sapa. The bus will stop for a couple breaks before arriving in Lao Cai province at 12:30 pm.
13.00 pm: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
The tour guide will be waiting for you at No.3 Fansipan Str (or at where the bus stop), holding the sign “Sapa Pathfinder Travel” to welcome you. Then, please follow him to come to the hotel.
• Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
• Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures
14.30 pm: A short trek to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 3.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00 pm: Come back to Sapa Town.
Have dinner at the hotel’s restaurant, Overnight in a hotel in Sapa Town centre.
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Over night at 3-star hotel
Day 2: Sapa – Hanoi by bus with a long trek Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van
Stop At: Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai Tl152, Sapa 290000 Vietnam
7.00 – 7.45 am: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking
9.30 am: Trek from Sapa to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.
12.30 pm: Picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village
13.30 pm:Heading to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people.
14.30 pm: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
Trekking distance is about 12 kms and it lasts for 4.5 hours
15.00 pm: Dinner at the Hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3-star hotel
Day 3: Sapa – Ham Rong Mountain – Hanoi
Stop At: Ham Rong Mountain, Sapa 100000 Vietnam
7:30 am: Breakfast at hotel,
9:30 am: You will begin the trek up Ham Rong (Dragon’s Jaw) Mountain.
Ham Rong Botanical Garden: don’t miss the lovely botanical gardens above the main square in town with their spectacular viewpoint from the top. There are fabulous views of the town and the wider landscape as well as tended gardens to visit. This park is essentially a long cobblestone walkway to the top of Ham Rong Mountain. It’s a strenuous climb, but the panoramic vista at the top is well worth tackling all those stairs. Along the way, there are countless potted orchids, beautiful landscaped gardens and a few really tacky statues of cartoon characters like Scooby Doo and Mickey Mouse. One word of caution, the stone stairs could be treacherous on a rainy or misty day.
Go back to your hotel for check out and have lunch.
16:00 pm: It‘s time to say “Good bye Sa Pa!” and drive back to Hanoi.
You will arrive Hanoi around 21:30 pm.
Duration: 1 day 11 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
