Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
Breath-taking mountain scenery and tribal villages amongst perfect nature setting are highlights of Sapa. Getting off the beaten track and walking through villages where ethnic minority peoples live, paying visit to their homes, witnessing their every day activities,.. Although traveling in very basic condition, including 2 nights on the train, 1 night home stay in tribal village, 1 night in Deluxe hotel in Sapa, the trip will bring unforgettable experiences.
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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Breath-taking mountain scenery and tribal villages amongst perfect nature setting are highlights of Sapa. Getting off the beaten track and walking through villages where ethnic minority peoples live, paying visit to their homes, witnessing their every day activities,.. Although traveling in very basic condition, including 2 nights on the train, 1 night home stay in tribal village, 1 night in Deluxe hotel in Sapa, the trip will bring unforgettable experiences.
Itinerary
Day 1: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Homestay ( B,L,D)
Stop At: Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai Tl152, Sapa 290000 Vietnam
Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Around 8:00pm, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
Day 1: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Homestay ( B,L,D)
6:00am: Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa.
7:00am: Have breakfast at our hotel.
9:30am: Start the trekking journey. It is about 6km of walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. Continue on 2km of trekking down to Lao Chai village of the H’mong. Lunch at a local family, and then walk through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people where we stay for the night. It gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the landscapes.
• Accommodation: Overnight at homestay in Ta Van village.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at homestay in Ta Van village
Day 2: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Sapa ( B,L,D)
Stop At: Giang Ta Chai Village, Ta Van Commune, Sapa 008420 Vietnam
7:00am: Have Breakfast at homestay.
9:00am: Start the tour
Leaving Ta Van Village, your trek goes along Hoang Lien Son mountain range, passing fascinating terraced rice field, small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery, then walking to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. Then you will cross the river by a suspension bridge to visit Su Pan village on the other side of the valley before getting back to the road for transferring back to Sapa, check in hotel and relax.
•Accommodation: Overnight at 3-star hotel with Deluxe Mountain View
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3-star hotel with Deluxe Mountain View room
Day 3: Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai – Afternoon bus back to Hanoi ( B,L)
Stop At: Cat Cat village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam
7:00am: Breakfast at your hotel
9:00am: Check out hotel and begin the tour
Go to Cat Cat and Sin Chai 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.
1.00pm : Have lunch
2.30pm – 3:00pm: Relax and leisure on your own, have shower in the public bathroom in the hotel if you want.
3:00pm: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
3:15pm: Pick you up at hotel and take to the bus station.
4:00pm: Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks.
10:00pm: We say goodbye to you at your hotel/stay. Trip ends.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
