SAPA TRIBES HILL

(2 days/3 nights – Homestay)

 

First night (No meals) Hanoi – Lao Cai:

Pick up at your hotel or office of APT Travel at 19:30 – 20:00 and transfer to Ha Noi train station catch the night train to Lao Cai (Train time: SP7/20:35 – SP1/21:10 – SP3/21:50). Overnight on the train.

 

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa – Lao Chai and Ta Van village (sleep in homestay at Ta Van village) (Meals: B/L/D):

5:30 – 6:30: Pick up at Lao Cai train station, then drive to Sapa by bus. Arrive inSaPa in mid-morning.

7:00 – 8:00: Have breakfast and relax at hotel.

9:00 – 9:30: Our guide takes you to visit two villages of the H’mong and Dzay People, called Lao Chai and Ta Van village. You will start trekking from the restaurant to the village with the distance about 10 km. Have lunch on the way. Then check in the homestay of ethnic people. Enjoy Vietnamese tea and having cooking time with them. Dinner in warmly atmosphere. Overnight in homestay at Ta Van village.

 

Day 2: Giang Ta Chai Village (or Cat Cat village) – Lao Cai – Ha Noi (Meals: B/L/D):

7:00 – 8:00: Enjoy breakfast at homestay. Pack your luggage and saying goodbye to the family.

8:30: Our guide and driver take you to visit avillage ofBlack H’mong people (Cat Cat village), a waterfall and you have a chance to see the hydroelectric power station built by the French (This activity take 2 hours walking up and down to the valley). Or you will go to Giang Ta Chai village, a beautiful and tradditional village in Sapa.

11:30: Back to Sapa for lunch. After lunch, you are free to visit Sapa town and Sapa market in the afternoon until 16:00. You can rent a motorbike to discover Sapa or having a herbal bath of Red Dzao people.

16:30 – 17:00: Transfer from hotel to Lao Cai train station.

18:00 – 19:00: Have dinner at the restaurant, near the train station before getting on the night train to go back to Ha Noi. Overnight on the train. Arrive in Ha Noi at 5:00 am. Tour ends.

 

Included:

Meals on above (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

English speaking guide (enthusiastic, experienced).

Entrance fees.

Accommodation.

Transfer toHanoiStation.

Excluded:

Insurance, drinks, telephone, tips to guide and other private services.

Train ticket, Bus ticket

Mentioned:

Walking or sporty shoes, sun cream, rain coat, warm clothes, camera…