Sapa Charm Exploration – 1 Night Hotel & 1 Night Homestay

You will be at Hanoi railway station 1 hour before the train departure to reconfirm you train ticket and then board the comfortable train to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train journey.

Trekking Road: 4 km in 3 hours

After a long hour train journey, you arrive at Lao Cai where our driver will greet and pick you up at the exit with your name on our sign. Then taking a 45 minute drive to Sapa town. On the way up to town, you can experience wonderfully about mountainous space, Hoang Lien Son mountain scenery, terraced paddy fields under your eyes through car window. The air is so fresh and pure bringing a lot of cool wind. Our driver will take you to hotel for checking in and relaxing with arrival breakfast. Then is your leisure to explore the Sapa town with attractive destinations as Sapa Stone Church built by French, Sapa market where local people trade goods everyday and a complex of French villas. Lunch at restaurant in town.

In the afternoon, having a short trek to Cat Cat village, 2 km away from Sapa town. Cat Cat village is an interesting destination on your trip to explore the landscape as terraced rice fields, Cat Cat waterfall, the hydro-electric station and especially traditional handicraft of Hmong people.

Highlight of the trek

• Enjoy the beautiful terraced rice fields
• Explore the traditional handicraft as cotton, rattan growing and jewelry producing.
• The unique marriage custom and house architecture.

Back to Sapa after trekking and stay in hotel.

Trekking Road: 12 km in 5 hours

Breakfast in Hotel, then start your trek with our guide from town to Lao Chai along Muong Hoa valley. The picturesque scenery appears slowly in front of you after your step forwards. The green color covers mountain, and the terraced paddy field is yellow for a whole area in the harvest season. Meet and talk with Hmong people to get to know about them and explore their daily life. Sometimes, you will have chance to see cows, buffaloes, chicken raised around villager’s house. Then picnic lunch will be served in Lao Chai.

The next stop is Tavan village where Dzay and Hmong people live together for years. Free at your leisure to explore Tavan village, playing traditional games with ethnic children, preparing dinner with house host and home stay in a traditional wooden house.

Highlight of the trek

• Trekking through terraced rice fields
• Experience the mountainous fresh air
• Get understanding about the culture of 2 different hill tribe communities
• New experience at Home stay and learn how to cook Vietnamese foods.

Trekking Road: 3 km in 2 hours
Wake up in the early morning with echoing crow in the silent space filled with mist after a whole night. Take a deep breath and do a little morning exercise before breakfast. After having breakfast, you say goodbye to house host to leaving for Giang Ta Chai village located next to Muong Hoa stream.  You will trek through bamboo forest which belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. On the way you will pass by a waterfall where you will have time to take a rest and enjoy the surroundings. You will find a nice place to enjoy lunch. After lunch, you start your trip back to Sapa by car. Pack your luggage and go back to Lao Cai station to take a night train to Hanoi.

Highlight of the trek

• Trekking through bamboo forest
• Explore the Red Dzao ethnic minority.

Included:

• Round trip train tickets Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi in a 4 sleeping berth cabin with A/C.
• Round trip transfer Lao Cai – Sapa – Lao Cai by shuttle bus
• 1 Night Hotel in town and 1 night at Home Stay offered
• 1 way back from village with jeep/ van.
• Local English speaking guide
• Sightseeing fee and home stay fee
• Indicated meals as programs B= Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.

Excluded:

- Transfer from/to Hanoi railway station.

- International tourist insurance

- Emergency transfer, mini bar, laundry, phone call, Internet in hotel.

- Drinks on meals, other expenses, VAT invoice and tip for tour guide.

- The non-mentioned things in the program.