Night 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai
Pick you up at 20.00pm from your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Hanoi Train Station to take a night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on A/C Soft sleeper cabin of Hanoi – Lao Cai Train.
Day 1: Lao Cai Train Station – Sapa – Cat Cat & Ta Phin Villages (Meals: B,L,D)
Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6:00. Have breakfast at a local restaurant. Drive about one hour to Sapa and relax before exploring Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of H’mong Ethnics. Meet & talk with locals to learn more about their daily life. Then continue the ride to Taphin village (12km from Sapa) home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit Taphin Cave, Taphin handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have good choice to buy woven and textile brocades, which are hand made by ethnic people. Visit a small hamlet of Black H'mong people here too. Go back to Sapa for overnight.
Night 2: Overnight in a hotel in Sapa
Day 2: Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van Villages (Meals: B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel and check out at around 9:00-10:00am. You’ll use a private car to visit Lao Chai village of Black H’mong people. Then trek about 3 km to visit Ta Van village of Dzay ethnic people. Drive back to Sa Pa for lunch at your own arrangement. A short shopping in Sapa town before driving to Lao Cai station. Dinner at Lao Cai. Have a train trip back to Hanoi.
Night 3: Lao Cai – Hanoi by night train - Overnight on the train.
Day 3: Hanoi Arrival (Meals: B)
Arrive Hanoi early in the morning (around 05:30-06:00). Check-in a small hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to freshen up and have breakfast (check-out time is 12:00 noon). Tour ends.
This is a private tour and the price per person varies and depends on many aspects, such as your group size, the hotel ratings and your departure date. If you want to get a tailor made price quote for this tour, please kindly fill out the online tour inquiry form and give us as much information as possible about your trip. Our online travel experts will be at your service.
Tour Includes:
- English speaking tour guide, other languages are available on request
- Private transportation used in the tour
- Deluxe overnight train: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi: shared 4 berths wooden cabin, soft sleeper with A/C
- Hotel accommodation in Sapa
- Meals as mentioned in the tour program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Diner)
- All entrance tickets and permits to the villages
Tour Excludes:
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses such as telephone, laundry, drinks,..
- Pre & Post trip accommodation
- International airfare and airport tax
- Others not mentioned in the tour program
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