Highlights of Sapa
Duration: 3 days / 4 nights
Price from: $151
Category: Sapa Classic Trips
Description: Highlights of Sapa brings most of Sapa’s natural wanders to your holidays. You will enjoy much the natural beauty and magnificent landscapes while paying visit to Sapa’s most beautiful wonders, meeting tribal peoples, witnessing unique ways of life.
ITINERARY
Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Please, be ready at your hotel lobby at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi
railways station for taking the overnight train (first class 4 beds cabin with
air-condition) which arrive in Lao Cai city, near the Chinese border next
morning.
Day 1 : Lao Cai - Sapa and Surrounding
The train arrives at Lao Cai station early at about 06.00, meet your guide and
driver as you check out and an hour transfer uphill the Hoang Lien Son mountains
to Sa Pa. Great views of valleys and terraced rice fields along the way.
After Breakfast your guide will show you around for a brief introduction of this
charming town. At the market, ethnic minority people of different groups wearing
their traditional costumes made by themselves comes every day selling local
products includes vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom, medicinal herbs and
souvenirs…there are chances for making acquaintance and taking photos.
Later you will follow the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong Mountain for
over viewing beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding area, paying visit to
an orchard garden and a mini museum which tells you a lot about ethnic minority
people living in Sa Pa and the northwest region. The rest hours is at your
leisure.
• Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own
• Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Day 2 : Visit Ta Phin Valley - Silver Waterfall - Tram Ton Pass
Today
morning, you will visit Ta Phin commune 14 km southeast of Sapa town. Located in
a large valley, surrounded by high mountains, which covered by pine trees and
forest, Ta Phin Commune is home to the Red Zao and Black H’mong ethnic. Although
living close to each other for years, these two ethnic peoples are very
different: The H’mong are cheerful and open minded while the Red Zao are
economical and reserved…
Taking a short drive to the center of the valley, you will enjoy an easy walk
following village path around the valley, paying visit to H’mong hamlets
scattering from the bottom of the valley to higher mountain slopes. From high
elevation, great view of the valley stretching under your foot. Continue your
walk to the Red Zao village in which you will meet groups of women making
handicrafts includes embroidered clothes, handbags… Transfer back to Sapa for
Lunch and noon break.
Afternoon, you will be picked up at about 14.00 and then drive up hill to see
the famous Silver Waterfall and then onto Tram Ton, the highest mountain pass in
Vietnam at 1,800 m above sea level for enjoying the magnificence of Hoang Lien
Son Mountain Range as well as over viewing spectacular landscapes of the whole
area, stretching endlessly. Transfer back to Sapa and relax.
• Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own
• Accommodation: hotel in Sapa
Day
3 : Tribal Villages visiting in Muong Hoa Valley - Night train
to Hanoi
Today you will spend the whole day exploring the spectacular Muong Hoa, famed as
the most beautiful valley in the region. A Jeep will take us out of the town,
following the only road built on the side of a mountain range, looking down the
valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed of high mountains, deep
valleys, and stream of water winding, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies…Many
time, leaving the main road, you will visit tribal villages such as Ta Van of
the Zay, Su Pan of the Black H’mong, Ban Ho of the Tay…there are chances for
meeting and contacting locals at home and at works.
Leaving Ban Ho in late afternoon for journey back to Sapa, you have an hour for
shower and packing before transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the
night train to Hanoi which arrives in Hanoi early at 05.30 to 06.00 next
morning.
• Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own
• Overnight train in first class 4 beds cabin with air-conditioning
Tour Price per person in US Dollars
| Group size | 2 pax | 3-6 pax | 7-10 pax | Single Surcharge |
| Standard hotel | 229 | 197 | 151 | 25 |
| Superior hotel | 255 | 223 | 177 | 45 |
| Upgrade 2 beds cabin | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Tour price includes
•
Transfer with private car as indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 beds or 2 beds cabin with
air-con as you choose.
• Accommodation: 2 nights double or twin shared hotel room in Sapa as one of
above class you choose.
• All meals as listed in day by day itinerary.
• Visiting fee, tax and service charge
• Local English speaking tour guide.
Tour price excludes
•
Meals not indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Drinks and personal expenses.
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