Discovery Of Muong Hoa and Ban Ho Valleys
Duration: 3 days / 4 nights
Price from: $192
Category: Sapa Cycling Options
Description: After a full day visiting Sapa town and its wonders, you will cycle along the only narrow road to explore the southwest remote area of Sapa, famous with breathtaking landscapes of the Muong Hoa and Ban Ho Valleys which are homes to most of Sapa’s ethnic population such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay & Tay people. Combining with short trekking, the trip brings memorable experience and fun only in nice weather.
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 : Arrival Sapa - Sapa Highlights
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 Sapa. Great views of valleys and terraced rice fields! Upon arrival in Sapa
you will check in hotel if room available, freshen up and 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 to get intact 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 tell you a lot about ethnic minority people living in Sa Pa and the
northwest region. Later in the afternoon, you may wish to continue your walk
down hill to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong, 5 km away or drop in a
local terraced café to enjoy your self as the cloud comes and goes.
• Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own
• Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Day 2 : Sapa - Su Pan - Thanh Phu - Sin Chai
Starting
your cycle from Sapa heading south along the narrow motor downhill and the first
7km features with steep road, wild nature and spectacular scenery of Fansipan
Mount on your right side and then the large view of Muong Hoa Valley opens wide
suddenly. You will cross the Muong Hoa River and exploring ethnic villages
including Ta Van(Zay) and Lao Chai and Su Pan(Black H’mong).
Continue 12 km further south, you will see another large valley in oval shape.
As you cycle along the road winding on the left side of the valley at high
elevation great view of the Ban Ho Valley dominated by green fields and stilt
houses stretching far away under your wheels. Arriving in the Tay ethnic
minority village of Thanh Phu at noon and enjoying a brief discovery of the
village before Lunch. In the afternoon, your adventure continues up and down
hills and valleys for another 20km with many photo stops before arriving in Sin
Chai, a village of the Red Zao ethnic peoples. Here after a coffee break, you
may choose cycling or walking for few hours around to explore the Red Zao unique
way of life as well as enjoying sunset. Dinner with local dishes is served in a
local house and stay overnight in the bamboo huts.
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
• Accommodation: Home stay or bamboo hut in Sin Chai Village
Day 3 : Sin Chai - Ban Ho - Sapa - Overnight train to Hanoi
After breakfast you will cycling along a narrow and dusty road for about 2 hours
to the centre of Ban Ho Valley. Here you will leave your bicycle and enjoy a
short walk to explore this large village of the Tay which is built in a
beautiful nature setting by the side of the Nam Sai River. Unfortunately It is
often hot here due low elevation and high surrounding mountains. The nearby
river will offers good fun for swimming. A picnic Lunch will be prepared on the
river bank, and you will enjoy music of the nature played by wind, birds…
Cycling up hills back is a challenge but not to tough and you are not in a hurry
to make it flexible to have as many photo stops as possible.
Arriving back to Sapa late in the afternoon, take a shower before transfer
downhill to Lao Cai station for the overnight train back to Hanoi which arrives
early the next morning.
• Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own
• Overnight on the 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 | 257 | 227 | 192 | 13 |
| Superior hotel | 270 | 240 | 205 | 23 |
| Upgrade 2 beds cabin | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Tour price includes
•
Accommodation: 1 night hotel in Sapa, 1 night home stay
• Return train tickets in 4 bed shared cabin with A/C, tourist class
• Transfer by private vehicle for group as in detail itinerary
• Good mountain bicycle with helmet
• All meals indicated in the detail itinerary. Drinking water and snack when
cycling
• English speaking guide, visiting fee and government permission, tax and
service charge.
Tour price excludes
•
Meals not indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Drinks and personal expenses.
Please contact us for the best price !
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