Lung Khau Nhin Market and Sapa Minority
Duration: 3 days/ 4 nights
Price from: $182
Category: Traditional Minority Discovery Packages
Description : A very rural tribal market in an touched region near Chinese border where ethnic minority peoples, some coming from very small groups, gather every Thursday, the Lung Khau Nhin Market is a highlight of this trip. Visiting this market as well as tribal villages in the two most beautiful valleys of Sapa the trip help you to focus on Vietnam’s ethnicity and nature’s beauty.
ITINERARY
Night 1:
(Wednesday night) Take the 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: (Thursday) Lung Khau Nhin Market - Sapa Town
Meeting
your Sapa
guide
and driver upon your arrival to Lao Cai Station early in the morning,
freshen up
and Breakfast before transferring about 2.5 hours, first through the lush
farm land
of Lao Cai Plateau
and then later uphill along the Chinese border. The market place is a
simple ground nested itself amongst mountain
and forest which is quiet for all other day of the week waken up today to
host peoples from
villages nearby. Joining the Flower H’mong, Zao, Tay, Zay, Tu Zi, Pazi
peoples you will soon realize that
they know one another well
and spend most of their time on talking, chatting…
After the market, you will fancy a short walk to a Black Zao village before
taking the same road
back to Muong Khuong township for Lunch. The jour
back to Lao Cai
and later uphill to
Sapa will be highlighted with photo stops of breathtaking scenery.
Checking in your hotel upon arrival to
Sapa
and
the rest of the day is set at your leisure for wandering
this charming
town.
• Breakfast and Lunch included. Dinner on your own
• Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Day 2 : (Friday) Sapa Tribal Village Walk to Ma Tra & Ta Phin
Starting from hotel with your guide, you will follow a trail running through fruit and orchard gardens, lush pine forests to a Black Hmong ethnic minority village named Matra, isolated away from the civilization. Chickens, water buffalos, pot – belly pigs and piggy everywhere, some locals will be happy to invite us to their home which offers chances to see their dwellings, weavings on belly looms to makes traditional costumes out of hemp fiber…Our path weaves itself up and down hills, through valleys with terraced rice fields which create spectacular landscapes. After picnic Lunch, we get to Ta Phin Commune where the Black H’mong and the Red Zao live together. It is very interesting to realize culture assimilation: Which can be mixed, which can not! At the end of the footpath, our car is waiting for us for the return journey to Sapa.
• Breakfast and Lunch included. Dinner on your own
• Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Day 3: (Saturday) Visit Lao Chai & Ta Van village- Overnight Train to Hanoi
Today
morning, you will explore the spectacular Muong Hoa. 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…walking trail can be seen clearly from the road
winding up
and down hills on the other side of Muong Hoa River to connect village to
villages…
Our suggested walk starts from Lao Chai
village of the H’mong along the river to Ta Van, the Zay village. Our Jeep will
pick us up at Ta Van Bridge
and drive
back to Sa Pa at noon.
Afternoon is at your leisure for wandering
Sapa town
and market until late afternoon when transfer down hill to Lao Cai
station for taking the overnight train
back. Trip ends when arrives in
Hanoi early next morning on Sunday morning at 6:00 am.
• Breakfast included. Lunch & 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 |
| Superior Hotel | 238 | 207 | 182 | 25 |
| Deluxe Hotel | 263 | 232 | 207 | 45 |
| Upgrade 2 beds cabin | 65 | 65 | 65 | |
| Chidren Policy | Under 6 free, from 7 to 11 charge 75 %, 12 years and above pay for adult price | |||
•
Transfer with private car as indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Return overnight train deluxe class in 4 berth cabin with air-conditioning.
• Accommodation: 2 nights hotel in
Sapa.
• 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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