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Trekking Sapa 3 Days/2 Nights Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat Village (L, D)

6.30 – 7.00 am: Our driver and tour guide will come and pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi to depart for Sapa.

10.00 am: Follow the highway to Lao Cai City with a comfortable short break on the way to Sapa.

13.00 pm: Arrive at Sapa town and be amazed by the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people. Enjoy welcome drinks and itinerary briefing. Then, have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes before the hotel check-in.

14.30 pm: Start hiking downhill to Cat Cat village at the bottom of Muong Hoa Valley. Enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards Fansipan – the highest peak in Vietnam and Indochina. Upon arrival at the village, you will have a chance to visit the Black H’mong’s traditional stilt houses as well as watch people weaving, embroidering, and drying their clothes, etc. Then, keep walking to visit the dramatic and picturesque Cat Cat Waterfall, which is a great spot for photo-shoots.

17.00 pm: Return to Sapa town for dinner. Enjoy your free time in the afternoon to explore Sapa Market and town. Overnight at the hotel

Cat Cat Village

Day 2: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B, L, D)

7.00 – 7.45 am: Have breakfast at the hotel.

8.00 am: Take a short drive to Y Linh Ho village and then start hiking through the rice terraces along Muong Hoa Stream to Lao Chai, the village of Black H’mong minority. Here you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son mountain ranges. In the late afternoon, continue trekking to visit Ta Van village, which is the home of Tay minority. The trekking distance is about 9km and the duration is 3½ hours.

11.30 am: Hike uphill to Ta Van Bridge to be transferred back to Sapa town.

12.00 pm: Have lunch in Sapa town.

Enjoy free time for the rest of the day to discover Sapa town by yourself.

Have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.

lao chai village

 

Lao Chai Village

Day 3: Sapa – Ta Phin – Hanoi (B, L)

7.00 – 7.45 am: Have breakfast at the hotel before setting off for Ta Phin village.

08.00 am: The tour guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and then you will be transferred to the center of Ta Phin Valley with some stops along the way. Enjoy the picturesque scenery of the mountainous region.

Upon arrival at Ta Phin village, start your adventure with a 2-hour walk along the village paths.

Here you will pass by several hamlets of the Black H’mong and Red Dzao people scattering over the hillsides facing the rice fields. You will also have a chance to visit some local families to learn more about their traditional values, culture, and customs. This visit will greatly help you distinguish between H’mong and Red Dzao people who live in the same area.

At noon, get back to the main road to return to Sapa town.

12.30 – 15.00 pm: Have lunch with local dishes and enjoy free time for shopping.

15.00 pm: Meet all other group members at the hotel to get ready for the bus to return to Hanoi.

21.00 – 22.00 pm: Arrive in Hanoi city. The tour ends.

Ta Phin Village

 

Tour Sapa

Price from $ 265/person

Inclusion

All entrance tickets to indicated sites

Modern car in Sapa with an experienced driver

Meals with local dishes as indicated in the itinerary

English speaking tour guide during the tour

Exclusion

VAT (10%)

Insurance, visas

Other personal expenses (tip, drinks with meals,...)

Things to bring:

Warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September, October, November, December, January, February and March

Due to an altitude of Sapa, it is sometimes foggy in December, January, February, and March.

Trekking shoes, sunglasses, sun cream, insect repellent are also necessary.

You should take cash with you in Vietnam Dong because the banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well. US Dollar, Euro, Australia Dollar are accepted in Sapa.

You should take medicine with you although there are some chemist’s shops in Sapa in case you get sick.