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Sapa by train (2d/3n)

The remote northwest of Vietnam appeals to those wanting to get off the beaten track in one of Vietnam’s most beautiful, unaffected and untouristed areas.

Locations
Sapa and Northwest region
Trip Duration
2 Day(s) 3 Night(s)

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Keywords : Ethnic tour , Sapa , Trekking

Trip code :WT-CODE 842

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Night 1 : Hanoi / Lao Cai
Day 1 (Sunday) : Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Sapa (B/L/-)
Day 2. Sapa – Lao Cai – Ha Noi (B/L/-)

NIGHT 1 : HANOI / LAO CAI

Transfer to the station by taxi that is paid by your self. Take the night train to Lao Cai ( Departure at 21:10 or 21:50).

DAY 1 (Sunday) : LAO CAI – BAC HA – SAPA (B/L/-)

At around 05.30, arrive in Lao Cai, a small border town by the Red river. My guide will meet you at the exit gate, and take you to a local restaurant in Lao Cai for breakfast. Then you will leave for Bac Ha (70 km) via a winding road with breath-taking mountain views. Visit Bac Ha fair (on Sunday only), considered the liveliest and crowded in the region. It attracts a large number of Flower H’mong and other hill-tribe groups (Nung, Phu La, Tay). It is no doubt one of the most attractive places for photo hunters in Vietnam. Lunch at local restaurant. Then, back to Lao Cai and continue an interesting trip to Sapa (38 km). Nestling on Fansipan mount, Sapa offers spectacular scenery and is home to different hill-tribes. Dinner on your own. Night at hotel in Sapa.

Remark: Bac Ha market is open on Sunday only, the following markets may replace Bac Ha market according to your arrival date:

– Can Cau market (20 km from Bac Ha) on Saturday morning.
– Coc Ly market on Tuesday morning
– Cao Son market on Wednesday morning.

DAY 2. SAPA – LAO CAI – HA NOI (B/L/-)

Breakfast at hotel. 08:00 You start the tour from Sapa. Take a short road transfer along the motor way southwards for 4 km with a stop along the way for stunning scenery of Fansipan mountain and Muong Hoa valley. Trekking uphill along a large and rocky path for 2 hours to Hang Da village of the Black H’mong which hides itself under lush trees on high elevation of the Den Thang Mountain. Explore the village, paying visiting to local families. Lunch break in the village.
After lunch, continue trekking along the same trail which goes on the high mountain side for about an hour which offers a great view of Muong Hoa valley until arriving at Thao Hong Den, another village of the Black H’mong to pay a visit to several local families. To continue, you will go downhill for another hour along a dirt track to Pho village at the center of Hau Thao commune. You will be picked up and transfer by road back to Sapa. Trip end at about 3.30PM to 4.00PM.

At the end of the day, transfer to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi. Dinner on your own. Night on board. Arrive in Hanoi station in the early morning of the next day. End of our service.

Remark: The program of trek can be adjusted depending on the weather conditions, your age and your healthy status:

Option 1: Lao chai / Ta Van (5 km, soft trek, very touristy)
Option 2: Cat Cat / Y Linh Ho / Lao Chai / Tavan (14 km, medium trek)
Option 3: Xau Chau / Xa Xeng / Hau Thao / Giang Ta Chai (14 km, medium trek, off the beaten tracky)