HANOI – SAPA – HANOI BY TRAIN
NIGHT 1 – HANOI/ NIGHT TRAIN TO LAO CAI
You will have all this day to enjoy in our other tours in Hanoi and surroundings or simply free on your own activities. Our services begin from this evening when our car picks you to transfer to Hanoi Staition to take overnight train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train (in cabin of 4 berths sharing or in a private cabin if you request with the supplement)
DAY 1 – LAO CAI – BAC HA TRIBAL MARKET (On Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday)
Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Arrive in Lao Cai railway station in the morning and meet the local guide end driver on there. Transfer to local restaurant for breakfast.
Then, we will depart for the hill tribal market (Bac Ha Market on Sunday, Coc Ly Market on Tuesday, Cao Son market on Wednesday, Lung Khau Nhin Market on Thursday and Can Cau market on Saturday). Here you will see Flower Hmong, Phu La, Dao, Tay, Nung…all hill tribe groups gather around for trading. It is an awesome experience of seeing colors, understanding traditions and feeling the atmosphere. The market offers a variety of local products includes colorful embroidery, handicrafts and all types of daily necessary stuffs. Here also available animal market where people sell and buy or barter animal such as dogs, pot-bellied pigs, cows and buffalos… etc.,
After lunch at local restaurant, just take a short walk to a hill-tribe village. Here you’ll visit some local homes to understand more about their daily life as well as their culture and traditions. Followed by a short boat trip along Chay River (If the water level and the weather are permitted) then head back for Sapa and check in hotel. Free at your leisure. Accommodation in Sapa
Day 2 – SAPA/ MUONG HOA VALLEY/ FANSIPAN PEAK/ LAO CAI/ NIGHT TRAIN BACK TO HANOI
Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
After breakfast, you will get the transfer to the treking point in Y Linh Ho Village. We trek deeper into the mountains to Lao Chai village where you can see H’mong minority dressed in the traditional costume that is unique to the Northern region. Witness a truly simple but traditional way of life that exists as it has done for centuries. We tour their villages and traditional houses surrounded by the unspoilt beauty of nature as well as enjoying the hill tribe hospitality. Continuing on, we visit Ta Van village – the village of Zay minority.
Back to local restaurant for your lunch and then transfer to the meeting point to take the cable car to Fansipan Peak. From here, you will enjoy the panorama view of Sapa
You can have a short free time before transferring to Lao Cai and take the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train
Approx.: about 2.5 hours trekking
NEXT MORNING – HANOI ARRIVAL
Arrive in Hanoi Station in early morning, pick up and transfer to your hotel for your free time or continue enjoying the next excursions.
******* HAVE A NICE TRIP *******
HOTEL LIST:
PLACE/ CITY | SUPERIOR OPTION | DELUXE OPTION | LUXURY OPTION |
Train Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi | Sapaly Express or Similar
Cabin of 4 berths charing with A/C |
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Sapa Hotel | Sapa Charm Hotel
Deluxe room |
BB Sapa Hotel
Superior room |
Silk path Sapa Hotel
Classic room |
Bac Ha | Huy Trung Homestay
Private room |
Included: Private transportation, good and experience guide in Sapa, 2 way transfer to train station, return tickets Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi in good and comfortable cabin of 4 berths sharing, 1 night hotel in Sapa, all entrance fee (one way), meals as indicated in program, water on car
Excluded: hotel in Hanoi, Banking/ Credit card fees (if any), Any meals, drinks other than specified, Tip and personal expenses and compulsory gala dinner at hotel for Christmas (24 Dec) and New Year (31 Dec)