Sapa town and village Tour

We design this tour for those who love to visit many tourist destinations in Sapa with the desire to stay 1 night in deluxe accommodation in Sapa town and 1 night home stay in Tavan village to be part of the community. Our guide will take you to Cat Cat village with Black Hmong ethnic group, then the next day to Lao Chai – Ta Van with Dzao and red Hmong ethnic groups with the villages located in the middle of Muong Hoa valley. This is a perfect mix between hotel in Sapa and Home stay.

Tour outline: Sapa Village Tour

Night 1: Be on the train (Ha Noi - Lao Cai)

Day 1: Sapa – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B/L/D)

Night 2: Overnight at Home stay in Tavan Village

Day 2: Tavan – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Sapa (B/L/D)

Night 3: Overnight at hotel in Sapa

Day 3: Free time in Sapa - Lao Cai – Hanoi (B)

Night 4: on the train (Lao Cai - Hanoi)

Day 4: Arrive in Hanoi

Itinerary: Tour in Sapa

Night 1: Be on the train (Ha Noi - Lao Cai)

Our guide picks you up at your hotel in Hanoi to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to Lao Cai. He will inform you how to do the check in procedure and keep the rest of the ticket when you check out from Lao Cai Railway Station and also will let you know how to be picked up at Lao Cai Station.

Day 1: Sapa – Cat Cat  - Y Linh Ho  -  Lao Chai – Ta Van (B/ L/D)

The train from Hanoi arrives Lao Cai Station approx. at 05:30 am. After having a breakfast, you will walk to Cat Cat village to visit Black Hmong ethnic group, the old Hydro Electric Power Station built by the French. Then you hike on a small path down to Muong Hoa Stream and to the village of Y linh Ho with Hmong villages and continue our trek to Lao Chai village, home to Black H’mong ethnic minority people. You will enjoy a pleasant walk from Lao Chai to Tavan village, home to Dzay hill tribe people, have a rest and enjoy Picnic lunch, prepared by your guide in a local house along the way. After that you continue discovering Muong Hoa valley with terrace field and daily activities of the local. In late afternoon, you approach Ta Van village and are welcomed by the host who will make your delicious dinner and arrange bed for you to sleep safely.

Night 2: Overnight in home stay in Tavan Village

Day 2: Tavan – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Sapa (B/L/D)

Sunrise breakfast is served at the Stilt House then you prepare the luggage to Giang Ta Chai Village of the Red Dzao minority via the paths between terraces, visit Silver waterfall and Suspension Ranttan Bridge. We have a chance to meet the locals and share cultural experience with their families. We keep going along small path in the rice paddy, cross Muong Hoa Stream and trek up to Su Pan Village. Picnic lunch is served on the way. You keep trekking about 3 more kilometers up to the main road for being picked up to Sapa. You have dinner in local restaurant and overnight in hotel.

Night 3: Overnight at hotel in Sapa

Day 3: Free time in Sapa - Lao Cai – Hanoi (B)

After 2 days full of activities, you have your total free time to enjoy the beauty of Sapa town with Sapa market, Church or sit somewhere to enjoy a cup of coffee to watch people walking in street. You check out and have lunch in local restaurant (paid by you). You spend time by yourself in Sapa until we pick you up to Lao Cai Station. There you have dinner (paid by you) nearby Lao Cai Station and wait until the train departs for Hanoi.

Night 4: on the train (Lao Cai - Hanoi)

Day 4: Arrive in Hanoi

The train arrives in Hanoi about 5:30 am. Our guide will pick you up to the hotel. Trip ends.

Price in USD per person:

Trip included:

Return train tickets: Hanoi - Lao Cai – Hanoi (Pumpkin Express 4 soft sleeper A/C cabin)

English Speaking Guide

1 night in home stay in Tavan Village, 1 night in hotel with daily breakfasts

Transfer in Sapa by good bus (as indicated in itinerary)

Meals as indicated in Itinerary. (B = Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)

Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in itinerary

Trip excluded:

International flight tickets and airport tax

Visa, meals are not specified above

Pick up from your hotel to HRS and from HRW to hotel with tour guide accompanied

(30 usd/group from 2 -4 pax, 80 usd/group from 5-8 pax)

Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses

Travel insurance

Trip notes:

Trekking Grade: Medium

A typical trekking day start at about 9.00 am after breakfast. Lunch times can vary depending on the terrain. During the trek we will have short breaks for rest, snack and photographing.

Food

All meals which are indicated in the itinerary are included in the price of this trip. Picnic lunch would be prepared by a local restaurant. The emphasis will be on healthy and nutritious fresh local produce. Please inform us if you have any special dietary requirement.

The tour guide and transfers

In Hanoi, our guide will follows the tour and accompany you to the train to show you your cabin.

In Lao Cai, our guide will meet you at Lao Cai Railway Station in the morning of the first day and follows the tour. He also sees you off at Lao Cai Railway Station on the third day.

When you get back to Hanoi on day 4, you can easily find a taxi to get to your hotel by your self.

What to bring

Trekking boot, sun block, hat, insect repellent, sunglasses, rain coat, toiletries, original passport

Note on client safety

We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.

Home stay – the unique experience

Home stay is really highlights of tour that give you unique experience to discover life and culture of ethnic minorities. Home stay in villages is simple in term of bedding condition and toilet, clean and located beside a spring with a good view. We will sleep on beds with mattress, clean sheet, pillows and mosquito nets. Toilet is usually flush-style. The hosts are very friendly and eager to please. Usually, the host family or guide will cook meals for you, but will not join in out of respect for the guests. If you prefer to them to eat with you, you need to ask the guide in advance to make the arrangements