Itinerary
- GVST – SP002
- Ha Noi – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Tai Van – Giang Ta Chai
- Days / 2 Nights
- Daily
- Hanoi (evening pick up at hotel) / Hanoi (morning at hotel)
- Soft Adventure Easy – Suitable for travelers with an average level of fitness and independent mobility.
- Absolutely good, please tell us your holiday wish list!
- Private tour designs for any group size upon your request.
Night 1: Hanoi – Night train to Lao Cai
Day 1: Lao Cai – Transfer to Sapa – Y Linh Ho Village – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Giang Ta Chai village – Sapa (B)
Day 2: Sapa – Cat Cat village – Y Linh Ho Village – Transfer to Lao Cai train station – Train back to Hanoi
Day 3: Hanoi – Arrival
Tour program
Night 1: Hanoi – Night train to Lao Cai
08:00: pick up at lobby of the hotel in Hanoi; transfer to Hanoi Railways station for night train to Sapa. Overnight on train.
Day 1: Lao Cai – Transfer to Sapa – Y Linh Ho Village – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Giang Ta Chai village – Sapa (B)
Accommodation: Sapa View Hotel
06:30: arriving at Lao Cai Railways station, welcome and transfer to Sapa. Breakfast at hotel. Check in up on availability. The day is devoted to a beautiful hike through the breath-taking scenery of Sa Pa valley. Start by road that descends in the wake of the street Cau May (6 km) En route, admire the rice terraces hidden behind mist of the morning, a truly awe-inspiring sight.
Follow a small track and cross Muong Hoa River and pass well-tended rice terraces on our way to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai. Continuing through the colourful rice terraces we will reach the village of Ta Van of Giay people. As we continue your trek along the Muong Hoa River we will cross a small suspension bridge, roughly 2km from the settlement. Here we can discover a fascinating collection of rock carvings.
These engravings depict some beautiful images of man, stilt houses and some beautiful decorative patterns. We lunch in a home in the village. After lunch the walk continues through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao ethnic minority village. After taking a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, we start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for our journey back to Sapa. Overnight in Sapa.
Approx: 1-hour driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.
Day 2: Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Y Linh Ho Village – Transfer to Lao Cai Train Station – Train back to Hanoi (B, L)
Morning, we go downhill to Cat Cat village to enjoy beautiful landscape and scenery along the road and waterfall with a hydroelectric station. Take a short rest before continuing our trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraced fields. The area is still covered by rain forest under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park. We will arrive in Y Linh Ho village inhabited by Black Hmong people where we will have one more rest before climbing toward the main road. Our vehicle will pick us up there and drive us back to Sapa. Check out time at 12:00, then we visit Ham Rong Mountain to see the panorama of the “City in the cloud of Sapa” before transfer back to Lao Cai for our night tratin to Hanoi. Overnight on train.
Approx: 15 minutes driving/ 3 hours walking.
Note: The trail can be slippery during rainy season from Cat Cat to Y Linh Ho.
Day 3: Hanoi – Arrival
04:00 – 04:30: arrive in Hanoi Railways station, transfer to hotel. End of services
Price note:
This is cash price, credit card payment incurs 2.5% bank fee
This is private tour
What’s included?
English speaking guide in Sapa
Private transfer in Hanoi/ Sapa
Train ticket Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi: 4 soft sleeper berth cabin with A/ C
Accommodation at hotel 3 stars with daily breakfast
Breakfast up on arrival at hotel
Entrance fees and permits
Meals indicated in the itinerary
Water/ snack & fruit
What’s excluded?
Soft drink (beer, coca cola…)
Insurance
All other services not indicated above
Hotel in Hanoi
Meals
If you have any specific food requirements (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide or our partners so that they san server you better
Meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
Price note:
This is cash price, credit card payment incurs 2.5% bank fee
This is private tour
Trip price valid to 30 September 2012
What’s included?
English speaking guide in Sapa
Private transfer in Hanoi/ Sapa
Train ticket Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi: 4 soft sleeper berth cabin with A/ C
4 star resort with daily breakfast
Breakfast up on arrival at hotel
Entrance fees and permits
Meals indicated in the itinerary
Water/ snack & fruit
What’s excluded?
Soft drink (beer, coca cola…)
Insurance
All other services not indicated above
Hotel in Hanoi
Meals
If you have any specific food requirements (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide or our partners so that they san server you better
Meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.