HANOI - LAO CAI - SAPA
( 5 Days 4 Nights )

   

• Relaxing Sapa
• Visiting CatCat village, SinChai villag
• Wonderful Bac Ha marke
• Pleseant walking Ban PHo village
• Sightseeing Muong Hoa river

Itinerary

Day 01 : Friday. Hanoi - Lao Cai for Sapa

Our luxury adventure trip starts with an overnight train journey from Hanoi to the border town of Lao Cai. Our English assistance will pick up & bring you to the Hanoi Station at 120 Le Duan Str., Hanoi for getting on the Victoria Express departure at 21.55-06.00.

The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 6:00am. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa. The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5 hours. Once at Sapa, we will check into Victoria hotel (Early check-in subject to availabilty) and have breakfast at the Ta Van Restaurant of Victoria Hotel and then enjoy a free morning to explore around town. Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 2 pm for a walking tour to the hilltribe villages of Cat Cat, home to the H'mong ethnic minority peoples. As you walk to the villages nestled in the valley below Sapa, you will meet some of the local minority people on their way to and from Sapa. In the village you have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with the families that live in the area. Overnight at Victoria Sapa hotel.

Day 03 : Sunday. Sapa - Bacha market - Sapa (B/L)

Rising to the sounds of morning coming to life for new day, we breakfast at hotel and head out for a stunning spectacularweekend market Bac Ha which is considered one of the most wonderful and colorful markets in extreme north Vietnam where thousands of local people in their traditional attires busily buy and sell the local products. Dog, cat, pig, horse... are all on sales. This is golden opportunity to take best shots! Afternoon we will have a pleasant walk to Ban Pho village, home to flower H'mong people. That is the great opportunity to interact with friendly local people and have pleasant walk amongst tribal villages. Transfer to Sapa for a second night in the boutique Victoria Hotel

Day 04 : Monday. Sapa (B/L)

We then embark on a lovely walk that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Tavan, home to H'mong, and Dzay people. This is a absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Stopping for a picnic lunch on the way at a family in Ta Van village or on the bank of the Muong Hoa River. Overnight at Victoria Sapa hotel

Day 05 : Tuesday: Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B)

At leisure to enjoy Sapa town. 16.00hrs there will be a transfer to Lao Cai station for Victoria Express back to Hanoi departure at 21.05-06.00. Overnight at Victoria Express. The trip ends at Hanoi station.

Tour Price

• Deluxue 2-berth cabin surcharge: USD 35/person
  
• Peak season : 24-26 Dec (2nights) surcharge: USD 15/person
• Compulsory Gala dinner: X-Mas: USD 65/person. New Year's Eve: USD 75 /person

Private tour: To do the tour privately. The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people

Price excluded

• Airfare Hanoi - Da nang & Hue - Saigon
• Visa fee - visa to Vietnam
• Optional tours
• Tips for tour guide, driver
• Travel insurance
• International airfare to/ from Vietnam & International airport tax in Vietnam
• Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etcOthers which are not mentioned in the inclusion

Remark

• As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
• Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
• Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.

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