THE ITINERARY:
DAY 1: HANOI - SAPA BY BUS WITH A LONG TREK Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN VILLAGE
PASS BY: Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN VILLAGE
- 6.00: Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi's Old Quarter, get on a big bus and depart for Sapa Town.
- 9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.
- 11.00: Second rest stop at Lao Cai city before heading to Sapa.
- 13.30: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H'mong, Dzao and Tay ethnic people. The guide will pick you up to have lunch at local restaurant.
- 14.30: Start hiking through Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong Village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. In the late afternoon, you arrive at Ta Van village, home of the Giay ethnic people.
The trekking distance is about 9km and it lasts for 3,5 hours.
- 17.45: Check-in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay people. Spend time enjoying the mountain life on Sunset. You may take part in cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists then overnight at the Bungalow.
DAY 2: MEDIUM TREK TA VAN - GIANG TA CHAI VILLAGE - SAPA - HANOI
PASS BY: GIANG TA CHAI VILLAGE, SAPA, LAO CAI PROVINCE.
- 8.00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with a more interesting trek.
- 8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies, where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes. A trek through the bamboo forest and a stop to have a panoramicview of Giang Ta Chai village home of red Dzao people.
- 11.00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai bridge to the main road.
- 12.00: Back to the bungalow to shower and prepare for lunch.
- 12.30 - 13.30: Have lunch.
- 13.30: The van or car pick you up to come back to the bus station. They will give you the bus ticket.
- 14.00 - 15.00: You have free time to walk around Sapa town or go shopping.
- 15.00 - 15.30: Meet all the group members at the bus station to get ready for Hanoi.
- 16.00: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
- 22.00: Arrive in Hanoi and go back to your hotel by yourself.
TRIP ENDS.
Includes:
- Bus transfer from Hanoi and return.
- 1 Night in a Traditional Sapa Homestay
- Guided Trekking through mountain villages
- Meals ( 2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast) & activities as stated in the above itinerary