At an elevation of 1,600 meters, Sapa is a delightful former French hill station situated in the mountainous region of Vietnam's northwest, close to the Chinese border. The region is home to many ethnic minority groups, each wearing traditional and colorful attire. This trip includes a trek through the hills and valleys of the Sapa region, discovering several different minorities along the way. You will experience overnight accommodation in the hospitable villages of Giay and Tay ethnic minorities. The apparent hardships are worth it though as we walk through some of the most spectacular scenery that Vietnam has to offer and experience unique villages culture.
Sapa 3 Days - 4 Nights
Night 1: Hanoi - Sapa
9:00 - 9:30pm pick you up from your hotel (only old quarter) to catch night bus to Sapa (sleeping bus)
Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat - Sapa (B, L, D)
Pick up from the bus to Sapa hotel when you arrive. We will provide you a basic hotel room where you can have breakfast, take shower or relax
After breakfast and a morning shower, we will start walking to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages in the bottom of Muong Hoa valley. Enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards Fansipan- highest peak in Viet Nam and Indochina.
Go through a village of Black H’mong tribe, see people weaving and embroidering their clothes, and enjoy colourful rice terraces and the interesting waterfall. Come back to Sapa about.
12:30 Enjoy your lunch in the hotel.
Afternoon will be free time for you to explore Sapa ethnic market and town. And
Overnight at the hotel in Sapa Town.
Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B, L, D)
Enjoy your breakfast then check out of the room. Keep your baggage in the hotel then we will walk from Sapa towards Muong Hoa valley where can admire magnificent landscape. Here you will discover the wonderful scenery of Hoang Lien mountain ranges and meet Black H’mong tribes. Trek through terraced rice paddies and minority villages along the Muong Hoa River, where we can have a nice swim.
We then cross the suspension bridge towards the Zay village, arriving at Ta Van, where we have dinner cooked on a wood fire enjoying the company and hospitality of our Zay family and homestay overnight.
Day 3: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa (B, L, D
Enjoy mountainous landscape with your sunrise coffee, and then enjoy a delicious breakfast ready to trek through bamboo forests towards Giang Ta Chai waterfall, cross over a rattan suspension bridge and enter into Giang Ta Chai village which is inhabited by the Red Zao minorities. Here we will experience their daily life then cross over the Muong Hoa River up the mountain to visit Supan village of the H’mong people. We then take the bus back to Sapa.
Take a fresh shower in the hotel before heading to Sleeping Bus back to Ha Noi.
Night 4: Sapa - Ha Noi
05:00 am: Arrive in Ha noi
Tour included:
- A/C sleeping bus tickets (HN-SP-HN)
- All meals are mentioned in tour program (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
- Transport as tour program.
- English speaking tour guide.
- All accommodation (1 night in hotel 2*, 1 night at homestay), entrance fees
Tour Excluded:
- Drinks, beverage and other meals not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses, tips
- Travel insurance in all kinds
- Any services not mentioned in the program
Important Notes
* Please bring along a good pair of walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, insect repellent and sun cream.