DEPART FROM HA NOI

• The tour begins between 6-8:30 PM with a bus or taxi transfer to the railway station in Hanoi where you will catch the night train to Lao Cai.

DAY 1: LAO CAI STATION - SA PA - CAT CAT VILLAGE (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)

• You will arrive at the Lao Cai Station between 5-7:30 AM. There you will meet the bus guide and transfer to Sapa town.
   
• After having breakfast and a shower, you will start the half-day walk to Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H'mong tribe. You will experience the tribal way of life while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat.
   
• After the walk, you will be back to the Sapa Summit Hotel at around noon to check-in and be on time for lunch (11AM-2PM) in the hotel restaurant. For the rest of the afternoon, you will be free to explore Sapa town on your own.
   
• Dinner will be in the hotel restaurant from 4-8 PM.
   
• You will spend the night in hotel.

DAY 2: SA PA - LAO CHAI - TA VAN VILLAGE (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)

• After having breakfast and a shower, you will check out of your room at the hotel and leave your luggage in the luggage storage room to prepare for your trek. You will only need to bring a change of clothing, trekking gear and toiletries for your stay at the village homestay.
   
• At around 9 AM you will begin your 12 km trek on small trails down the Muong Hoa Valley towards the Black H'mong village of Lao Chai. The Muong Hoa Valley contains some of the most beautiful views of rice paddy fields in Asia. 
   
• After having lunch along the Muong Hoa river in Lao Chai, you will continue along the bottom of the valley to get to the Dzay tribe village of Ta Van to experience their way of life while staying in a local family's cottage.

• After having breakfast in the village homestay, you will begin your trek to Dzang Ta Chai of the Red Dzao tribe. You can experience the difference between the way of life of the different tribespeople.
   
• You will have lunch in the village before you continue your trek through the amazing scenery and to the beautiful waterfall. At around 2PM you will be picked up from the main road to take a ride back to the Sapa Summit Hotel. Along the way you may stop to take photos of the fabulous valley  enroute to Sapa.
   
• When you arrive in Sapa, you will have enough time to freshen up with a shower and have dinner in the Sapa Summit Restaurant before catching the bus back to Lao Cai for the night train to Hanoi

• You will arrive in Hanoi between 4-6:30 AM at the Tran Quy Cap train station.

Included:

Round trip train tickets (solf sleeper with air con - 4 berth), bus transfer in Hanoi to train station and Sapa, English speaking tour guide, all meals, and entrance fees.

Not Included:

Drinks, personal expenses.

Additional Information

Things to bring: A change of clothing for each day, toiletries, sunscreen, insect repellent, hat, sunglasses, trekking shoes/boots.

Meeting point

Old quarter in Hanoi.

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