DAY 1: HANOI – SAPA – CAT CAT ( LUNCH, DINNER )
06h00 – 06h30: Our bus will pick you up at your hotel in hanoi old quarter, then depart to Sapa, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway.
Along the way, you will enjoy by the beauty of northwest mountains, terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Stop and have a rest in 30 minutes.
13h00: Arrive in Sapa. Check in the hotel and have Lunch in hotel
14.30: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minotities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools… Come back the hotel by bus.
Cat Cat Village Sapa
18.30: Having dinner. Afer dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market – one of the unique cultures of ethenic minorities in nortwest of Vietnam. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
– Lunch and dinner are all included.
– Trekking level: 4/10
– 8 KM trekking round trip
– Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.
– Tourist bus Hanoi – Sapa
DAY 2: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TA VAN – SAPA (B / L/ D )
08h00: Following breakfast at your hotel, Tour guide pick you up at your hotel and start to trekking to Y Linh Ho village and then start hiking through the rice terraces along Muong Hoa Stream to Lao Chai, the village of Black H’mong minority. Here you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son mountain ranges.
Discover Sapa’s hidden gems with the best Sapa trekking routes
Pass several tribal villages, including Lao Chai and Ta Van, home to the Black H’mong, Dzao and Dzay minority peoples.
11h30 – 12h00 : Having lunch at Ta Van village and rest
13h00 – 15h00 : Tour guide will take you to visit the villages of the local people with erraced fields and streams.
15h00 – 15h30: Come back Sapa Town by car.
18h00: Having dinner at hotel. Sleeping at hotel
– Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are all included
– Home-stay at the Dzay local house in Tavan Village
– Trekking level: 6/10
– 12 Km of trekking
DAY 03: SAPA – BAC HA MARKET- HANOI ( B/ L/-)
6:30| Have breakfast at your hotel
7:00| Pick up at hotel. It takes 3 hour driving to Bac Ha market. At the market you will also meet Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Tay, Nung, La Chi, Phu La and other tribal groups who come from far and wide to buy and sell a wide variety of goods and livestock, to exchange news and to renew friendships. In the past the market was a centre for trading horses but now that motorbikes have replaced them it is more common to see buffalo, cows, goats, fish and other. Continue the trip to Hoang A Tuong Royal Palace.
Discover the lively and diverse atmosphere of Bac Ha sunday market
12:00| Lunch at local restaurant
13:30| Trek to Ban Pho village of the Flower H’Mong people, to see their house, the daily life, understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. Drive back to Sapa, 110 km in about 3 hours ride. En-route, stop to see Trung Do village of the Tay people (if time permits).
16:30 – 17:00| Arrival in Lao Cai , the bus stops at the restaurant, you wait at the restaurant then the sleeper bus pick you up and returns to Hanoi
22:00| Arrive in Hanoi. You will get off at the bus stop on Tran Quang Khai Street near the Old Quarter and make your own way back to the hotel. The tour concludes here. We look forward to seeing you again!
Note: Bac Ha Market takes place every Sunday. Therefore, the itinerary may be adjusted accordingly to fit the market schedule. We will ensure that you still have the opportunity to visit all the destinations included in the original program.
