Code: OM SM3
Routes: Muong Hum market on Sunday, Muong Vy cave – Sapa – Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan
Durations: 03days/4nights
Feature: At a elevation of 1600 meters, Sapa is a delightful old French hill station situated in the mountainous region of Vietnams’ northwest, close to the Chinese border. The region is home to many ethnic minorities groups all wearing their traditional and colourful attire.
Many travelers consider Sapa to be the highlight of their stay in Vietnam. The variety of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam is fascinating and nowhere is this ethnic mix more accessible than it is in Sapa, and its outstandingly beautiful valleys. This trip is a condensed and easier version of the 7 day Ethnic Explorer, designed for those people who are put off by the lack of comfort in that trip. The trek takes 2 days and there is only one long walk. We spend one night in one of the more comfortable villages and travel to and from Hanoi by car allowing you to take in as much as possible of the breath-taking scenery in a short time
Detailed Itinerary Tour
Night 1 – Saturday: Hanoi to Lao Cai
Origin Travel car will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train to Lao Cai station.Sleep on the train soft sleeper with A/C 4 berth cabin.
Included: Car / van, train ticket,
Day 1: Sunday: Laocai – Muong Hum – Sapa
Picked up at Laocai Train Station then transfer to Muong Hum market. It takes almost 2 hours to get to MuongHum – a small & traditional market situated among ethnic villages. The market deeply shows the typical cultural features of Vietnam’s remote areas. Leave the market and transfer to Sapa. On the way, spend time visiting a cave called MuongVy or “ThuyTien” , then reach Sapa and check in hotel. Lunch in Muong Hum and dinner in Sapa.Overnight in hotel
Included: Car / van, entrance fee(s), Hotel, tour guide, permits, all meals
Day 2: Monday: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van
Breakfast at Sapa life Restaurant. Depart Sapa for the trekking at 10:00 AM. Take the main road (3 km) and go down hill to the valley. Cross MuongHoa River to get to the other mountainside for 3 villages with rice terraces: Y Linh Ho, Laochai, and Tavan. Stay the night at a local family in Tavan village. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.
Included: Entrance fee(s), homestay, tour guide, permits, all meals
Day 3: Tuesday: Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Hanoi
Get up early in the morning to enjoy the daily life of the ethnic minorities in the village. Breakfast, take the road to GiangTa Chai village of the Red Dzao minority via the paths between terraces and through bamboo forests. Visit silver waterfall and suspension Rattan Bridge, visit the people in the village and then cross MuongHoa River up to the mountain to visit the last village of the trek – Supan village of the H’mong. Get back to Sapa by Origin Travel car. On the way back, enjoy visiting the ancient stone circle where stones are decorated with ancient car or vanvings. Reach Sapa.
Then take bus to LaoCai Station for the night train to Hanoi. Dinner at Lao Cai Station.
Included: Car / van, hotel, entrance fee(s), tour guide, breakfast, train ticket
Day 4 : Hanoi
Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am,taxi to hotel on your own.Tour ends.
Why book this tour with Origin Vietnam ?
- Trek/walk on the roads less traveled,
- Home-stay at the Dao’s ethnic minority or H’mong ethnic minority
- Attention to your personal needs before and after the trek
- Origin Travel bring you SEE and KNOW the Original of Vietnamese people’s culture, tradition, customs and habits…
- Origin works to help local communities by sharing the benefits of RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
S.S is used for Single Supplement: A surcharge added to the cost per person when one want to have her/his own room.
Costs are $US NET. Subject to 3% surcharge if paid by credit cards or 2% on travellers’ cheque.
Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day
Exclusion: Visa, Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome!
What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlights, good shoes, personal first aid kit & medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks. If you feel the need then sleeping bags, cable lock for your bags is recommended.
Notes:
Homestay condition is very basic, please expect the simple things,
Meals: Vietnam food.
Guide: English speaking guide (on site).
AC soft sleeper train to Sapa, please see our FAQs on Sapa Travel FAQs
Please travel responsibly: The small things you do will make a big difference!
Time to travel: Good to travel year round but best from September to April.
Booking Terms & Conditions: Tour itinerary and tour prices are subject to change without notice. Please click here for more information
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