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Day 1 : Ha Noi –Lao Cai |
Your train ticket(s) will be delivered to your hotel in Hanoi (hotel’s address in Hanoi need to be advised). At 18h30, your bus will transfer you to Hanoi railway station for catching night train to Lao Cai. train is leaving Hanoi at 20h40. Overnight is on train (4 berths soft sleeper with A/C).
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Day 2 : Sapa-Cat cat- Y linh ho-Lao chai San-Lao chai-Ta van. B, L,D |
Upon your arrival, we will be met at the Railway station of Lao Cai town. We then drive 38 km to the former hill station of Sapa. On the way, enjoy panoramic views of mountains and valleys in the region.
Have breakfast (by guest’s account) in local restaurant, we take a short drive to the first village H’Mong – Cat Cat Village, start trekking and walk around the village. We continue to visit the old Hydro Electric Power station, built by French in the old days. We then hike on a small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village of Y Linh Ho & Lao Chai. Enjoy the overall pictures of the villages among terraces and visit the H’mong people living in the wooden and bamboo houses. After that, we continue going to Ta Van village to visit Zay minority. Have dinner and free evening at leisure.
Overnight at home stay in Ta Van Village
Trekking distance: 15 km .Trekking Time: 5-6 hours
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Day 3 : Ta van-Ban Ho. (O/N) B,L ,D |
After breakfast at home-stay, start our trekking through bamboo forest and along paddy rice field to get Giang Ta Chi village of red Dzao hill-tribe. Continue our pleasant walking until lunch time and then we trek down the hill, enjoy the fantastic open views in Ban Ho the most beautiful valley in which we spent a night on the bamboo house of Tay people. In the afternoon go for a swim in the natural fresh pool near the waterfall. Meals
Trekking distance:14 km. Trekking time: 5-6 hours
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Day 4 : Ban Ho-Nam Toong- Sapa B,L |
After breakfast you trek up to the Red Dzao village at Nam Toong village of Red Dzao hill-tribe. Return to Ban Ho for swimming at Lavie water-fall (with good weather condition only) before get back to your home-stay for lunch. After lunch our Russian Jeep will pick you back to Sapa. Enjoy your sauna and Jacuzzi at Chaulong Sapa . Late of the day, get pick up by shuttle bus and tour guide to Laocai for catching night train to Hanoi. Overnight on Chaulong- Livitrans Express train.Meals
Trekking distance: 8 km