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Tour
code: SPN-03 |
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Duration:
8 days/ 8 nights |
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Departure:
Everyday from Hanoi |
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Pick
up: At your hotel in Hanoi |
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Grade:
Easy |
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Description |
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Magnificent
mountains covered with thick rain forest, lush plantation,
wild nature and friendly people from different ethnic
minority groups with their colorful and fantastic culture
and custom… That is all this untouched area offers.
However, this trip is for those who are brave and ready
to sacrifice time, energy and city modern facilities…
to the exploring wild nature as well as discovering diversified
culture of the ethnic minority peoples.
Basically use vehicle for the whole trip but walking and
trekking is quite regularly and flexible for your decision.
Accommodation for the whole trip is in standard hotels
guesthouses and village home stay.
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ITINERARY |
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Day
1 // Hanoi
// Mai Chau |
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Departing
from Hanoi, we cross the western edge of the Red River
Delta with lively scenery of the countryside. After 70
km, the road gradually ascends uphill through the region
of the Muong ethnic and suddenly it goes up steep mountains
and view of the lush valley opens wider and wider. We
stop for admiring the marvelous panorama scenery before
descending to the valley and arrive in a large village
of the Thai ethnic group. It is well organized and prosperous
village as many others in the region with wooden houses
on stilts standing in lines. All the houses are spacious
with palm leaf roof and bamboo slat floor, the kitchen
is set at one end of the house.
Although living in the mountainous region, The Thai people
always choose the low land with permanent sources of water
for rice intensive farming. Thai women are famous for
their weaving and embroidering skill to make brocade.
We spent the rest of the day walking and exploring villages,
meeting local doing their everyday’ works and experiencing
wonderful hospitality of the Thai people.
Most interesting of all is the overnight stay in a villager's
house, attending the traditional dance performed by the
Thai people, a truly remarkable and unforgettable event.
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Lunch included. Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: Home stay in Thai Village |
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Day
2 // Mai
Chau //
Suoi Lon |
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Today
you will explore an untouched area. After Breakfast, you
will leave Ban Lac of the Thai for a short drive for about
half an hour. The trek takes about 4 hours up and down
hill and then pass through a prosperous valley inhabited
by Thai and H’mong ethnic. In Hang Kia and Cun Pheo
villages you have chances to visit H’mong families
those just started to settle for few years after practicing
slash and burn agriculture for generations. Later the
path gradually getting to the lower land as you approach
to the Da River. Here, boarding a boat and cruise upstream
the river for over 3 hours to explore wild life and meet
Muong people who earn a living by fishing around this
area of the Reservoir. Arriving at Suoi Lon Village of
the Muong in the afternoon, you will join the local’s
work for your experience of local life. Home stay in the
village. |
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• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Home stay in the Muong Village |
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Day
3 // Suoi
Lon // Bac
Yen // Thu
Cuc |
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Enjoy
a morning short walk out of the Mount village and our
jeep and driver will pick us up for a two hours transfer
through beautiful area with rich farmland covered by tea
plantations, fancy some side visit to ethnic villages
along the way and seeing tea processing. We have long
break at noon in a little pretty town Ta Sua, a local
center where we have Lunch and walk around the market
which is colorful with local farming produces as will
as minority handicrafts. Later we take a walk for about
5 km along a track passing villages of Thai and Muong,
tea farms, fantastic scenery. Visiting some local homes
and tasting local wine which is fermented in pottery jar.
Arriving in Thu Cuc where we stay overnight in another
Muong Village. |
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Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Home stay in the Muong Village |
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Day
4 // Thu
Cuc // Nghia
Lo |
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The
terrain changes today as we drive to Nghia Lo, Starting
from Thu Cuc, featuring with fertile hilly area covered
with green tea plantations, the mountains get higher and
higher. Along the way you can see thick forests cover
high mountains. Spending about 4 hours walking through
a narrow and long valley, we meet three tribal setting
their villages in different ways which reveal their traditional
customs and living style: The Thai occupy the low land
almost at bottom of valleys, near river or streams from
which they build up water wheels for transfer water to
rice paddies on which they farm wet rice intensively.
The H’mong settle at the highest elevation, grow
corn and dry rice on the burn-over land and the Zao live
in the middle practice both methods of farming and it
is easily to realize that they learn a lot of farming
technique from the Thai.
Arriving in Nghia Lo, a pretty mountainous town, we spend
the remaining hours of the day wandering the town including
the market area. |
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Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Local standard hotel room |
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Day
5 // Nghia
Lo // Tu
Le |
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It
is not far from Nghia Lo to Tu Le. The road ride today
takes only 2 hours so we have a lot of time exploring
the area for real mountainous life of the local ethnic
minority people. Fancy a four hour trekking along a trail
which connect villages to villages, meeting different
tribal people such as White Thai, Black Zao, Red H’mong…who
seem very surprise, staring at you for the first moment
and turn out very friendly and inviting you to their homes
in which you will be hosted with tea or home made wine.
We enjoy another home staying in a large Thai village,
which offers fantastic hours for your culture discovery. |
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Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Home stay in the Thai village |
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Day
6 // Tu
Le // Mu
Cang Chai //
Than Uyen |
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We
are heading uphill to Hoang Lien Son range of mountains,
the roof of Indochina, for our discovery from the back
side of this famous area. The Northeast of this range,
consider the front side with Sa Pa has been known and
become popular tourist destination for almost 2 decades
but the back side is staying unknown to many, even local
travelers talking of the area which we are going today
as of another world.
The first tip of the day is the morning market at the
center of Tu Le. Tribal peoples from remotest villages
in their traditional costumes which are very different
from one another go to market with cheerful faces…which
makes you surprise!
Leaving the market for a short drive, you will find yourselves
in the magnificent area of this unspoiled area, Kau Pha.
From the foot of this mountain pass, we challenge a 9
km trek through thick jungle up to the top of the pass
which is at 1,800m above sea level. Enjoy fresh air and
great view.
After Lunch in Mu Cang Chai town, we continue our drive
uphill which offers even more spectacular scenery, far
away from what you expect!
Arriving in Than Uyen town late in the afternoon, check
in and relax in the only local guesthouse. |
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Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Local guesthouse |
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Day
7 // Than
Uyen //
Binh Lu //
Sapa |
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We
slowly drive along the foot of Fansipan, admiring its
magnificence and beauty from the west side which is often
clearer in comparison with that from Sa Pa at the east
side. Today you will meet people from Lu minority whose
population is just about 5000. Some old Lu men said that
their ancestors came to settle in the region from Laos
many years ago and they adopted rice farming style of
the Thai while maintaining their traditional culture which
reveals on women’s clothes and jewelry and still
keep dying their teeth black.
The 60 km drive from Binh Lu to Sa Pa offers the most
spectacular scenery in Vietnam for sure.
It is hard work to driver because beautiful landscapes
makes you wish to stop at every corner while going up
steep road!
Arriving in Sa Pa in the afternoon, you will spend the
rest of the day wandering around the narrow and busy old
street of this famous tourist destination. |
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Royal View Hotel in Sapa |
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Day
8 // Sapa
villages explore //
Overnight train back to Hanoi |
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Most
other tourists come from Hanoi will be anxious for trips
to explore tribal villages around Sapa town but not you!
Because these trips can not compare with what you had
experienced so far. So the plan today is set open for
your flexibility.
However we suggest a morning trip to visit Lao Chai and
Ta Van to admire scenery of Muong Hoa Valley, the most
beautiful one from the east side of Fansipan. Car and
guide will pick you up at hotel and drive 12 km to the
center of the valley where you will enjoy an easy walk
along the river, paying visit to Black H’mong and
Zay villages for about 3 hours. Drive back to hotel and
free to relax.
Late afternoon, you will pick up for a road transfer downhill
to Lao Cai station for taking the overnight train to Hanoi,
which arrives early next morning. Pick up and transfer
to your hotel in Hanoi. |
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Breakfast included. Lunch and Dinner on your own |
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First class overnight train in 4 beds cabin with air-conditioning |
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Tour
Price per person in US Dollars |
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| Group
size |
2
persons |
3-6
persons |
7-10
persons |
Single
Surcharge |
| Superior
hotel |
680 |
655 |
615 |
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| Chidren
Policy |
Under
6 free, from 7 to 11 charge 75 %, 12 years and above
pay for adult price |
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Tour
price includes |
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Transfer with private 4 WD car as indicated in day by
day itinerary.
• One way overnight train from Lao Cai to Hanoi
in first class 4 bed cabin with air-conditioning
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One way flight tickets from Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu
• Accommodation: 4 nights home stay at villages,
3 nights in hotel and guesthouse as stated.
• All meals as listed in day by day itinerary.
• Visiting fee, tax and service charge.
• English speaking tour guide.
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Tour
price excludes |
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Meals not indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Drinks and personal expenses.
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Contact
us to book this tour |
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