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Tour
code: SPC-03 |
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Duration:
4 days/5 nights |
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Departure:
Every evening 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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| Highlights
of Sapa brings most of Sapa’s natural wanders to
your holidays. You will enjoy much the natural beauty
and magnificent landscapes while paying visit to Sapa’s
most beautiful valleys, meeting 4 tribal peoples, witnessing
unique ways of life. For your 4th day of the trip, one
of the tribal traditional markets in the region such as
Bac Ha, Coc Ly, Muong Hum…will add more color to
your vacation. |
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ITINERARY |
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Night 1:
Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Please, be ready at your hotel lobby at 20.00 for a short
transfer to Hanoi railways station for taking the overnight
train (first class 4 beds cabin with air-condition) which
arrive in Lao Cai city, near the Chinese border next morning. |
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Day
1 // Lao
Cai // Sapa
Town’s Highlights |
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The
train arrives at Lao Cai station early at about 06.00,
meet your guide and driver as you check out and an hour
transfer uphill the Hoang Lien Son mountains to Sapa.
Great views of valleys and terraced rice fields along
the way.
After Breakfast your guide will show you around for a
brief introduction of this charming town. At the market,
ethnic minority people of different groups wearing their
traditional costumes made by themselves comes every day
selling local products includes vegetable, bamboo shoot,
mushroom, medicinal herbs and souvenirs…there are
chances to get intact and taking photos.
Later you will follow the footsteps uphill to the top
of Ham Rong Mountain for over viewing beautiful scenery
of the town and surrounding area, paying visit to an orchard
garden and a mini museum which tells you a lot about ethnic
minority people living in Sapa and the northwest region.
Later in the afternoon, you may wish to continue your
walk down hill to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong,
5 km away or drop in a local terraced café to enjoy
your self as the cloud comes and goes. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa |
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Day
2 // Visit
Ta Phin Valley //
Silver Waterfall //
Tram Ton Pass |
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Today
morning, you will visit Ta Phin commune 14 km southeast
of Sapa town. Located in a large valley, surrounded by
high mountains, which covered by pine trees and forest,
Ta Phin Commune is home to the Red Zao and Black H’mong
ethnic. Although living close to each other for years,
these two ethnic peoples are very different: The H’mong
are cheerful and open minded while the Red Zao are economical
and reserved…
Take a 14km drive to the center of the valley, you will
enjoy an easy walk following village path around the valley,
paying visit to H’mong hamlets scattering from the
bottom of the valley to higher mountain slopes. From high
elevation, great view of the valley stretching under your
foot. Continue your walk to the Red Zao village in which
you will meet groups of women making handicrafts includes
embroidered clothes, handbags… Transfer back to
Sapa for Lunch and noon break.
Afternoon, Local guide and driver will pick you up at
about 02.00 pm and then drive up hill to see the famous
Silver Waterfall and then onto Tram Ton, the highest mountain
pass in Vietnam at 1,800 m above sea level for enjoying
the magnificence of Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range as well
as over viewing spectacular landscapes of the whole area,
stretching endlessly. Transfer back to Sa Pa and relax. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: hotel in Sapa |
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Day
3 // Tribal
Villages visiting along Muong Hoa Valley |
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Two
high ranges of mountains run in parallel southwest of
Sa Pa town create Muong Hoa valley, famous for its breathtaking
scenery in the region which is home to the major part
of Sa Pa’s ethnic population including the H’mong,
Zao, Zay, Tay and Xa Pho.
Today you will spend the whole day exploring the spectacular
Muong Hoa. A Jeep will take us out of the town, following
the only road built on the side of a mountain range, looking
down the valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed
of high mountains, deep valleys, and stream of water winding,
waterfalls and terraced rice paddies…Many time,
leaving the main road, you will visit tribal villages
such as Ta Van of the Zay, Su Pan of the Black H’mong,
Ban Ho of the Tay…there are chances for meeting
and contacting locals at home and at works.
We leave Ban Ho in late afternoon, drive back to Sapa.
Evening is at your leisure. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: hotel in Sapa |
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Day
4 // Full
day joining a Tribal Traditional Market |
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Depending
on what date it is today, you can choose one of the market
available for your interest in our market list and we
shall refine a detail itinerary and activities.
After a day joining locals and enjoying their market atmosphere
and activities, you will arrive Lao Cai Station at about
18.00, having a shower before boarding the overnight train
for Hanoi which arrive the next morning and trip ends. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Overnight train in first class 4 beds cabin with air-condition |
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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 |
| Standard
hotel |
299 |
256 |
189 |
38 |
| Superior
hotel |
338 |
295 |
228 |
60 |
| 2
beds cabin extra |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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Tour
price includes |
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Transfer with private car as indicated in day by day itinerary
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4
berth or 2 berth cabin with air-con as you choose.
• Accommodation: 3 nights double or twin shared
hotel room in Sapa as one of above class you choose.
• All meals as listed in above itinerary.
• Visiting fee, tax and service charge
• Local English speaking tour guide.
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Tour
price excludes |
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Meals not mentioned in above program.
• Drinks and personal expenses.
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Contact
us to book this tour |
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Others
Sapa Classic Trips |
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Sapa
Short Trip (SPC-01) |
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Highlights
Of Sapa (SPC-02) |
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Sapa
Wonder and Minority Market (SPC-03) |
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Others
Sapa Tours Catalogue |
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Sapa
Budget Tours |
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Sapa
Trekking and Adventure Tours |
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Sapa
Cycling Options |
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Sapa
Luxury Holidays |
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Traditional
Minority Markets Excursions |
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Northern
Mountain Discovery Packages |
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