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Tour
code: SPP-02 |
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Duration:
3 days / 4 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:
Medium |
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Description |
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a full day visiting Sapa town and its wonders, you will
cycle along the only narrow road to explore the southwest
remote area of Sapa, famous with breathtaking landscapes
of the Muong Hoa and Ban Ho Valleys which are homes to
most of Sapa’s ethnic population such as Black H’mong,
Red Zao, Zay & Tay people. Combining with short trekking,
the trip brings memorable experience and fun only in nice
weather. |
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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 // Arrival
Sapa //
Sapa 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! Upon
arrival in Sapa you will check in hotel if room available,
freshen up and 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 tell
you a lot about ethnic minority people living in Sa Pa
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 // Sapa
// Su Pan
// Thanh
Phu // Sin
Chai |
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Starting
your cycle from Sapa heading south along the narrow motor
downhill and the first 7km features with steep road, wild
nature and spectacular scenery of Fansipan Mount on your
right side and then the large view of Muong Hoa Valley
opens wide suddenly. You will cross the Muong Hoa River
and exploring ethnic villages including Ta Van(Zay) and
Lao Chai and Su Pan(Black H’mong).
Continue 12 km further south, you will see another large
valley in oval shape. As you cycle along the road winding
on the left side of the valley at high elevation great
view of the Ban Ho Valley dominated by green fields and
stilt houses stretching far away under your wheels. Arriving
in the Tay ethnic minority village of Thanh Phu at noon
and enjoying a brief discovery of the village before Lunch.
In the afternoon, your adventure continues up and down
hills and valleys for another 20km with many photo stops
before arriving in Sin Chai, a village of the Red Zao
ethnic peoples. Here after a coffee break, you may choose
cycling or walking for few hours around to explore the
Red Zao unique way of life as well as enjoying sunset.
Dinner with local dishes is served in a local house and
stay overnight in the bamboo huts. |
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Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Home stay or bamboo hut in Sin Chai Village |
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Day
3 // Sin
Chai //
Ban Ho //
Sapa //
Overnight train to Hanoi |
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After
breakfast you will cycling along a narrow and dusty road
for about 2 hours to the centre of Ban Ho Valley. Here
you will leave your bicycle and enjoy a short walk to
explore this large village of the Tay which is built in
a beautiful nature setting by the side of the Nam Sai
River. Unfortunately It is often hot here due low elevation
and high surrounding mountains. The nearby river will
offers good fun for swimming. A picnic Lunch will be prepared
on the river bank, and you will enjoy music of the nature
played by wind, birds…
Cycling up hills back is a challenge but not to tough
and you are not in a hurry to make it flexible to have
as many photo stops as possible.
Arriving back to Sapa late in the afternoon, take a shower
before transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for the overnight
train back to Hanoi which arrives early the next morning. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Overnight on the train in first class 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 |
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hotel |
257 |
227 |
192 |
13 |
| Superior
hotel |
270 |
240 |
205 |
23 |
| Upgrade
2 beds cabin |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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Tour
price includes |
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Accommodation: 1 night hotel in Sapa, 1 night home stay
• Return train tickets in 4 bed shared cabin with
A/C, tourist class
• Transfer by private vehicle for group as in detail
itinerary
• Good mountain bicycle with helmet
• All meals indicated in the detail itinerary. Drinking
water and snack when cycling
• English speaking guide, visiting fee and government
permission, tax and service charge.
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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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Others
Sapa Cycling Options |
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Cycle
Ta Phin and Muong Hoa Valleys (SPP-01) |
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Discovery
Of Muong Hoa and Ban Ho Valleys (SPP-02) |
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Cycle
Fansipan's Westside (SPP-03) |
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Pedalling
The Remote Sapa's Northwest (SPP-04) |
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Others
Sapa Tours Catalogue |
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Sapa
Budget Tours |
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Sapa
Classic Trips |
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Sapa
Trekking and Adventure Tours |
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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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