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Tour
code: SPT-03 |
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Duration:
3 days and 4 nights |
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Departure:
Every evening from Hanoi |
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Pick
up: At your hotel |
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Grade:
Hard |
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Description |
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One
full day touring all highlights of Sapa, two days trekking,
7 hours each day, through the remotest region of Sapa
District, you will enjoy much the wonderful scenery
dominated by terraced paddies and some well protected
part of Hoang Lien Son nature reservation, meet tribal
peoples from all five minority groups and witness their
unique way of life. Staying over night in bamboo hut
of the Red Zao amidst wild nature is also a lovely experience. |
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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 // Sapa
town //
Silver Waterfall and Tram Ton Pass |
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The
train arrives at Lao Cai station early at about 06.00,
where your guide and driver waiting for you 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, you will walk for a brief introduction
of this charming town. At the market, you will meet many
ethnic minority peoples from different groups, wearing
their traditional costumes made by themselves, selling
local products includes vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom,
medicinal herbs and souvenirs…
Afternoon, your Sapa guide and driver will pick you up
at about 14.00 for a drive up hill to 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.
On the way back, you may wish to enjoy a short trek for
about nearly 2 hours to Cat Cat Village or just wandering
around town. It is good preparation for your trip the
next 2 days. |
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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
// Ban Ho
// Thanh
Phu // Sin
Chai |
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After
breakfast, you will leave Sapa for 2 days trekking to
explore the remote area of Sapa. An hour drive along the
only road through fantastic Muong Hoa Valley, you will
enjoy much the scenery and many photo stops and later
arrive in a beautiful valley near Ban Ho, a Tay ethnic
village. Begin trekking from here for a bout 3 hours around
Ban Ho, and then following a trail winding along the bank
of a river to Thanh Phu village where we enjoy Lunch break.
After walking around to visit Thanh Phu you will continue
to Sin Chai, a beautiful village of the Red Zao people
at high elevation, here you will wander around the village
for a culture discovery. Enjoy village atmosphere at sunset
in the sound of nature and rural life. Dinner and stay
overnight in this village. |
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Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included |
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Accommodation: Bamboo Hut or Home stay in Red Zao village
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Day
3 // Sin
Chai //
Ben Den //
Lao Cai |
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After
a good sleep in bamboo hut, you wake up for an early breakfast
and repack your luggage for the long trek heading toward
Lao Cai. Once you leave Sin Chai, the trip takes you into
a fabulously mountainous area, the most remote part of
Sapa. En route you meet children’ curious eyes as
you are very first tourists passing by. Red Dao ethnic
minority inhabits the entire area. The trail running through
bamboo forest and thick jungle for the whole morning until
Nam Ket village where we stop for lunch.
After lunch, your trek will be mostly downhill. After
about half an hour, you will have an opportunity to enjoy
great views of an ever green valley lying along the west
bank of the Red River. You eventually arrive in Ta Thang
village of Tay minority. Here you will be transferred
by car to Lao Cai. The rest of the afternoon is set for
freshen up, relax and dinner before boarding the train
for Hanoi, which arrives early next morning and trip ends. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included. Dinner on your own |
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Day room for shower and rest near Lao Cai station |
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Overnight on the train in first class 4 bed 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 |
| Standard
hotel |
185 |
168 |
138 |
13 |
| Supperior
hotel |
199 |
181 |
152 |
23 |
| Upgrade
2 bed cabin |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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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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Accommodation: 1 night hotel room in Sapa, 1 night home
stay
• Return train tickets basing on first class 4 bed
cabin with air-conditioning
• Transfer with private car and jeep as indicated
in day by day itinerary
• All meals as listed in day by day itinerary
• Visiting fee and English speaking guide
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Tour
price excludes |
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Meals not indicated in day by day itinerary
• Drinks of any kind
• Personal expenses and insurance
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Contact
us to book this tour |
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Things
to bring |
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Comfortable trekking shoes
• Sun Block and wide brim hat
• Rain gear and warm clothes
• Insect repellent
• Original Passport
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Contact
us to book this tour |
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Others
Sapa Trekking and Adventure Tours |
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The Spectacular Muong Hoa Valley (SPT-01) |
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Explore
Muong Hoa Valley (SPT-02) |
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Tribal
Life In Sapa's Remote Villages (SPT-03) |
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A
Discovery Along Muong Hoa River (SPT-04) |
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The
Hidden Part Of Sapa (SPT-05) |
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A
Short Trek Of Sapa and Fansipan (SPT-06) |
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Escape
Of Sapa and Fansipan (SPT-07) |
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Sapa
and Fansipan Exploration (SPT-08) |
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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
Cycling Options |
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Sapa
Luxury Holidays |
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Traditional
Minority Markets Excursions |
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Northern
Mountation Discovery Packages |
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