Tour Information
- Tour Type: Private
- Departure Date: Daily
- Starting Point: Hanoi
- End of Tour: Hanoi
Sapa is located in Lao Cai province, 350 km from Hanoi, close to the border with China. The Hoang Lien Son range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes Vietnam’s highest peak, Fansipan, at a high of 3142m above sea level and a vast area covered by thick forest, rich in wildlife. The town of Sapa lies at the attitude of about 1,600m. The climate is moderate, cool in summer, foggy and cold in winter with occasional snowfall.
Sapa is home to a great diversity of ethnic minority people. It is likely that, Sapa was first inhabited by highland minorities of H’mong and Yao group and later came the Tay, Zay, and a small number of Xa Pho to form the 5 main ethnic groups which takes about 85% of the district’s population today and a very small number of them live in Sapa town, most of themlive in small villages and hamlets scattering in valleys and hamlets scattering in valleys and mountains throughout the district.
| Date |
Activities |
Meal |
| Day 1 | The night train to Lao Cai station | None |
| Day 2 | The other halves of their lifves | B, L, D |
| Day 3 | A walk to BacHa market | B, L, D |
| Day 4 | Get up to the road for a car back to Sapa | B, L, D |
| Day 5 | Getting back to Hanoi | None |
Day 1
Transport
Meals:None
The night train to Lao Cai station
Detailed Itinerary:
Asia TourAdvisor’s tour guide come to pick you up from your hotel then transfer to Ha Noi Railway Station and catch the night train to Lao Cai (overnight on the train, the cabin with 4 berths, soft sleeper and air-conditioning)., Arrive Lao Cai 5:30 or 6:00am.
Day 2
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
The other halves of their lifves
Detailed Itinerary:
After breakfast at a local restaurant on arrive.Picked up at Laocai Train Station to transfer to CanCau market. It takes more than 2 hours to get to CanCau – a small market situated in a valley surrounded by mountains and only 7 km from China. The market deeply shows the typical cultural features of the minorities in remote mountainous areas in Vietnam. Further more, you can enjoy seeing boys and girls in colourful costumes – different colours of the mountains. They attend the market in the hope of finding “the other halves of their lifves” and this is also the time for them to chat, to exchange everything among different ethnic peoples through cups of wine sold in the market. Say goodbye to the market and transfer to BacHa. On the way, spend time visiting a village of the Flower H’mong and then check in hotel in BacHa. Free to explore the town. Lunch in CanCau or in BacHa and dinner in BacHa.
Day 3
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
A walk to BacHa market
Detailed Itinerary:
A walk to BacHa market. Visit one village and an old building called The H’mong king’s house. Breakfast and the beginning of the day on which you visit a big market filled with many different hill-tribe peoples. This is the most colourful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy BacHa people’s simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches... talking to the minorities through the guide’s interpretation. Leave the market for the H’mong King’s house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920. Return the town for lunch. In the afternoon, spend time visiting another village (BanPho village) Say good bye to BacHa and get back to Trung Do village, visit the Tay then get on boat along Chay river. Get off boat for jeep at Bao Nhai then continue to Sapa. On the way back, drop in to see the Vietnamese and Chinese Harbour Mouth in LaoCai. Reach Sapa late in the afternoon. Check in hotel in Sapa.
Day 4
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Get up to the road for a car back to Sapa
Detailed Itinerary:
Breakfast, check out hotel at 10:00 AM. Get downhill to the valley for 3 villages of the Black H’mong, the Dzay & Red Dzao people. Lunch at a Dzay family. Get up to the road for a car back to Sapa. Then take shuttle bus to LaoCai Station for the night train to Hanoi. Dinner at Lao Cai Station.Overnight on the train
Day 5
Transport
Meals:None
Getting back to Hanoi
Detailed Itinerary:
Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am,taxi to hotel on your own. Finish unforgettable Sapa Tour with Asia Tour Advisor. Good bye & see you in the next time!
AsiaTourAdvisor can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.
| Price Per Person in US Dollars |
Rate from 01st May to 30th Sept 2012 |
| 2 Pax |
3-4 Pax |
5-8 Pax |
Single supplement |
| Mid-range (3*) |
315 |
285 |
265 |
45 |
| Superior (3*+) |
335 |
310 |
290 |
60 |
| Deluxe (4*) |
385 |
360 |
340 |
100 |
| Child under 4 years old |
Free of charge,01 child share the room and meals with 02 adults |
| Child from 4 – under 10 years old |
75% 01 child share the room and meals with 02 adults |
| Price Per Person in US Dollars |
Rate from 01st Oct 2012 to 30th April 2013 |
| 2 Pax |
3-4 Pax |
5-8 Pax |
Single supplement |
| Mid-range (3*) |
325 |
295 |
275 |
55 |
| Superior (3*+) |
345 |
320 |
300 |
70 |
| Deluxe (4*) |
395 |
370 |
350 |
110 |
| Child under 4 years old |
Free of charge,01 child share the room and meals with 02 adults |
| Child from 4 – under 10 years old |
75% 01 child share the room and meals with 02 adults |
Accommodation
Please contract us for private 2 berth cabin on train |
Standard (3*) |
Superior (3*+) |
Deluxe (4*) |
| Cat Cat View,BamBoo Sapa hotel or similar |
Chau Long hotel,new wing room |
Victoria Sapa hotel |
Trip Included:
- Private car pick up from your hotel to Hanoi train station.
- Returns train tickets in 04 berths sharing canbinet, A/C Wooden Softsleeper
- Local English speaking guide, Other languges upon your request
- Twin /Double sharing Room at hotel in Sapa
- Meal as mentioned in program ( B= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner )
- Sightseeing fees
- Purified water and wet towel
- Transport as programe
- Taxes
Trip Excluded:
- Insurance
- Personal expense (drinks, telephone…)
- Tips and gratuities
What to bring:
- Sun Block
- Wide brim hat
- Camera + Film
- Comfortable shoes
- Rain gear
- Warm clothes
- Insect Repellent
- Original Passport
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