SA PA EASY TREK
With your limited time, 2 days tour trekking in Sapa and stay at hotel in Sapa town will give you an overview of beauties of Sapa as well as specialties of ethnic people in north highland of Vietnam. Clouds and landscapes here will make you to have a feeling as on heaven. Only coming here is the best way to enjoy specialty of this mountainous town.
Duration: 2 days / 3 nights
Itinerary in brief:
Day 1: Arrive Lao Cai – Sa Pa. Visit Ta Phin Village & Cat Cat village (B L)
Day 2: Trek to Lao Chai – Ta Van & night train back Ha Noi (B L)
The night before: Our driver will transfer you to Ha Noi Train Station for taking night train to Lao Cai at 7:00 pm. Overnight on train with AC soft sleeper.
Day 1: Arrive Lao Cai – Sapa – Visit Ta Phin Village & Cat Cat village (B L)
Am: The train arrives Lao Cai Train Station at 5:30 a.m. Then the driver and guide take you to Sa Pa town via the clouds. On arrival Sa Pa town you will stop at mini hotel for a morning shower and have breakfast. Sapa, a highland town around with the covering clouds like a picture make you to have an interesting feeling when you step your foot to get it wonderfully by your eyes. You will begin by trekking around Sa Pa town to visit Sapa Morning Market to see the noisy life of local people and get more knowledge of culture through products of minority people. Then you will then take a car from Sa Pa to Ta Phin Village to visit Red Dao people and handicraft shops. You also trek through excellent panoramas of terraced rice fields, bamboo ranges and many minority villages. Then come back to Sapa Town by car. Have lunch at restaurant.
Pm: This afternoon, you continue visiting Cat Cat village with beautiful landscapes and more experiences of tribe people here with black H’mong people family and discover their real life. You will walk down to the waterfall and Hydrogen power station built by French. At Cat Cat village, there is also traditional music show of minority people. You can has a chance to enjoy for more understanding of their cultures. Back Sapa town by car. Free to have your own dinner at restaurant. Then you can visit Sapa night market to see the specific activity feature of this highland. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Inclusion: Train ticket, Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, early check in & hotel
Day 2: Trek to Lao Chai – Ta Van & night train back Ha Noi (B L)
Am: Have breakfast at hotel. Depart from Sapa town by car to Lao Chai village, following the road down the hill. Views of the Muong Hoa valley and magnificent surroundings of mountains and rice terrace fields seen from this road. Along the road, people from many ethnic groups (H’mong, Zay, and Red Dao) likely to be met, and there are stalls along the way that serve tea, fruits, and sweets. Soon after turning off the main road and taking a local path, we will arrive in the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai, where you will experience the daily life of the villagers. After that, we walk from Lao Chai to Ta Van village where the Zay hill tribes live. Here you take a rest and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by your local guide in his house.
Pm: After lunch, you trek around the village to get more exploration and to see daily activities of local people. Then the driver picks you up for the return journey to Sa Pa to check in mini-hotel for shower. You have more free time to walk around Sa Pa market for more experiences of minority market with colorful life. Then our guide and driver take you back Lao Cai train station for getting night train return Ha Noi city. Free to have your own dinner in restaurant near train station. Get on train A/C soft sleeper – Cabin of 4 – Livitrans. Spending night on train. You will arrival Ha Noi ~ 5.00 am next morning.
Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, hotel for shower, train ticket
Next morning: You will arrive at Ha Noi at 5.00 am . Please find your own way back to your hotel, a taxi normally costs you a set of 50,000 VND
Price: USD/Person
| Size of group | 1 person | 2 persons | 4 persons | 6 persons | 8 persons | Single Supplement |
| Hotel 2 stars | 378 | 245 | 197 | 177 | 166 | 20 |
| Hotel 3 stars | 396 | 251 | 203 | 182 | 172 | 30 |
| Hotel 4 stars | 713 | 372 | 325 | 304 | 294 | 57 |
| Hotel 5 stars | 795 | 413 | 365 | 345 | 335 | 93 |
Inclusion: All mentioned in itinerary details
Exclusion: Insurance, other drinks & personal expenses, Tips are welcome!
What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, towels, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlight, proper footwear, sleeping bag, good shoes for walking, a camera with lots of film and extra batteries, raincoat or umbrella, cable locks for luggage, other personal needs.
Other tour options: Sunday market in Sa Pa 3 days, Sa Pa moderate trek 4 days, please contact us for more information.
Notes:
- Hotel: twin shared room. Check in: 14:00; Check out: 12:00 noon.
- We use Toyota for 4 seats and Ford Transit or Mercedes for 16 seats (with seatbelt & AC).
