SUNDAY MARKET IN SA PA

The night before: Our guide and 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 – Sa Pa – Trek to Ta Phin village & homestay ~ 14 kms (B L D)

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. We will then take a car from Sa Pa to our trekking base where we start our trek up and down hills through excellent panoramas of the larger valley, terraced rice fields, bamboo ranges and many minority villages .We take a small local path leading into the bottom of the valley where some stalls are available that serve tea and fruits. Lunch break before we keep hitting the road to Ta Phin village.

Remark: Normally, we often trek 3 hours to Ta Phin Village. If you have good health and want to get more exploration, 4 hours or 5 hours trekking is the best choice.

Pm: Arrive Ta Phin village, our Dao host family will welcome you to their traditional home where we will share in an ethnic style dinner and stay the night. Overnight in homestay.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, homestay, breakfast, lunch, dinner, hotel for shower

Day 2: Ta Phin – Back to Sa Pa. Trek to Cat Cat village ~ 8 kms (B)

Am: In the morning, you will see and hear the sounds of morning village life. You can join your host family in some of their activities like feeding the animals, cleaning the houses, gardening or preparing breakfast. After breakfast, we could take a short morning wander around the village or resulting in more time spent with the host family. Back Sapa town by car. Check in your hotel. Free to have your own lunch.

Pm: In the afternoon, you will walk to the trail through bamboo forest to visit Cat Cat village with beautiful landscapes and more experiences of tribe people here with black H’mong people family and discover their real life. At Cat Cat village you can also have traditional music show of minority people for more understanding of their cultures. Back Sapa town by car. Free to have your own dinner. At night you can visit Sapa night-market to see the specific activity feature of this highland. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, hotel

Day 3: Sa Pa – Sunday market – Lao Cai – Night train back Ha Noi (B L)

Am: After your breakfast at your hotel, you will travel to Bac Ha which is 100 kms Northeast of Sa Pa. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai where you will be taken through rural area. Bac Ha is the largest market in the area, situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. On every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of color as many different ethnic groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities, etc who gather to buy and sell useful goods for daily life and handicraft products. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, you will have your lunch in a restaurant.

Pm:  This afternoon you will enjoy a walking tour to surrounding villages of H’mong and Tay minorities (Ban Pho village) for more discoveries of ethnic people here and their cultures as well. The life on mountainous area will give you more experiences of the living way on highland area in the North of Vietnam. Then we drive downhill to start a short walk to Trung Do Village, which is home to the Tay minority where you will enjoy a magical water buffalo cart ride while traveling through amazing countryside inhabited by the happy and hospitable Tay minority people. We will then travel by boat through amazing countryside to Bao Nhai Village. Then our driver transfer you back Lao Cai train station for getting night – train return Ha Noi city. Before taking the train, check in mini-hotel for shower. Free to have your own dinner at restaurant. 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.

Next morning: You will arrive in Ha Noi ~ 5.00 am. Please find your own way back to your hotel, a taxi normally costs you a set of 50,000 VND.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, boat, buffalo cart, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, train ticket, hotel for shower

Price: USD/Person

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: Sapa easy trek 2 days, Sapa moderate trek 4 days, please contact us for more information.

Notes:

• Hotel:  twin shared room. Check in: 14:00; Check out: 12:00 noon.
• Homestay condition: Very basic but clean.
• We use Toyota for 4 seats and Ford Transit or Mercedes for 16 seats (with seatbelt & AC).

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