Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat Village (L)

7.00: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi city center then proceeding for long driving to explore Sapa in the north-west of Vietnam.

Driving with 295 kilometers from Hanoi to Sapa by a new highway going through 5 provinces and city: Ha Noi, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, and Lao Cai. With more than 5 hours driving, you will be arrival Sapa, is a frontier town and capital of Sa Pa District in Lao Cai Province in northwest Vietnam.

When arriving in Sapa, check-in the hotel for free at leisure and have lunch.

After lunch, the car will bring you to the Black Hmong’s village where you start a sightseeing tour beginning with a minority village named Cat Cat to observe minority villagers colorfully dressed indigo tunics, leggings, elaborately pleated skirts, and sliver-studded jackets. Interact with these minorities and learn about their unique lifestyle, which has not much changed despite the long passage of time. You will also enjoy a mountain minority traditional dance show here and trekking around the village then the car will bring you back to your hotel/homestay.

18.00: Have dinner then free time to explore Sapa town at night and overnight in Sapa.

Day 2: Sapa – Lao Chai &Ta Van Village – Return To Hanoi (B, L)

Good morning Sapa, enjoy the breakfast and then check out the hotel before getting started the trip to explore the minority village along the Muong Hoa River such as Lao Chai’s Black Hmong Village and Ta Van’s Giay village.

The car will bring you to Lao Chai village where you will start trekking via the rice terraces and Black Hmong houses and suspension bridges, or to see rice water mills and being in touch-friendly communication with ethnic people ( the trekking way is not hard – easy trekking; trekking, taking photographs and going sightseeing by the most beautiful landscapes such rice terraces, valleys, streams and to study the local daily life’s experiences)

After 3 hour trekking to explore the hill tribe villages belongs to Muong Hoa River, we arrive in Ta Van village where we will have lunch and break here during lunchtime we can enjoy the ethnic minority people’s traditional music and dance performances.

After a lovely time here, we will get on the car to return Hanoi, we arrive in Hanoi at 20.00. The tour ends.

Inclusion

– All entrance tickets to indicated sites

– Modern car with an experienced driver

– Meals as indicated in the itinerary

– English speaking tour guide during the tour

– Accommodation

Exclusion

– VAT (10%)

– Insurance, visas

– Other personal expenses (tip, drinks with meals,...)

Things to bring:

– Warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September, October, November, December, January, February and March

– Due to an altitude of Sapa, it is sometimes foggy in December, January, February, and March

– Trekking shoes, sunglasses, sun cream, insect repellent are also necessary

– You should take cash with you in Vietnam Dong because the banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well. US Dollar, Euro, Australia Dollar are accepted in Sapa

– You should take medicine with you although there are some chemist’s shops in Sapa in case you get sick