Full Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Ham Rong Mountain (L)
06.30 Am: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Sapa. We will have a shortstop on the way for the restroom and relax.
12.30 Pm: We arrive at your hotel in Sapa for check-in.
13.00: We will have lunchtime at the restaurant.
14.30: We start trekking to visit Cat Cat village. A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’ mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, go trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall - Hydraulic Power Station; stop for taking some photos with bridge and waterfall then you will walk up the hill for the car to pick up to get back to Ham Rong Mountain in the afternoon.
16.00: We will continue to visit Ham Rong mountain. Then stick to the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong Mountain for overseeing the beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding region.
Being shaped like a dragon’s head dimly looming in the thin veil of the morning, Ham Rong Mountain (Dragon Jaw Mountain) is a fine combination of man-made and natural scenery is an attractive tourist area at the center of Sapa town.
19.00: Back to the hotel for diner. After dinner, you will have free time to discover Sapa town at night. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 2: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Muong Hoa Valley – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (L)
08.00: After your breakfast at the hotel and our tour guide will take you to visit Y Linh Ho and Muong Hoa through rice paddies and small hamlets to study the life of hill tribes here. Coming to the tranquil village called Y Linh Ho, you will have a chance of going along such a beautiful valley lying between mountains. The fresh air in the highland of Vietnam is really great for taking a walk. Y Linh Ho is a small commune composed of a dozen of small hamlets scattering on the very tough mountain terrain with high and steep mountains. This village is home to the Black Mong who wears very dark clothing in blacks and navy dyed with indigo (often seen on the hands of older Mong women). Here, you can enjoy the beautiful and interesting scenery of these villages. This is your chance to visit the H’ mong people living in their wooden and bamboo houses.
After that, our tour guide will pick you up to Ta Van which is a small village set within a picturesque valley of Muong Hoa. Continuing for the 9km road down the valley from Sapa to the Hmong village of Lao Chai with great views of the lush terraces. From there, you'll just follow the valley for a few miles to the next town of Ta Van. Along the way, you'll walk through terraced rice fields and among some picturesque villages, and experience a bit of rural life. As you walk through different hill-tribe villages (Hmong and Dao people), it's helpful to have our guide to explain their customs or their daily life to you.
18.00: After that transfer to your hotel, have dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 3: Sapa – Conquering Fansipan mountain by cable car (L)
08.00: You have breakfast at the hotel.
09.00: The car and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car station to begin the journey conquering Fansipan by modern cable car system in the world to the point of 2800m then continue gaining for Fansipan at an altitude of 3.143m – the "Roof of Indochine".
It normally takes people one or two days to reach the peak of Fansipan mountain on foot. However, if you take the three-rope cable car system it just takes within 15-20 minutes to carry you from the bottom to the highest point of the mountain. Fansipan Cable Car is kind of a modern three-wire cable in the world, it is just the first time to present in Asia. With a total of 35 cabins, this cable car will pass 6 main pillars then bring you to fly over 6.2 km long from Muong Hoa Valley to Fansipan Cable Station. The distance from a pillar to the next pillar will be 1 km.
While traveling by cable car, you can enjoy the scenery and magnificent views of Sapa and swallow views of Muong Hoa valley, Hoang Lien National Forest as well as the beautiful landscapes of Lai Chau province.
After conquering the Fansipan Peak, you will also the takeable car to get back the foot of the mountain. Then you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Arrive at your hotel, it will be your free time to explore around. Have dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 4: Sapa – Silver Waterfalls – Love Waterfalls – Return to Hanoi (L)
7.30 Am: Our car and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Thac Bac Waterfall which is 13kms from Sapa on the road to Tram Ton Pass, the highest mountain pass in Vietnam. The pass acts as a weather divide, often with different temperatures on either side.
Thac Bac lies beside National Highway No 4D, about 12 km from Sapa Town center. Thac Bac Waterfall is formed by sources of water from the Lo Sui Tong mountain peak. From the distance, the waterfall looks like a white dragon looking down from the sky. From there you can see the stunning view of the surrounding mountains and the vast forests belonging to Hoang Lien National Park.
Thac Bac waterfall is a breathtaking scenery with white water cascading down from the top. The surrounding is filled with beautiful nature. This is also a very busy fair place on highlands, which sells souvenirs of ethnic minorities such as rings, hats, purses, embroidered towels, wine, precious medicinal plants derived from the Hoang Lien mountain, herbal tea ... diversity in the brocade products, dramatic color. In addition, visitors can taste the different flavors of food in this place.
9.30 Am: Continuing to Love Waterfall Sapa, tourists will have a chance to hear the anecdote about romantic love between human people and fairy. The story began when the fairies formerly frequently go down the waterfall to swim. One day, the 7th fairy detected a woodcutter named O Quy Ho, the eldest son of God Mountain reigning Ai Lao Mountain was cooking and playing his flute by the stream. Once, due to passionately listening to the flute, she forgot the way to her home. In the context of flickering firelight, the son of God Mountain played the flute for her hearing. Everything would be fine until one day her story was detected and her parents did not allow her to go to the waterfall with her sisters. Missing the woodcutter, she daily went to heaven gate looking down the waterfall and awaiting the familiar flute. Because of anxiously waiting in vain and sadness, she turned into the yellow birds flying around the O Qui Ho Mountain peak. It is the singing of the bird that the locals named the mountain O Quy Ho Mountain. It is also the reason why the waterfall where fairies landing on was named Love Waterfall for commemorating the love of the couple. The touching story contributes to turning Love Waterfall into an indispensable tourist site in the journey of discovering Sapa tour alluring tourists at home and abroad.
At 12.00: Arrival at the hotel for check out and have lunch at the restaurant then return to Hanoi. Arrival at your hotel in Hanoi at about 20.00!
Inclusion
– Transfer by A/C car during the trip
– Mineral water on the car
– English speaking tour guide during the trip
– All sightseeing tickets
– Hotel rooms as your requests
Exclusion
– Personal expenses
– Other meals with drinks
– Tip for diver and guide
– 10% VAT tax and 05% service charge
– All services not mentioned above