This tour is designed for travelers who both want to spend more times in Sapa with the most popular travel sites and visit colorful Bac Ha market with friendly services. Let Vietnam Travel Top take care of you. Depart on Friday, Saturday.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Complimentary bottles of water 2 ways/person on bus Ha Noi – Sapa – Ha Noi
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Modern air – conditioning bus with comfortable seats from Hanoi – Sapa -Hanoi
✔ Breakfast
✔ 2 nights with Hotel room in Sapa Lodge Hotel or similar on twin sharing basis
✔ English speaking local guide in Sapa, Bac Ha
✖ Beverages, travel insurance, personal expenses
✖ Others not clearly mentioned above
Departure & Return
Departure:
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The meeting point: 30 Ly Thai To Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi.
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
Hanoi – Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L,D)
1
Hanoi
6.00 – 6.20: Pick up from Hanoi Old Quarter, transfer to the big bus and depart to Sapa Town.
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break
11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Sapa
13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. And the tour guide & driver pick up you at the bus station to Hotel.
• Welcome drink and itinerary briefing.
• Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures.
Duration: 1.5 hours
3
Cat Cat village
14.30: 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, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in hotel with night activities.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 3 hours
Sapa discovery with long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van village (B, L,D)
1
Sapa
8.00 – 8.30: Have breakfast at hotel, check out the room and prepare light pack for trekking. (Big luggage keep in hotel store).
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Ta Van
8.30: Trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain after that heading to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people.
Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours
Duration: 4 hours
3
Sapa
13.00: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
14.00 – the Evening: Have lunch and enjoy free time in the afternoon do discover Sapa town by yourself. Have dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Duration: 18 hours
Sapa - Bac Ha market - Lao Cai - Ha Noi (B)
1
Sapa
6.30 – 7.00: Have breakfast at hotel. Check out the room and bring all your luggage for Bac Ha Market.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Bac Ha Market
7.00 – 13.00: Take 2.5 hour drive to Bac Ha Town – home of Flower H’Mong ethnic People
- Visit Bac Ha market – the most typical weekly market with inhabitants of lots of Ethnic People.
- Have lunch at local restaurant
- A short walk to visit “Pho” Village of Flower H’Mong People.
Trekking distance is about 1.5 km and it lasts for 1 hour.
Duration: 4 hours
3
Hanoi
13.00: Take 1.30 hour drive back to Lao Cai city, have a shower and relax in the border gate city. (Do not come back Sapa town)
15.00: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
21.00: Arrive in Hanoi, drop off at the meeting point, and go back to your hotel by yourself.
Trip ends.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Note
• When you come back to Lao Cai city, you will have a shower and may wait sometimes to get on bus to Ha Noi. If you want to visit somewhere, transport fee is paid by yourself
• You can join this tour even you depart for Sapa on Saturday with the same tour price.
• Surcharge $25/Pax for above date: Happy New Year & Lunar New Year
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
