Hanoi to Sapa, Long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai – Ta Van village (L, D)
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Hanoi
6.00-6:30am: Pick up from Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on a big bus and depart for Sapa Town.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Lao Cai
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.
11.00: Second rest stop at Lao Cai city before heading to Sapa
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Sapa
13.00: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. And wait about 30 minutes at the bus station for the tour guide and driver to pick you up to the hotel.
● Welcome beverage and itinerary overview
● Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes
14.15: Start hiking through Y Linh Ho then 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. You approach Ta Van village where Giay Ethnic People inhabit in late afternoon.
The trekking distance is about 9km and it lasts for 3.5 hours
17.45: Check in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time enjoying the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists then overnight at the Bungalow.
Duration: 5 hours
Trek Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village, Sapa to Ha Noi (B, L)
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Ta Van
7.00: You can join our cooking class and learn how to make some Vietnamese foods like Pho (Phở), Nem Cuốn, etc,...
8.00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with a more interesting trek.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Giang Ta Chai Village
8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies, where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes. A trek through the bamboo forest and a stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of red Dzao People.
The trekking distance is about 4km and it lasts for 2 hours
11.00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to the main road.
12:00: Back to the bungalow to shower and prepare for lunch
12.30 - 13.30: Have lunch.
13:30 : The bus picks you up to come back to Sapa Town.
Duration: 5 hours
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Sapa
14.00 - 15:00: You can walk around Sapa town or go shopping
15:00 - 15.30: Meet all the group members at the bus station to get ready for Hanoi.
15.30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
21.30: Arrive Hanoi.
Duration: 8 hours
