Tour Essentials
Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups and the area around Sapa is an exciting place to see the lives, culture and costumes of some of Vietnam's ethnic minorities. In this part of the countr
Travel Details
- Departure times: Varied
- Duration: 4 Days
- Takes Place In: Hanoi
Accommodation provided:
- 2 Star Hotel
- Homestay
- Single room supplement: 15.00 USD
What to bring:
- Binoculars
- Camera
- Towel
- Rucksack
- Insect Repellant
- Hat
- Change of Clothes
- Warm Clothing
Included in price:
- Breakfast
- Tour Guide
- Entry Fees
- Meals
- Hotel / Hostel Pickup
- Accommodation
Tour Itinerary
Day 1:
You will be picked up 1 hour before train departure for transfer to the train station. Night train (soft sleeper with A/C) to Lao Cai. The night train leaves at 21.15
Day 2:
You will be picked up from Lao Cai station and have shared bus to Sapa. Check-in Goldsea hotel to have a shower and relax. Now you have time to walk around Sapa town to see some small market in the area. In the afternoon, you take a short trek to Cat Cat Village which is home of Black H'Mong people, they are one of the biggest and poorest minority groups in Sapa. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing.Stay overnight at Goldsea hotel.
(walking 6 km)
Day 3:
After breakfast in the hotel, trekking to Lao Chai village, on the way you will stopover for lunch and relax. In the afternoon, you continue your trek to Ta Van village to visit Zay people. Zay is fairly small monority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green colour. Dinner and stay overnight on stilt house.
(B, L, D)
(walking 12 km)
Day 4:
Today we will spend time to walk to Giang Ta Chai village where you can see Red Dao people, the women of Red Dao have very colourfull red embroideries and coins on their clothing. On their head they wear a red scarf. Some of the women have shaved off their eye brows because a heirless face is considered by the the Red Dao people to be very beautifull. Stop over for lunch. A Jeep pick you up from Giang Ta Chai to Sapa. Check-in Goldsea hotel to take a shower. A shared bus will take you to train station. Night train back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi early morning. The tour ends at Hanoi train station.
(B, L)
(B: Breakfast, L: Lunch and D: Dinner).
What to bring:
Trekking shoes or boots; Rainwear; Warm fleece jacket in the winter; Sun lotion and cap/hat; Camera and film; Passport
The price includes:
- Transportation from Hanoi to Sapa and return to Hanoi (soft sleeper with A/C).
- Shared public bus Lao Cai-Sapa-Lao Cai.
- Accommodation as mentioned above.
- Admision fee at any sights.
- Food mentioned above.
- English speaking guide.
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Cancellation Policy
- - Customers must make cancellations in writing or by e-mail.
- - Cancellation fees for cancellations made before commencing the tour are as follows:
Less than:
- A 3.00% administration fee is charged on all credit card transactions with the tour operators.
- Tour may be cancelled due to weather conditions. In this event customers will be instantly informed and the deposit paid will be refunded.
- This tour requires a minimum number of people for the tour to take place. Should this minimum not be met, customers will be instantly informed and the deposit paid will be refunded.
- The balance (total fee - online deposit) must be paid 1 week(s) in advance.
