Sapa private tour: Hard trekking special Code: SP7

(Sapa 4 days - 5 nights hard trekking with Private tour)

Hard trekking special: Hang Da, Hau Thao, Giang Ta Chai, Seo Trung Ho, Ban Ho, Nam Toong, My Son, Thanh Phu, Ma Tra, Ta Phin 

The night before: Hanoi - Lao Cai

Our tour guide take you to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at  21:15 PM to get to Laocai Station. Over night on the train soft sleeper with cabin 4 sharing berths.

Day 1:  Hang Da - Hau Thao - Giang Ta Chai (B, L, D)

6:00 am: Arrive in Laocai early in the morning. Bus to Sapa, and breakfast. Begin trekking from Sapa towards Dragon jaw mountain. Trekking up hill and reach the altitude of 1850m (250m above Sapa) and be rewarded with spectacular view of Sapa.

11:30 am: Arrive to untouched Hang Da (Rocky cave) village of Black H'Mong, visit some local houses and understanding of the Black H'Mong culture, talking with hospitable families. After short break for lunch, continue trekking along the side of Dragon jaw mountain and enjoy an overall view of many villages with rice terraces down in Muong Hoa valley.

14:30 pm: Trek through and visit Hau Thao village of Black H'Mong minority .

16:00 pm: Arrive Giang Ta Chai village inhabited by Dzay and Red Zao minorities. We will  have dinner and spend the night here in a traditional Dzay home stay located at the foot of Giang Ta Chai waterfall.

Day 2:   Giang Ta Chai - Seo Chung Ho - Ban Ho (B, L, D)

9:00 am: After breakfast at home stay, begin trek to another part of Giang Ta Chai village and discover the rich culture of Red Dzao minority. Trek through Seo Trung Ho village which is inhabited by Red Dzao ethnic minority. Cross Seo Trung Ho suspension bridge continuing up the mountain to Ban Den village of Black H'Mong and Tay minorities. Short break for lunch.

14:00 pm: Trek down Ban Ho village of Tay minority. Arrive Ban Ho, here you will be warmly welcomed by the local families, share dinner with them and enjoy night time there. Overnight in traditional stilt house.

Day 3:   Nam Toong - My Son - Thanh Phu - Sapa (B, L, D)

7:30 am: After breakfast, starts trekking up to the remote Nam Toong village, inhabited Red Dzao tribe. Trekking through rice terraces to get to My Son village of Xa Pho ethnic minority, which is the poorest and most remote village in Sapa district with a population of only three hundred people.

12:30 pm: After lunch, continue trekking to Thanh Phu village of Tay minority, discover this village then trek through Thanh Phu bridge to take a car pick up and transfer to Sapa.

16:30 pm: Check in the hotel in Sapa, after dinner at the hotel you have free time to enjoy some place around Sapa town.

Day 4:   Ma Tra - Ta Phin -  Sapa (B, L, D)

8:00 am: After breakfast at the hotel, start descending into fantastic Ma Tra valley passing lush rice terraces, corn fields on slopes and enter Ma Tra village with Black H'Mong tribe where we will witness their daily life style. We have chance to meet and talk with local people who walking on the fields.

12:30 pm: Short break for lunch then continue trekking to Ta Phin village inhabited by mainly Red Dzao tribe famous for their colorful handicrafts.

14:30 pm: Stroll around the village and visit some hospitable Red Dzao families to learn about their culture, after that take a car back to Sapa for short break and have dinner in hotel.

17:30 pm: Bus transfer back to Lao Cai train station for the night train back to Hanoi.

Last Night:  Lao Cai - Hanoi

Over night on the train soft sleeper with cabin 4 sharing berths. Arrive Hanoi train station around 5:00am, tour ends 

Tour Cost

• Surcharge: 25% on Christmas 24/12, New Year 31/12, Lunar New Year's Eve

Tour cost includes:

• Train tickets 2 ways (soft sleepers, aircondition cabin 04 berth) 
• Tranport by bus Laocai - Sapa, Sapa - Laocai.
• Accomodation at hotel or (homestay) 
• Meals as indicated B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
• Entrance fees to the villages.
• English speaking guide.

Tour cost excludes:

• Airport taxes; Visas; travel insurance; personal expenses; emergency transfers