Sapa private tour: Hard trekking visit 7 villages Code: SP6

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

Visit 7 villages (Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Giang Ta Chai, Ban Ho, Nam Toong, Cat Cat)

and 4 minorities (Black H'Mong, Red Dzao, Tay, Dzay)

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:   Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B, L, D)

6:00 am: Arrive in Laocai early in the morning. Bus to Sapa, and breakfast. Begin trekking from Sapa towards Muong Hoa valley where we can admire magnificent landscapes.

12:00 am: Trek through Y Linh Ho village with Black H'Mong tribe.

13:00 pm: Break for lunch in the local house near by Muong Hoa stream where we can have a nice swim.

14:00 pm: Keep trekking through lush rice-terraces towards Lao Chai village to experience Black H'Mong people's daily life and traditional culture.

15:30 pm: Visit Tavan village (H'Mong and Day minorities). Exhibiting strong Chinese culture where we have dinner on a wood fire enjoying the company and hospitality of Zay family . Overnight at local home stay.

Day 2: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Ban Ho (B, L, D)

8:00 am: Breakfast with the family and leave the village, trek through bamboo forests to Giang Ta Chai waterfall, bridge and village inhabited by Red Zao minorities for a short break to enjoy stunning view surrounding.

12:00 am: Keep trekking into the village of Red Zao minority.

13:00 pm: Continue trekking into the village of Red Zao minority, have short break for lunch.

2:30 pm: Continue trekking down to Ban Ho village with Tay tribes living on stilt houses in the bottom of the valley. Enjoy warm dinner with local family and. Overnight at local home stay.

Day 3: Ban Ho - Nam Toong - Sapa (B, L, D)

8:00 am: Breakfast at homestay, explore the village with beautiful waterfall, hot spring.

9:30 am: Beginning trek to Nam Toong village, inhabited by Red Zao tribe. Enjoy spectacular view surrounding.

12:00 am: Return to Ban Ho village for lunch then keep trekking up hill to Ban Den village for bus pick up then transfer to Sapa.

14:00 pm: free time in Sapa then have early dinner at around 17:00 pm.

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

Day 4: Sapa - Cat Cat - Sin Chai - Sapa (B, L, D)

8:00 am: Have breakfast at the hotel, then walking to Cat Cat & Sin Chai villages in the bottom of Muong Hoa valley. Enjoy the spectacular view of beautiful valley towards Fanxipan, the highest peak in Vietnam.

9:45 am: Arrive to the villages of Black H'Mong ethnic minority. Visit their stilt houses, people wearing, embroidering and drying their clothes.....

10:30 am: Walking down enjoying colorful rice terraces and interesting waterfall. You can have short break to swim at this fresh stream.

12:30 pm: Return to Sapa for lunch at the hotel. Free time in the afternoon to explore Sapa ethnic market and town.

17:00 pm: Take a fresh shower and early dinner in the hotel before heading to Lao Cai train station to 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)
• All meals in program
  
• Entrance fees to the villages.
• English speaking guide.

Tour cost excludes: