Hanoi: Sa Pa Rice Terrace Trail & Bac Ha Market| Homestay & Hotel

Ziua 1 · Hanoi - Sapa - Long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van village (meals: Lunch, Dinner)

1. 1

   Hanoi train station

   7 ore Intrarea nu este inclusă

   Night 1: We meet you at Hanoi Train Station to catch the train SP1/SP2/SP3 departing at 21.30 to Sapa. At 5.00 am, driver picks you up at Lao Cai Train Station to Sapa (40 kms). You arrive Sapa town in early morning, refresh and have breakfast at hotel.

2. 2

   Sapa

   3 ore

   After having breakfast at hotel, you need to prepare light bag for short trek to Cat Cat village with a local H'Mong guide.

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   Cat Cat village

   o oră Intrarea inclusă

   Cat Cat village is home of black H'Mong people, this place has beautiful waterfall and Muong Hoa stream as well as terrace fields. You can visit Hydro Electric Power Plan made from French time and schools for the locals' children.

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   Lao Chai Trail

   20 de ore Intrarea inclusă

   Lao Chai is a village which is a home for black H'Mong ethnic people. It is located by Muong Hoa valley and stream, on the foot of Fansipan mountain. You normally trek through Lao Chai village with nice terrace fields and marvelous mountains and homes with smoke of cooking food.

5. 5

   Ta Van Village

   15 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Ta Van is a village - home of Zday people, this village is located by Muong Hoa stream with nice and amazing view, there are many beautiful treks to this village. You will stay overnight at homestay in Ta Van village with good hygine and friendly Zday people.

Lunch is provided at hotel with set menu style. We also provide vegetarian food for vegetarians. · Dinner is provided at hotel with set menu style. We also provide vegetarian food for vegetarians. · If you go to Sapa by night train or night sleeper bus, breakfast is provided in hotel in Sapa.

Homestay belongs to Zay family providing single mattress, private room with a double bed. There is public bathroom too.

Ziua 2 · Medium trek Ta Van village - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa - (Private tour to Bac Ha) - Ha Noi (meals: Breakfast, Lunch)

1. 1

   Giang Ta Chai Village

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Giang Ta Chai is a home of Red Zdao, Zday, Black H'Mong people living together. It has beautiful view to Muong Hoa valley with bamboo forest, rice terrace fields.

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   Ta Van

   Trecere fără oprire

   Here, you can stay with the host at homestay

Breakfast is cooked by the host of homestay, it includes pancakes, noodle with beef/chicken, springrolls, fried rice... · Lunch is provided at hotel with set menu. It normally includes Sauteed vegetables, grill or stried fried fish...

If you take options to go to Bac Ha, you will stay at hotel in Sapa.

Ziua 3 · Bac Ha Sunday market (Extra Optional) - Lao Cai - Hanoi (meals: Breakfast, Lunch)

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   Bac Ha Market

   4 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Bac Ha market only takes place on Sunday morning. It shows the original way of exchanging goods in the old time and contemporary. You can see the locals exchange pig, souvenir, hens to get other products...There are a lot of ethnic people joining this market including: Red H'Mong, Zday, Red Zdao, Tay...to make colorful mountain market that you cannot meet in the rest of the world.

2. 2

   Hoang A Tuong's Castle

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   During the visit to Bac Ha, you visit Hoang A Tuong's castle where King of H'Mong people lived in the past, this is the most luxurious place for him and his family to live and rule all ethnic people there.

3. 3

   Bac Ha

   30 min

   Pho village is located close to Bac Ha market. You can walk in the peaceful road to see the daily life of ethnic people there.

4. 4

   Ha Giang

   6 ore

   Extra option you can start to Ha Giang directly from Sapa if you won't go back Hanoi:

   There are 2 buses departing for Ha Giang from Sapa: 14.30 pm & 19.00 pm.

   At 14.30: Limousine bus (18 seats) picks you up at May hotel for Ha Giang (6 hour drive).

   At 19.30: Sleeper bus (40 seats) picks you up at its meeting point for Ha Giang (6 hour drive).

   For 2 kinds of buses, you need to pay extra fee, please contact travel consultant for further details.

Breakfast is provided at homestay or hotel in Bac Ha · Lunch is provided at restaurant/homestay in Bac Ha before you go back to Lao Cai to catch the sleeper bus to Hanoi.