Sapa - Tavan - Giang Ta Chai - Coc Ly/Bac Ha Market
Sapa is one of the most wonderful places in Asia and is a magical combination of landscapes, ethnic cultures and bracing mountain air. The surroundings are incredible and the atmosphere friendly. There are excellent areas for hiking through lush mountain valleys to the remote villages of diffirent minorities, including the Black H'mong and the Red Dzao ....Further 70kms is Coc Ly Market and the Chay river where you will see the most primative Market.
Lengen: 4 day/ 5 nights - Full intinerary:
Night 1 ( Saturday ) : Hanoi -Laocai ( Overnight on the train ) 8h30pm Sapatours 's taxi take you from your hotel in Hanoi to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at at 9:30 PM to get to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train.(4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).
Day 2 (Sunday) : Sapa - Lao Chai Village - Ta Van Village Picked up at Laocai Railway station early in the morning by bus. Arrive at Sapa round 8:00 AM. Breakfast and shower. Start from Sapa at 10:00 AM by jeep and then get down to a valley, visit an H'mong village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French. Take a small path to go and visit other 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay people (Lao Chai and Ta Van village). Stay in Ta Van at a Dzay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family. Overnight at Ta Van village. + App: 6 hours trekking, 16 km, 3 villages - Meals: B/L/D - Accommodation: Home stay.
Day 3 (Monday): TaVan Village - Giang Ta Chai Village -Sapa Breakfast at the home-stay, take the road to Giang Ta Chai village to see the Red Dzao people via the paths through terraces and bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall, a suspension bridge. Picnic lunch and cross the river. Visit an H'mong village up to the mountain. Take a jeep back to Sapa. Visit the ancient stone circle on the way back. Check in hotel, dinner in Sapa. Overnight at hotel. + App: 5 hours trekking, 14 km, 2 villages - Meals: B/L/D - Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 4 (Tuesday): Sapa - CocLy / BacHa Market - Boat Trip on Chay River Breakfast at the hotel. Leave from Sapa early at 7:00 AM for Coc Ly/ BacHa market by jeep or bus, which is situated far from Sapa. Enjoy the peaceful life of different minority peoples ( Flower H'mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay). The market is the chance for the minorities to meet and share joy and sorrows after the crops, to exchange one another's experience. Say goodbye to the market and get down onto a boat along Chay river. You are bound to feel great and find yourselves smaller among high Rock Mountains and to be surprised at white and breathtakingly waterfalls. Get off the boat to visit a village of the Tay Minority ( TrungDo village) by the river. After the boat trip, visit a small town - Bao Nhai and then take jeep back to Laocai Station for the night train to Hanoi. Have dinner before getting on the night train. Arrive in Hanoi roughly 5:30 AM. The end of tour.
Note: Itinerary and schedule subject to change upon weather and operations conditions. Advance registration is required with full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number for all passengers. Surcharge of 30% will be added for itinerary on December 24 & 31 and Lunar New Year Eve. No additional charge for one child under 3 sharing the same bed, limited to one child per booking only. US$ 194.00 net for one child from 4 to 10 sharing cabin with parents on extra mattress, limited to one child per booking. Child above 10 years old must occupy a sole cabin and pay adult rate. A valid passport is required upon check-in on board. Children whose travelling documents are attached to parent's passport must travel with the parent. All major Credit cards are accepted on board: Amex, Visa and MasterCard.
Price Inclusions: Hotel or Home stay accommodation based on twin or triple share with daily breakfast Meals as specified in the itinerary Transportation English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request). Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees Services charges, room taxes and baggage handling
Price Exclusions: Visa fee - visa to Vietnam (details...) Optional tours Tips for tour guide, driver Travel insurance International airfare to/ from Vietnam & International airport tax in Vietnam Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion Tour policy for children (Do not apply for air ticket)