3DAYS/2NIGHTS HANOI- SAPA

Day 1 : HANOI – SAPA BY BUS  – CAT CAT Village ( B/ L )   

AM: 07:00- 07:30 depart hotel for a 295-kilometres drive from Ha Noi to Sapa by new highway going through 5 provinces and city: Ha Noi, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai. Stop and have a rest in 30 minutes along the trip.

11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa

13:00: Arrival Sapa twon with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.

PM: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’ mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Experience the daily life activities of the locals, go trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall – Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk up the hill for the bus to pick up to get back to Sapa.

Trekking distance is about 2.5 km and it lasts for 2 hours

Overnight in Sapa

 

Day 2 : SAPA – BAC HA MARKET – SAPA ( B/ L )

AM: After having breakfast, you will travel by car to Bac Ha, which is 64 km Northeastern Lao Cai. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Bac Ha is the largest market in the area, situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. On every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of color as many different ethnic groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities… gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant.

PM: continue to visit Ban Pho village where you can take a short walk around the village where Flower Hmong, Tay and Nung minorities live; enjoy an hour long horse carting trip from Ban Pho village to Na Hoi village. Then downhill back to Sapa town

Overnight in Sapa

Note: local market can be replaced depend on your date of travel

Every Monday: Phong Hai Market

Every Tuesday: Coc Ly Market

Every  Wednesday: Cao Son Market

Every Thursday: Lung Khau Nhin Market

Every Saturday: Can Cau Market

Every Sunday: Muong Khuong market, Muong Hun Market, Bac Ha Market, Tam Duong Market

 

Day 3 : TA VAN – MUONG HOA VALLEY – GIANG TA CHAI – HANOI ( B/L )   

AM: make your way to Ta Van where you will visit the Giay minority people and see the special Rattan bridge. This tribe traditionally fished for a living and as a result established themselves close to rivers. They have mastered the art of fishing with bamboo sticks, and cook the fish inside bamboo. Nowadays however you are more likely to see the Giay working in fields planting or harvesting rice. We will continue 3-4 hour trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails, through an impressive bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, and then on to the village of Su Pan where you will be able to rest your legs and take in the stunning mountain scenery as we stop for a picnic lunch.

Return to Sapa town. Relax and leisure on your own, have a shower in the public bathroom in the hotel if you want. Then get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks. End the tour at your hotel in Hanoi