From Heavens Gate to Muong Hoa valley (T4D) (4 Days and 3 Nights)

From Heavens Gate to Muong Hoa valley (T4D)
(4 Days and 3 Nights)

Sapa – Heavens Gate – Sin Chai – Y Linh Ho – Tavan – Supan

Day 1: Sapa - Tram Ton – Sin Chai (-, L, D)

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then transferred to Silver Waterfall where you will be able to take a short walk to the waterfall. You will then drive further to Heaven Gate, the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From there you can see Fansipan, the highest peak of Indochina mountains as well as enjoy stunning views.

We start descending nearby the waterfall. The trail takes you all the way downhill through bamboo forest, which belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. Your lunch will be served at a nice spot nearby a river. After  lunch,  you  continue  the  trek  to  Sin  Chai  village  of  Black  Hmong  minority,  where Community Based Tourism in Sapa takes place. You will have opportunity to explore daily life of one of the largest group ethnic minorities in Sapa area. Here you spend the night in local house.

Approx: 40 minutes driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch

Day 2: Sin Chai – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho (B, L, D)

After having breakfast, you start heading up the mountain. Once you get to the top, you will trek on a small trail with spectacular view and then gradually descend to Cat Cat village, where you will have lunch nearby a waterfall.

In the afternoon, you take a trail sneaking through mountain.  You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. Eventually you will arrive in Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest in a nice spot nearby the beautiful river. You will spend the night in Y Linh Ho.

Approx: 5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch

Day 3: Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai – Tavan (B, L, D)

Today’s trek will continue along Hoang Lien mountain range, which offers you many opportunities to enjoy view over huge rice paddy terraces in Muong Hoa valley, the largest one in the area.

After lunch at a nice spot, you descend into the bottom of the valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route.  You spend the night in a traditional house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby.

Approx: 4 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch

Day 4: Tavan - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan (B, L, -)

Today’s trek is short, but still the landscape is beautiful. Once you get energy for your last day trek after  having  breakfast,  you  leave  for  Giang  Ta  Chai  village  where  you  can  take  a  rest  nearby  a waterfall for lunch. You will enjoy the walk in bamboo forests.

After  passing  trough the bamboo  forest  we will find  a  nice  place  to  enjoy lunch.  After  lunch we continue  towards  Giang  Ta  Chai,  a  Red  Dao  ethnic  minority  village.  After taking a rest near by a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for your journey back to Sapa.

Approx: 0,5 hour driving/ 3 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch

Cost in US$ per person in the party of (valid 30 Sep '11)	From Heavens Gate to Muong Hoa valley (T4D)
1 pax	299
2 pax	225
3 pax	197
4 pax	187
5-8 pax	170
9-12 pax	164
13-16 pax	155

INCLUDING:
• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
• Accommodation in homestay
• Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner
• English or French speaking guide
• Entrance fee to indicated sights

EXCLUDING: Other meals, tip, drinks, single room, personal expenses, insurance...