Sapa Budget Tours Sapa Easy Trek and Homestay Tour code: SP-01 Duration: 2 days/ 3 nights Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Sapa Easy Trek and Homestay

Duration: 2 days/ 3 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi

Grade: Easy    

Description  

After the overnight train journey from Hanoi, you will be exploring Sapa and its beautiful southern valley for two days with one night home stay in Ta Van village of the Zay minority peoples. The trek from Sapa along Muong Hoa River, passing villages of the H’mong, Zay and Zao will offers spectacular scenery and a lot opportunities to get intact with local ethnic peoples for your new cultures discovery.  

Itinerary

Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office,  Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
Overnight on the train  

Day 1 // Lao Cai // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van

Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant you will enjoy a free walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir. Back to our Sapa office at about 10.30 and begin your exploration trip to Muong Hoa valley. You will follow the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a foot path down hill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Settle down in Ta Van village for an overnight home stay.  

• Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village  

Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Hau Thao // Sapa // Overnight train to Hanoi Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast, you will take the trail uphill, passing fascinating terraced rice field and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. After spending time visiting the village, making friend with the Zao and experiencing the hospitality you will cross the river by another suspension bridge and then uphill again to Hau Thao village where you will pay visiting to a local handicraft center where H’mong and Zao women gather for exchanging experience and skill of making handicrafts. A late Lunch will be prepare here nearby this center and then you have time relaxing as well as getting acquaintance with local school boys, girls and their teachers as well.
Later a short drive will take you back to Sapa, take a shower and enjoy about two hours free time in Sapa before transfer down hill to Lao Cai station to take the overnight train back to Hanoi, which arrives early next morning and the trip ends.    

• Breakfast & Picnic Lunch included, Dinner on your own    

• Overnight on the train  

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour  

Join Group: USD 115 (group maximum 10 persons)  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
	143	132	124	120	115

    Tour price includes    

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 bed shared cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in Ta Van Village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.      

Tour price excludes  

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.
Sapa Easy Trek and Hotel Stay

Duration: 2 days/ 3 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Description  

Within only 2 days, this journey will bring you a brief understanding of Sapa and its tribal peoples while enjoying its fascinating scenery, paying visit to Sapa town and 3 tribal villages of Black H’mong and Zay peoples which is well-known for its breathtaking scenery. You will spend 2 nights on the train in 4 bed cabin with air-conditioning and 1 night in a standard hotel in Sapa.            

Itinerary

Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office, No.85, Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train  

Day 1 // Sapa Town // Cat Cat Village

Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant you will enjoy a walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir.
Check in your hotel, having Lunch and noon Break before departing for a walk to Cat Cat village locating near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Spectacular scenery of mountains and terraced rice paddies changes after every corner as you walk downhill. Getting through Cat Cat village of the H’mong, you will pay visiting to some local homes, witnessing their daily life activities and experiencing their hospitability. Continue walking down to the valley bottom, having a break at a stunning waterfall where the French built a hydraulic power station, you will walk uphill and make a loop around the valley and get back to Sapa. The rest of the afternoon and evening is at your leisure.    

• Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own    

• Accommodation: Basic Hotel in Sapa      

Day 2 // Explore 3 Minority Villages // Night train to Hanoi    

Leaving your hotel after Breakfast, you will walk along the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a foot path down hill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong. Picnic Lunch and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Pick up and transfer back to Sapa in the afternoon, take a shower and then transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train to Hanoi which arrives in Hanoi early at 05.30 to 06.00 next morning.      

• Breakfast & Picnic Lunch included, Dinner on your own    

• Overnight on the train      

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour     Join Group: USD 118 (group maximum 10 persons)  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
Basic Hotel	137	127	119	116	118

  Tour price includes

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth shared cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in basic hotel in Sapa Town.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

Tour price excludes  

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Medium Trek One

Duration: 3 days/ 4 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi

Grade: Medium    

Description  

Breathtaking mountain scenery and tribal villages amongst perfect nature setting are highlights of Sapa. Getting off the beaten track and walking through villages where ethnic minority peoples live, paying visit to their homes, witnessing their every day activities,.. Although traveling in very basic condition, including 2 nights on the train, 1 night home stay in tribal village, 1 night in standard hotel in Sapa, the trip will bring unforgettable experiences.     

Itinerary

Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office, No.85, Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train  

Day 1 // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van // Homestay

Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant, transfer 6km along the main road to a beautiful spot where your village trek begins.
This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience.    

• Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village      

Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Su Pan // Sapa    

Wake up in the morning, you may feel little bit tired, let go out to the river, breathing fresh air and do some exercises, freshen up and enjoy breakfast, the food get tastier for sure!
Leaving Ta Van Village, your trek goes along Hoang Lien Son mountain range, passing fascinating terraced rice field and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. After spending time visiting the village, making friend with the Zao and experiencing the hospitality you will cross the river by a suspension bridge and then uphill to visit Su Pan village on the other side of the valley before getting back to the road for transferring back to Sapa, check in hotel and relax.
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    

• Basic hotel in Sapa Town      

Day 3 // Sapa // Cat Cat // Sin Chai // Overnight train to Hanoi    

Breakfast at your hotel and departing for a walk to Cat Cat village locating near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Spectacular scenery of mountains and terraced rice paddies changes after every corner as you walk downhill. Getting through Cat Cat village of the H’mong, you will pay visiting to some local homes, witnessing their daily life activities and experiencing their hospitability. Continue walking down to the valley bottom, having a break at a stunning waterfall where the French built a hydraulic power station. After Lunch you will walk uphill and make a loop around the valley to visit another village of Black H’mong and then back to Sapa in middle afternoon. You will have time to take a shower, wandering around town before transfer by mini bus down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train to Hanoi which arrives in Hanoi early at 05.30 to 06.00 next morning.    

• Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own

• Overnight stay on the train

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour  

Join Group: USD 147 (group maximum 10 persons)  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
	175	163	154	149	147

 Tour price includes    

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in deluxe hotel in Sapa and 1 night at village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.      

Tour price excludes    

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Medium Trek Two

Duration: 4 days/ 5 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi

Grade: Medium    

Description  

Taking this 4 days medium trekking trip you will enjoy hiking from 6 to 7 hours every day, follow foot paths up and down mountains, through forest, terraced rice paddies, crossing river and water streams by suspension bridges… from village to village of different ethnic minorities including H’mong, Zao, Zay, Tay… paying visit to local homes, witnessing daily life activities and especially village home staying will bring the interesting insight of local life. The last day is set for your own plan in Sapa to enjoy your self relaxing and wandering the charms of this old French hill station.        

Itinerary

Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office, No.85, Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train  

Day 1 // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van // Homestay

Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant, transfer 6km along the main road to a beautiful spot where your village trek begins.
This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience.    

• Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village      

Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Su Pan // Ban Ho    

Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast and following the foot path uphill, you will pass through impressive terraced rice paddies on the hill slopes before getting through a bamboo forest, a huge waterfall to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples. Walking around the village you will meet many women with their embroidery work to make their traditional dresses, occasionally you can see the blacksmiths making farming tools and even hunting riffles. Passing the Muong Hoa river again and then trek uphill to Su Pan village passing the rocks field with unique carving which is believed to be the messages of the ancient peoples. In this village you will see the special technique to build houses on the steep rocky land. From Su Pan trekking downhill for an hour, Ban Ho valley will opens wide in your sight. Arriving to Ban Ho of the Tay late in the afternoon, check in the spacious local house built on stilts for Dinner and Home stay.      

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ban Ho Village      

Day 3 // Ban Ho // Nam Toong // Sapa    

After Breakfast we spend an hours walking to explore Ban Ho, a large village of the Tay peoples who live on spacious wooden houses built on stilts and very well organized before ascending uphill to Nam Toong village of the Red Zao. The trail of this part is really steep but the higher you reach to, the more stunning scenery will open in your sight. The village locates on the top of a hill and almost isolated and the houses are rudimentary but the peoples are very welcoming. After visiting Nam Toong, you will take another trail back to Ban Ho village an then pick up for transferring back to Sapa by Jeep.    

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

• Accommodation: Basic hotel in Sapa  

Day 4 // Sapa relaxing day // Night train to Hanoi

Today is set free for your own plan to explore Sapa town. Our recommend is to take a walk to Sapa market, where you can meet tribal ethnic peoples such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay… from nearby villages come every day selling their farming, gathering products: Vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom… and of course handicrafts for souvenir. Continue walking the steps from the market to the church and then onto the top of Ham Rong Mountain where you can visit an orchid garden and a small museum about ethnic peoples of the Northwest.
Picked up in the afternoon at about 16.00 by mini bus for a transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi which arrive early next morning and your trip ends.  

• Breakfast included

• Overnight stay on the train  

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour  

Join Group: USD 160 (group maximum 10 persons)  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
	184	174	168	165	160

Tour price includes    

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in deluxe hotel in Sapa and 1 night at village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.      

Tour price excludes    

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Hard Trekking One

Duration: 4 days/ 5 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi

Grade: Hard    

Description  

Three days trekking from the centre of spectacular Muong Hoa valley up and down hills you will challenge your feet with hard trekking while enjoying beauty of nature, meeting and making acquaintance to tribal peoples from different ethnic groups to enrich your knowledge with different culture and way of life. You also have chance to experience peoples and especially their hospitality while staying two nights in their homes.       

Itinarary

Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office, No.85, Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train  

Day 1 // Lao Cai // Sapa // Ta Van // Seo Mi Ty

Pick up at Lao Cai station upon your early arrival for over an hour transfer uphill to Sapa by mini van with A/C. Freshen up and Breakfast before walking around the town centre and paying visit to the market. Back to our Sapa office for a short transfer southwards by jeep to Ta Van village of the Zay peoples where your trekking begins. The morning trek is really challenging because the path is tough and mostly uphill but you will enjoy many short breaks for resting. The scenery gets more beautiful and the view gets wider as after every hundred meter you walk. After a long break for Lunch, the trek gets easier and the trail winds its way through an area of the nature reservation. Enjoy your discovery of the wild nature before paying visit to an isolated village of the H’mong, watching everyday life activities before arriving to our camp site which is nearby a river away from the village. You may join your tour guide and porters putting up tents and prepare dinner or fancy a walk around to stretch the legs and discover wild life. Evening comes earlier than usual and everyone sit down near the fire for dinner and revise of what you got today. • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    

• Accommodation: Homestay in Seo Mi Ty Village      

Day 2 // Seo Mi Ty // Den Thang // Ta Trung Ho  

Breakfast and follow a narrow trail sneaking through thick rainforest for a couple of hours, crossing some old suspension bridges and then suddenly the view opens to a wide valley with beautiful terraced of rice paddies in all shapes as you approach to Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you will drop in some local homes and visit a school before sitting down for Lunch.
Afternoon trek becomes tougher on tinny footpath going up and down hills to Ta Trung Ho village. Here you will, with your guide, spend the rest of the day walking around the village, visiting homes, talking to the Red Zao people for your discovery of a unique culture and way of life. The area is not visited by tourists and outsiders till recently, so the people is little bit reserved but hospitable and frank.
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Trung Ho Village  

Day 3 // Ta Trung Ho // Nam Toong // Ban Ho // Sapa

Saying good bye to our host, you are now on the path again, from the fringe of the rain forest of the Hoang Lien Son mountain, ascending through forest and terraced rice paddies and corn fields to Nam Toong, another village of Red Dao and here lunch will be prepared in a local school. It is interesting to spend time talking with the teachers and playing with children, teaching them some English. They are very keen to learn new things.
Continue our trek in the afternoon descending to Ban Ho valley dominated by Tay peoples. Crossing the river by suspension bridge you will walk through this large and well organized village composed by over a hundred large wooden houses built on stilts, enjoying your discovery of the Tay way of life as well as making acquaintance with local peoples. Picked up and transfer by jeep to Sapa late in the afternoon, check in your hotel and relaxed.  

• Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own

• Accommodation: Basic hotel in Sapa  

Day 4 // Sapa free day // Overnight train to Hanoi

Enjoy the whole day to explore Sapa town on your own. Our recommend is to take a walk to Sapa market, where you can meet tribal ethnic peoples such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay… from nearby villages come every day selling their farming, gathering products: Vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom… and of course handicrafts for souvenir. Continue walking the steps from the market to the church and then onto the top of Ham Rong Mountain where you can visit an orchid garden and a small museum about ethnic peoples of the Northwest.
Picked up in the afternoon at about 16.00 by mini bus for a transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi which arrive early next morning and your trip ends.  

• Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own

• Overnight stay on the train  

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour  

Join Group: Not available  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
	202	190	180	174	169

Tour price includes    

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 bed cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 2 nights at village and 1 night at deluxe hotel in Sapa.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.      

Tour price excludes    

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Hard Trekking Two

Duration: 5 days/ 6 nights

Departure: Every evening from Hanoi

Pick up: At your hotel

Grade: Hard    

Description
  This five days hard trekking trip offers a chance to explore the most stunning area of Sapa district which is under protection of Hoang Lien Son nature reserve. Trekking from 6 to 7 hours every day you will follow foot paths up and down mountains, through forest, terraced rice paddies, crossing river and water streams by suspension bridges… from village to village of different ethnic minorities including H’mong, Zao, Tay, Xa Pho,.. paying visit to local homes, witnessing daily life activities and especially village home staying will bring the interesting insight of local life.            

Itinerary
Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office, No.85, Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train  

Day 1 // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van // Homestay

Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant, transfer 6km along the main road to a beautiful spot where your village trek begins.
This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience.    

• Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village      

Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Su Pan // Ban Ho  

Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast and following the foot path uphill, you will pass through impressive terraced rice paddies on the hill slopes before getting through a bamboo forest, a huge waterfall to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples. Walking around the village you will meet many women with their embroidery work to make their traditional dresses, occasionally you can see the blacksmiths making farming tools and even hunting riffles. Passing the Muong Hoa river again and then trek uphill to Su Pan village passing the rocks field with unique carving which is believed to be the messages of the ancient peoples. In this village you will see the special technique to build houses on the steep rocky land. From Su Pan trekking downhill for an hour, Ban Ho valley will opens wide in your sight. Arriving to Ban Ho of the Tay late in the afternoon, check in the spacious local house built on stilts for Dinner and Home stay.  

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ban Ho Village  

Day 3 // Ban Ho // Nam Toong // My Son

After Breakfast we spend an hours walking to explore Ban Ho, a large village of the Tay peoples who live on spacious wooden houses built on stilts and very well organized before ascending uphill to Nam Toong village of the Red Zao. The trail of this part is really steep but the higher you reach to, the more stunning scenery will open in your sight. The village locates on the top of a hill and almost isolated and the houses are rudimentary but the peoples are very welcoming. After Nam Toong, the trail winds its way up and down hill slopes for an hours to Nam Keng and My Son, the two small villages of the Xa Pho ethnic whose population is only about 4000 in Vietnam. Most of the Xa Pho are still living the most primitive way basing on forest gathering, hunting and practicing slash and burn agriculture. Every family here built a small house on stilts away form their living house to avoid catching fire for store their food and valuable property. You will stay overnight in this village.  

• Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own

• Accommodation: Homestay in My Son Village  

Day 4 // My Son // Thanh Phu // Sapa

Wake up early for fresh air watching local life before Breakfast. The amazing thing here is watching children walking some kilometers up and down hill to school and it seems that they enjoy their school hours very much! Leaving this poor village, walking downhill to the river for a crossing and then uphill again to Thanh Phu, another Tay village where you will spend about two hours wandering around the village before Lunch. In the afternoon, continue trekking for few hours along the way back which offers panorama view of Ban Ho valley before picked up and drive back to Sapa by jeep. Check in hotel and your evening is free.  

• Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own

• Accommodation: Basic hotel in Sapa Town    

Day 5 // Sapa free day // Overnight train to Hanoi    

Today is set free for your own plan to explore Sapa town. Our recommend is to take a walk to Sapa market, where you can meet tribal ethnic peoples such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay… from nearby villages come every day selling their farming, gathering products: Vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom… and of course handicrafts for souvenir. Continue walking the steps from the market to the church and then onto the top of Ham Rong Mountain where you can visit an orchid garden and a small museum about ethnic peoples of the Northwest.
Picked up in the afternoon at about 16.00 by mini bus for a transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi which arrive early next morning and your trip ends.    

• Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own

• Overnight stay on the train  

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour  

Join Group: Not available  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
	229	210	195	188	180

Tour price includes    

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 3 nights at village and 1 night at deluxe hotel in Sapa.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.      

Tour price excludes    

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Walk and Bac Ha Market

Duration: 3 days/ 4 nights

Departure: Every

Thursday from Hanoi

Description  

Breathtaking mountain scenery and tribal villages amongst perfect nature setting are highlights of Sapa. Getting off the beaten track and walking through villages where ethnic minority peoples live, paying visit to their homes, witnessing their every day activities,.. Although traveling in very basic condition, including 2 nights on the train, 1 night home stay in tribal village, 1 night in standard hotel in Sapa, the trip will bring unforgettable experiences.            

ITINERARY
Night 1 (Thursday Night) Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at our office, No.85, Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem District, at 20.00 for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train  

Day 1 (Friday) Lao Cai // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van

Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant you will enjoy a free walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir. Back to our Sapa office at about 10.30 and begin your exploration trip to Muong Hoa valley. You will follow the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a foot path down hill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Settle down in Ta Van village for an overnight home stay.    

• Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    

• Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village      

Day 2 (Saturday) Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Hau Thao // Sapa Saturday Market    

Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast, you will take the trail uphill, passing fascinating terraced rice field and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. After spending time visiting the village, making friend with the Zao and experiencing the hospitality you will cross the river by another suspension bridge and then uphill again to Hau Thao village where you will pay visiting to a local handicraft center where H’mong and Zao women gather for exchanging experience and skill of making handicrafts. A late Lunch will be prepare here nearby this center and then you have time relaxing as well as getting acquaintance with local school boys, girls and their teachers as well.
Later a short drive will take you back to Sapa, check in your hotel and evening is free to attend the locals at Saturday market in Sapa.
• Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own    

• Basic hotel in Sapa Town      

Day 3 (Sunday) Sapa // Bac Ha Market // Overnight Train to Hanoi    

Wake up early for Breakfast and check out your hotel at 07.00 for a 3 hour road ride to Bac Ha via Lao Cai. The road trip is long and hard but the landscapes along the way is so beautiful and several stops at beautiful spots makes the journey shorter. Arrival in Bac Ha at about 10.00 at the most crowded time of the market which is very active and colorful thanks to the traditional dresses of the tribal peoples, especially of the Flower H’mong. You will join the locals at the market for your own discovery, taking a lot of photos as well as enjoying funs. Lunch break in a local restaurant before enjoying a walk for about 2 hours to Ban Pho village of the Flower H’mong and Tay which sits on the sides of several hills looking down a stunning valley. The road trip back to Lao Cai station take about two hours and you will arrive in late afternoon. Taking a shower and Dinner on your own before taking the overnight train to Hanoi which arrive early the next morning and your trip ends.    

• Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own

• Overnight stay on the train

Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour  

Join Group: USD 155 (group maximum 10 persons)  

Private Tour:

Group Size	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-6 persons	7-8 persons	9-10 persons
	197	182	167	160	155

    Tour price includes    

• Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in deluxe hotel in Sapa and 1 night at village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.      

Tour price excludes    

• Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

¤ Daily expenses, drinks, tips and other meals

Number of Travellers	Internet Price
02 persons	850$
03-05 persons	769$
6 - 8 persons	746$
09-12 persons	726$