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Sapa
is a former French hill station situated
in the sweeping valleys near the Chinese
border. Its high elevation of 1600
meters creates its cool climate which
inspired the French to build villas
there as a summer retreat. Today,
Sapa
still attracts visitors for its stunning
scenery, comfortable climate, colorful
markets, and a variety of ethnic hill
tribes who live in nearby villages. This
program has increasingly become popular
through the years with improvements in
the road conditions and the new 4-star
Victoria Sapa Hotel making travel today
much easier and more comfortable.
Day 1, Hanoi - Sapa
Our trip starts with an
overnight train journey from Vietnam's
capital city to the border town of Lao
Cai. The Tulico soft sleeper train departs
at 22:00pm.
Day 2,
Sapa - Market place - Cat Cat Village (B,D)
Arrival to
Laocai station is scheduled at 6am you
will be pick up and transferred to
Hotel. Freshen up and enjoy buffet
breakfast at the hotel.
At 10AM
from hotel there will
be a walking tour to the hill tribe
villages of Cat Cat, and Sansaho home to
the H'mong hill tribes minority
peoples. As we walk to the villages
nestled in the valley below Sapa, we
will meet some of the local minority
people on their way to and from Sapa.
Here we have the opportunity to share
cultural experiences with the families
that live in the area.
Diner at the hotel. Overnight in Chau
Long 4* (New Wing )hotel
in Sapa .
Day 3, Sapa - Lao Chai & Tavan
- Overnight train to Hanoi (B,L)
After breakfast
We
then embark on a lovely walk
that will take us along buffalo paths
and trails and through several hill
tribe villages of Lao Chai and Tavan,
home to H'mong, and Dzay people. This is
a absolutely spectacular walk through
stunning scenery inhabited by some of
the friendliest people you can meet.
Stopping for a picnic lunch on the way
at a family in Ta Van village. Return to
Sapa in the afternoon and transfer to
Lao Cai for night train back to Hanoi
Day 4, Arrival Hanoi
Arrival Hanoi around 5:00am
Cost in USD per person :
195 USD based on private tour of 2
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