Tour itinerary
Night 01: (MON) Hanoi – Laocai - Train
We will catch the overnight train soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai. The train leaves at 22.00 from Hanoi railway station.
Day 1:(TUE) Coc Ly Tuesday Market
After meeting our guide at the Lao Cai train station early in the morning, we will have breakfast and drive by car for 2hrs to Coc Ly market. It is a colorful market in a mountainous area where people, mainly the Flower H'mong ethnic group, gather to exchange their homemade products. Following our visit to the market, we will go by boat up the beautiful Chay River which is flanked by mountains. On the way we will have a short trek to Trung Do village (Tay people). This is a unique opportunity for you to see the traditional lifestyle of tribal minorities, their costumes and handicrafts.
The tour includes a boat ride, picnic lunch on the Chay River and a 2hr trek through terraced rice fields. We will arrive in Sapa in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel. (B/L)
DAY 2: (WED) Sapa-Laocai-Tavan-Sapa-Laocai
After having breakfast in the hotel we embark on a lovely trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages
Lao Chai & Ta Van, home to Black H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some
of the friendliest people you can meet. Once on the valley floor you
can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The
walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered terraced rice fields and
scattered villages. Return by car to Sapa then Lao Cai railway station to catch overnight train back to Hanoi (L)
Trekking distance 10 km
Night 3: (THUS) Hanoi
We will arrive at Hanoi in the early morning. You will be picked up and transferred to your hotel. Tour end
Your tour cost included
• Service of the bilingual tour guide
• Additional local crew support
• All accommodation on twin share with daily breakfast (single supplement upon request)
• All meals that indicate in the itinerary
• All transports by private A.C coaches or cars
• Other transport such as A.C Soft sleeper overnight train
• Sightseeing as indicated entrance fees and permits
Your tour cost excluded
• Meals and beverage not mentioned in the itinerary
• Personal expenses such as: bar, telephone and laundry bill
• Personal travel insurance (Compulsory)
• Tips and gratuities
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