Sapa - Bac Ha ( 3 days/4nights )
The Night Before:
Transfer from your hotel to the Hanoi Train Station for boarding at 9:30 pm. You will be in shared A/C sleeper cabins of 4 (6) to travel North to Lao Cai town.
Day 1: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B, L, D)
The train arrives in Lao Cai at about 6:30 am where your OPENTOUR guide will welcome you. Then take a morning drive through the clouds by car / van to Sapa (about 1.5 hours). Breakfast then start the tour with 16 km of trekking, visit Y Linh ho, Lao Chai and Ta Van villages of the H’mong and the Dzay minorities. After lunch at a local family in Ta Van, we keep on hiking around the village of the Dzay & H’mong where we stay overnight in a local family for you to get to know their daily life of the local people: work, custom, embroideries, clothes...O/N at the Dzay local house
Day 2: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Ban Ho (B, L, D)
After pancake made by your host family, we continue to discover Giang Ta Chai village, then Su Pan villages of the red Dzao minority. After picnic lunch, we keep on hiking to Ban Ho, the village lies within a beautiful valley, home to the Tay minority people who have their traditional house on stilts and we will spend the night here. O/N at the Tay local house
Day 3: Ban Ho – Nam Toong - Sapa (B, L, D)
2 km walking to a very nice waterfall discovered and named “the Lavie” by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Enjoy swimming then go up to the mountain to visit a small hamlet of the Red Dzao people called Nam Toong, then get back to Ban Ho before get to Sapa by jeep. Bus to Lao Cai Station to get night train back to Hanoi.
Day 4: Arrive Hanoi
Tour end at Hanoi train station about 5h00 am. Please find your own way to your hotel, a taxi normally costs you a set of 50,000 VND (2-3 usd)
Tour price (Group tour - joining tour - seat-in-coach tour - daily guaranteed departure)
- Mid-range (3*) class: 110US$/ pax
- Superior (4*) class: 123US$/ pax
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Deluxe (5*) class: 215US$/ pax
Rates are inclusive of:
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02 night stay in local people's house
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Meals as mentioned the program.
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Land transfer by car/ bus for whole trip;
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Hanoi, Lao Cai A/C soft sleeper train ticket.
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English or French speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request.
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Admission fees for all sightseeing places.
Sapa tour (home stay, local market)
3 days/ 4 nights
The Night Before:
Transfer from your hotel to the Hanoi Train Station for boarding at 9:30 pm. You will be in shared A/C sleeper cabins of 4 (6) to travel North to Lao Cai town.
Day 1: Sapa – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Ban Ho (B, L, D)
The train arrives in Lao Cai at about 6:30 am where your OPENTOUR guide will welcome you. Then take a morning drive through the clouds by car / van to Sapa (about 1.5 hours). Breakfast then start the tour with 12 km by jeep then trek down hill to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority. Follow along the side of Muong Hoa stream to Giang Ta Chai village of the red Dzao where we have lunch at a local family. After lunch, we keep hiking to Ban Ho, the village lies in the beautiful valleys, home-stay at the Tay minority house to experience the architecture of their traditional house on stilts and spend time beside them to exchange the cultures and knowledge. Home-stay in the Tay local house.
Day 2: Around Ban Ho - Sapa (B, L, D)
2km walking to a very nice waterfall discovered and named “the Lavie” by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Enjoy swimming then picnic-lunch on the bank. In the afternoon trek 4 km up to the main road o get the jeep to return to Sapa.
Day 3: Bac Ha market (Sunday only) (B, L, D)
Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese).
In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them… and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha then get on bus to Lao Cai Station to get night train back to Hanoi.
Day 4: Arrive Hanoi
Tour end at Hanoi train station about 5h00 am. Please find your own way to your hotel, a taxi normally costs you a set of 50,000 VND (2-3 usd)
Tour price (Group tour - joining tour - seat-in-coach tour - daily guaranteed departure)
- Mid-range (3*) class: 115 US$/ pax
- Superior (4*) class: 140US$/ pax
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Deluxe (5*) class: 159US$/ pax
Rates are inclusive of:
- 1 night stay in local people's house, 1 night stay at hotel in Sapa town
- Meals as specified in the itinerary
- Transportation
- English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
- Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees
Description of service in details
Rates are not inclusive of:
- Optional tours
- Tips for tour guide, driver
- Travel insurance
- Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc
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Visa fee (If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure to Vietnam, we will help you to obtain visa on arrival easily -)
- International airfare to/ from Vietnam & International airport tax in Vietnam
- Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion
Remark:
- Brief introduce about destinations:
- Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
- Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
- As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
All’s for your satisfaction!