Sapa Adventure: Discover colorful ethnic minorities 3 days

Duration: 3 Days/ 4 Nights

Hanoi > Sapa: Sin Chai, Cat Cat, Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van

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Overview

Sapa Adventure: Discover colorful ethnic minorities 3 days. Discover colorful ethnic minorities and enjoy home-stays in their villages on this trekking tour through the lush terraced rice fields and stunning landscape of northern Vietnam near the Chinese border.

This post was last modified on February 27, 2024 2:34 am

Tour Highlights

  • Discover colorful ethnic minorities.
  • Enjoy home-stays in local villages on this trekking tour.
  • Enjoy the lush terraced rice fields and stunning landscape of northern Vietnam near the Chinese border.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Hanoi Night train to Lao Cai

At 20.00 you are picked up to the rail way station for a night train to Lao Cai that start at 21:10.

Overnight on train.

Train At Night

Day 2 : Lao Cai Sapa Sin Chai Cat Cat Y Linh Ho

Breakfast & Lunch

You will be met by local guide and driver upon your arrival at Lao Cai station then transferred to a local restaurant for breakfast. Then start our driver to Sapa and transferred downhill to Sin Chai village of Black Hmong minority, which locates right at the foot of Hoang Lien mountain range. Here you start heading up the mountain.

Beautiful Sapa

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 after noon, you take a trail sneaking through mountain. You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river you eventually 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 stay overnight in Y Linh Ho, due to season it can be in local house or intent camp.

Day 3 : Y Linh Ho Lao Chai Tavan

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
A Corner Of Sapa

Todays 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 having 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. Overnight at home stay.

Day 4 : Hanoi Arrival

Arrive to Hanoi at 05:00. Turn back your hotel on your own.

End of the tour.

Prices

Prices are in USD, per person.

Hotel / Group 2 guests 3-4 guests 5-6 guests 7-8 guests 9-12 guests Single surcharge
3 Star 492 385 352 312 311 40

What's included

  • Home stay at villages
  • Meals as indicated in program (B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner)
  • Private transportation at places as indicated in program
  • All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
  • Professional English speaking tour guide
  • Train tickets: Hanoi Lao Cai Hanoi (A/C 4 soft berth cabin)

What's excluded

  • International airfare and airport taxes.
  • Visa to Vietnam (Letter of visa on arrival is 5$ plus 25$ stamping fee/ person)
  • Meals not indicated on itinerary.
  • Travel insurance (Compulsory)
  • Personal expenses (Tips, gratuities)

Cancellation by Customer

– There may be cancellation fees charged by suppliers (hotels, airlines…) once these bookings are made and paid. These fee shall by paid by travelers.

– These are maximum cancellation fees to be flexible applied:

  • Cancellation received after confirmation: Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 15 days to 20 days prior arrival date: 10% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 3 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 15% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received less than 3 days prior arrival date or during tour or No-Show: 20% of total package tour charged + Used services (if any) + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)

Children Policy

  • Free of charge for child under 5 years accompany with 1 full paying client, sharing room and food with parents. He/ she shall pay for air tickets (if any) and/ or incurred expenses
  • 75% charged for child from 5 – under 11 years accompany with 1 full paying clients, using services as an adult
  • Child age of 11 years up is subject to adult rate

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