Duration:3 Days/ 4 Nights
Hightlights:Lao Cai – Bac Ha Market – Sa Pa - Sa Pa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai- Suoi Ho – Ma Tra – Ta Phin – Lao Cai – Ha Noi
Sa pa is famed for its "Love Market" – sort of a cross between a peacock mating ritual,a Middle Eastern arms bazaar,an Amish square dance,a bad Pavarotti concert and Bangkok's Patpong (except here the people wear clothes)
Day 1 Sunday(BL):Lao Cai – Bac Ha Market – Sa Pa
Arrive Lao Cai you will meet your local tour guide then enjoy breakfast. And then we drive to Bac Ha market (approximately 2.5 hours). Arriving at Bac Ha,we visit the big market and colorful ethnic people of the Flower H'mong,Phu La and Dao Tuyen minorities,who gather here to buy and sell their handicraft products. After spending the morning exploring the market,your lunch will be served at a local restaurant. After lunch we drive downhill to start a short walk to Trung Do Village which is home to the Tay minority. Here you can visit a traditional Tay house. We will then travel by boat through amazing countryside to Bao Nhai Village. Transfer you back to Sa Pa . Overnight in Sa Pa.
Day 2 Monday(BL):Sa Pa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai
Depart from Sapa town by car to Lao Chai village,following the road down the hill. Views of the Muong Hoa valley and magnificent surroundings of mountains and rice terrace fields can be seen from this road. Along the road,people from many ethnic groups (H’mong,Zay,and Red Dao) are likely to be met,and there are stalls along the way that serve tea,fruits and sweets. Soon after turning off the main road and taking a local path,we will arrive in the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai,where you will experience the daily life of the villagers.After that,we walk from Lao Chai to Ta Van village,where the Zay hill tribes live. Here you take a rest and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by your local guide in a local house. After lunch you trek up and downhill. Specially you will trek through bamboo forest then relax beside the waterfall. Explore the Red Dao village of Giang Ta Chai where you will also have the chance to see their daily activities. In the afternoon the car will pick you up for the return journey to Sa Pa. Overnight in Sa Pa.
Day 3 Tuesday(BL):Sa Pa – Suoi Ho – Ma Tra – Ta Phin – Lao Cai – Ha Noi
We leave Sa Pa town,trekking to Suoi Ho village to see tea plantations and cardamom gardens. Follow the buffalo trails to visit the hospitable villages of the Black Hmong minority people in Ma Tra. After passing a school and scenic views enroute,a picnic lunch will be served. After lunch we continue our trek to Ta Phin village to visit Red Dao people and handicraft shops. In the afternoon we will reach the road where your driver is waiting to transport you back to Lao Cai station to catch the night train back to Ha Noi.
Trip Inclusive
- All transfer &transport
- Accommodation at Sapa hotel – 3 star hotel
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B- breakfast,L- Lunch,D- dinner)
- Return train tickets Hanoi- Lao Cai- Hanoi (soft sleeper with air- condition,4 berths)
- Local English/French speaking tour guide
- Entrance fee &permission to visit the hill tribe village
Trip Exclusive
- Admission fees during free time
- Personal expenses such as shopping;telephone,laundry and bar bills etc.
- Tips and gratuities
- All other service is not made on the written form