Enjoy a close encounter with the rich minority cultures around Sapa hill station on this 3-day small-group door-to-door tour. Exploring with a guide, hike through the rice terraces to Ta Van village and spend the night with a Dzay family. After a morning hike, drive to scenic Cat Cat village, then enjoy a night at a hotel and free time to explore. Tour includes two nights’ accommodation and seven meals. Spend three days exploring the Sapa hills and minority villages. Enjoy one night in a 3 or 4 star-hotel, one in a homestay, and seven meals. Get personal attention from your guide in a group no larger than 10..Take it easy with door-to-door round-trip transfers from Hanoi
We will pick up all the guests in Hanoi Old Quarter from 06.00 to 06.15 AM. Please be ready at your hotel/airbnb/apartment's lobby and our driver will meet you there.
If you stay outside of Old Quarter Area, please come to bus Office at 166 Tran Quang Khai Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi for pick up
6:00 - 6:15 – Get picked up from your hotels/stays in Hanoi Old Quarter Area or Bus Station if outside to depart for Sapa via the new highway with a comfortable short break. ( It takes about 6 hours by driving from Hanoi to Sapa)
13:00 – Arrive at Sapa town and be amazed by the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people. Enjoy welcome drinks and itinerary briefing. Then, have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes before the hotel check-in.
14:00-14:30 : Take a short drive to Y Linh Ho village and then start hiking through the rice terraces along Muong Hoa Stream to Lao Chai, the village of Black H’mong minority. Here you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain ranges. In the late afternoon, continue trekking to visit Ta Van village, which is the home of Tay minority. The trekking distance is about 9km and the duration is 3½ hours.
17:45 – It’s time to check into the homestay. Experience the rustic lifestyle of the local and watch the sun setting in the mountainous region. In the evening, enjoy the local bar nearby or socialize with other tourists then overnight at homestay.
Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with more interesting trek.
8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes; a trek through the bamboo forest; stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of red Dzao People. 11.00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to main road, bus picks you up to come back Sapa Town. Trekking distance is about 4 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
12.00 – 14.00: Welcome drink at hotel, have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes and check in procedures.
14.30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. Read more about Sapa 3 Days Trekking Tour by Bus (1
16.30: Come back to Sapa Town. We recommend good local restaurants for your dinner on your own, overnight in hotel with night activities. Overnight at Hotel in Sapa Town
7.30 – 12.00: Have breakfast at hotel and free times to discover Sapa town by yourself. 12.00: Check out and clear all the bills 12.30 – 15.00: Have lunch with local dishes and enjoy more free times to take photos or souvenir collections. 15.00: Meet all group members at hotel to get everything ready for Hanoi.
15.15: Get on bus to Hanoi with two comfort breaks. 21.15: We will drop off the guests at 166 Tran Quang Khai Street, Hoan Kiem. Hanoi. Tripe end.
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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