NIGHT 1: HANOI - NIGHT BUS/TRAIN
OPTION 1: HANOI - NIGHT BUS
21.00 - 21.30 Our shuttle bus will pick you up at your hotels/hostels in Hanoi Old Quarter and transfer you to bus station to take about 5,5 hours by the sleeping bus to Sapa. You will arrive Sapa Bus station at 3.30 - 4.00, you can sleep on bus until 6.00 (no air-condition on bus when stopping).
OPTION 2: HANOI - NIGHT TRAIN
20.30 Our staff from Indochina Beauty Travel will pick up at your hotels/hostels in Hanoi Old Quarter, transfer to Hanoi Train station, take the night train to Lao Cai, this train departs at 10:00 Pm – arrive in the next morning at 06:00 Am - Train cabin 4 berth with A.C - sharing cabin.
DAY 1: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TA VAN - GROUP TOUR (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
6.00 Our driver will pick up at the Sapa bus/train station when you arrive and transfer by shuttle bus to the hotel in Sapa.
We start 3km of walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong - visit local school and local houses then continue 4km of trekking down to Lao Chai village of the H’mong.
Have picnic lunch on the way.
After lunch, we trek more 4 Km through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. This is a good chance to learn about the local architecture, daily life styles and customs. Then, we will ascend to the main road where the bus is awaited for your journey back to Sapa.
Enjoy a dinner and free time in the evening. Stay overnight at the Hotel in Sapa
DAY 2: SAPA – COC LY MARKET - HANOI - PRIVATE TOUR (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER) (On only Tuesday)
6.30 Our tourguide and private car will pick you up at the hotel, then transfer through beautiful scenery of high mountains, narrow valleys and terraced rice paddies to Coc Ly Market. It is the colorful market of the hill tribal peoples living around Coc Ly Commune and the northern region of Bac Ha District. You will have chance to meet hill tribal peoples such as: Flower Hmong; Black Zao; Tay; Nung…The main purpose of this maket is to exchange their homemade products. It is always crowded for the whole morning and the early afternoon.
After exploring the market take a short drive to the Chay river. Sail down the gently flowing waters, You will pass the corn and vegetable fields, beautiful villages and impressive waterfalls, high rock mountains and caves to visit a village of the Tay Minority - TrungDo village. Sail a further 15 minutes down stream to Bao Nhai village and have a late lunch in a local restaurant. Then we drive back to Sapa town.
Have dinner then we transfer you to bus/train station. Take the night bus/train back to Hanoi. Tour ends.
Notes:
- Overnight on train: soft sleeper train cabin 4 berth with A.C - sharing cabin.
- Overnight on bus: You will arrive Hanoi about 3.30-4.00am, you can not continue to sleep on bus, so please prepare the accomodation for early arriving. Or you can change to day bus starts at 3.30pm from Sapa and arrive in Hanoi at 9pm (this option excludes dinner on the last day).
