Highlights: Hanoi - Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat - Lao Chai - Ta Van- Sapa - Hanoi

Tour Duration: 4 days / 3 nights

Tour Code: SPT-27

Sapa is the most popular place to go in the Far Northwest amongst budget travelers and packages tourists alike. By using Sapa as a base you can hike off to more remote ‘traditional’ hill tribe villages and sometimes you will be offered a bed in a village for the night. Sapa was originally built as a hill station in the early part of this century and, in winter, gets bitterly cold.Sprawling near the banks of a river, Can Cau Market is a clearly defined shantytown, packed with crude stalls covered with thatched roofs. The start of a few simple settlements can be seen high above, many of whose residents now make their weekly pilgrimage to the market. We are only 9kms from the Chinese border and some traders make the journey across from China on horsebackThe Sunday market in Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses. Once you're all set, you can browse for bottles of local firewater (made from rice, cassava or corn) or handicrafts made by some of the 10 Montagnard groups living near here - Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.Bac Ha is a less crowded alternative to Sapa, and arriving midweek makes for a relaxing visit. Around 700m above sea level, the highlands around Bac Ma are somewhat warmer than Sapa.

Tour Highlights:

See stunning views of the surrounding mountains.
Visit the lush forests belonging to Hoang Lien National Park
Uphill to Heaven's
Gate view the magnificent scenery of Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces
Visiting the Red Dzao in GiangTaChai villages and Tay in Ban Ho villages
CanCau – a small market situated in a valley surrounded by mountains.
Bac Ha Market and Chay river

Tour Prices ($US)
Cost/pax	2	3 - 4	5 - 8	Booking
Standard (2*)	283	229	190
Superior (3*)	308	349	210
Deluxe (4*)	411	357	310

Detailed Itinerary of "Sapa Hill Tribe Villages and Markets 4 Days/3 Nights"

Night 1: Ha Noi - Lao Cai

Depart at 20.30pm from your hotel. Overnight on AC Soft Sleeper Hanoi - Lao Cai train.

Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat (B, D)

Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.30. Take a transfer to Sapa. Having breakfast and relax before explore Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km short trekking to Cat Cat Village, the home of H'mong Ethic.

Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai & Ta Van Villages (B, L)

Our land cruise will take you to visit Black H'mong Villages at Lao Chai San and Lao Chai. Take trekking touring around village. Follow footpath to Giay Village in Ta Van. Trek back to main road and the car take you back to Sapa.
Night 3: Overnight at your hotel in Sapa

Day 3: Sapa - Ethic Market - Lao Cai (B, L, D)

Visit one of the colorful tribal market near Sapa. The schedule as follow:
Tuesday: Coc Ly Market
Thusday: Muong Khuong Market
Saturday: Can Cau Market
Sunday: Muong Hum or Bac Ha Market
Night 4: Overnight at an AC 4 berth soft sleeper train to Hanoi

Day 4: Hanoi (B)

Arrive in Hanoi early morning. Check-in at Hotel for breakfast and bathing (check-out time at Hotel is 12 noon). Finish tour.

Departure: Every day, the detail Itinerary will be confirmed base on the day you travel to Sapa Low Season (5th May - 31st August)

Accommodation	*Standard (2)**	*Superior (3)**	*Deluxe (4+)**
Sapa Hotels	Royal or Bamboo Hotel	Chau Long Hotel	Victoria Sapa Resort

Includes

Private car pick up from your hotel to Hanoi train station
AC 4 berth soft sleeper train (join cabin)
Private car pick up from Lao cai to Sapa.
English speaking guide
All meals on tour
Entrance fees
Private car to villages
Boat in Chay river
Private car to Markets
02 nights hotel in Sapa
01 night hotel in Bac Ha Market

Excludes

Personal expenses
Insurance
Drinks
except otherwise mentioned

What to bring: Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, Insect Repellent, Original Passport