Tour Duration:    4 days / 3 nights

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 Prices ($US)
Cost/pax	2	3 - 4	5 - 8	Booking
Standard (2*)	330	290	260
Superior (3*)	370	320	280
Deluxe (4*)	475	425	375

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

 

Day 1 - Sunday: Lao Cai - Bac Ha (B, L, D) Sapa Vietnam
After breakfast, drive to Bac Ha. Join in Bac Ha hill-tribe market and discover the daily life of Flower H'Mong, Red dzao people. After lunch, trekking about 5 km of mountain path to Ban Pho Village - home of Flower H'Mong people. Dinner at local restaurant.

 

Day 2 - Monday: Bac Ha - whole day trekking and homestay (B, L, D)
After breakfast, trekking 10 km with lots of terrace fields, waterfalls and having a chance to witness how hard works are the hill tribes people. Picnic lunch and continue walking towards to Nam Thang village, home of Nung Hill Tribe. Get in touch with a Nung, get knowing the traditional life style, habits and customs. (Luggage, food will be carried along by local porters and horses).

Night 3 - Monday: Homestay in a Nung House 
 
Day 3 - Tuesday: Bac Ha - Coc Ly - Lao Cai (B, L, D) 

After breakfast, take a car to Coc Ly and join in Coc Ly hill-tribe market. Boat trip on Chay River to Bao Nhai - visit hill-tribe villages of Nung, H'Mong, and Zdao people on the way. Picnic lunch then take a car to Lao Cai train station. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Night 4 - Tuesday: Overnight on train back to Hanoi

 

 

Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am.Private car pick up then transfer to your hotel. Tour ends.