This trip combination of some visits to a wide variety of ethnic minority groups generally retaining their lifestyle, traditional costume with high mountains, deep ravines and terraced fields of Vietnam will excite your spirit of adventure.

 

At 08: 00 pm our tour guide will pick you up at hotel lobby to the Hanoi railway station for night train to Sapa. Overnight on train
Include: Transportation, Tour guide, Train ticket

Train arrives at Laocai Railway Station at 06.00AM, transferred to Sapa by bus. Have breakfast in the local restaurant (optional). Relax. Your guide will meet you at 10 am and start trekking.  The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village Lao Chai. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigio blue clothing.  After this you continue to Ta Van village (1.200 m) to visit Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green colour. The Zay houses are build of wood and bamboo with a clay floor. We stay overnight with a local family in Ta Van and have our dinner here.
Approx: 5 hours trekking/ 1 hour lunch

Include: Transportation, Homestay, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After the breakfast we continue to visit Red Dao people at Giang Ta Chai where we also see a waterfall. The Red Dao women have very colourful red embroidery and coins on their clothing. On their head they wear a red scarf. We continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River and arrive to the Tay village Ban Ho (900 m). Tay is the most populous of the hill tribes. Because of the development and adaptation to the Vietnamese society some of them have started wearing Vietnamese clothing. But most women still wear the traditional checkered headscarf. We stay overnight in e of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a nice Red Zao legend. a wooden Tay stilt house. If we reach Ban Ho in the early afternoon you will have time to swim in a nearby river. In the evening we have dinner with the Tay family.

Approx: 5 hours trekking/ 1 hour lunch
Include: Transportation, Homestay, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you trek to Thanh phu village Tay minority, walk to My son for visiting the Xa pho tribe after lunch car pick up at Thanh Phu bridge and transferred back to Sapa. In the afternoon you will have time to experience the colourful Sapa market where women from different ethnic minority groups come into town to sell their products.

Free for shopping or have a walk around sapa market before get back to Laocai for night train back to Hanoi. Stay over night on train.

Approx: 0, 5 hour driving/ 4hours trekking
Include: Transportation, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Train ticket

End of service. Train arrives in Hanoi at around 5.00. Turn back to hotel on your own. 

Prices: - Prices are per person, in USD - Surcharge for Noel and New Year time may be applied Group 2 Pax 3-4 Pax 5-6 Pax 7-8 Pax 9-10 Pax Sgl. Sup. 222  198 186 182 165 N/A

1. Expert English speaking tour guides on day tours mentioned
2. Accommodation as indicated in program and daily breakfast.
3. Transfers and transport as indicated in program
4. Join tours or private tours  as indicated in program
5. Entrance fees during guided time
6. Meals as indicated on itinerary.
7. Letter of visa on arrival

1. International airfare and airport taxes.
2. Visa stamping fee upon arrival (25USD/ 1 person)
3. Meals not indicated on itinerary.
4. Travel insurance
5. Personal expenses (Tips, gratuities…)

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