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$326 Hill Tribe Discovery - Sapa (7 days/8 nights)
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Price: $326-678 (included taxes & service charge)
Route: Hanoi, Laocai, Bacha Market, Nam mon, Trung do village, Coc Ly Market, Sapa, Tavan, Banho
Duration: 7 days/8 nights
Depart from: Hanoi
Return to: Hanoi | |
Sapa, 38 km from Lao Cai railway station, is an incredibly picturesque village lying on Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Nowadays it remains relatively undiscovered as a tourist destination. This trip is not only offers you an unique and beautiful landscapes but the Sapa offers you not only a very unique and beautiful landscapes but the market deeply shows the typical cultural features of Vietnam's remote areas as well. |
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Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai |
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At 08:30 pm our tour guide will pick you up at hotel lobby to escort you to the Hanoi railway station for night train to Sapa. The train conditions are very basic however we will travel in soft sleeper class which is compartment for 4 passengers.
Stay overnight on the train. |
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Day 1: Lao Cai - Bac Ha Market (sunday market) (B, L, D) |
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Train arrives at Laocai Railway Station at 06.00 am, have breakfast at local restaurant before we set off on our scenic drive through the border town of Lao Cai to the colourful Sunday Market, Bac Ha. where you can meet all the minorities groups: Flower Hmong, Tay, Thai, Dzao, Xapho…This is amazing market is also well known for its various handicraft.
Stay overnight at hotel in Bacha. |
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Day 2: Bac Ha - Nam Mon (B, L, D) |
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After breakfast we start our trek on the small path to Nam Mon where Varigated H’mong and Tay ethnic people live. After that we will be guests welcomed by a Tay family and their great hospitality and especially homemade rice wine at dinner.
Home-Stay in Tay's Hut. |
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Day 3: Nam Mon - Coc Ly (Tuesday market) - Sapa (B, L, D) |
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Breakfast will be cooked by your guide in the village, we leave Nam Mon for Trung Do village. This is also residential area of Tay ethnic group. Then we embark on boat on Chay River for Coc Ly market (2hrs cruise). Cocly Market the latest discovery market in the region offering a wide range of different colorful ethnic minorities, such as Hmong, Red Dzao, Tay, Phu La and Nung. After stroll around the market turn back to the car for transfer to Sapa. Upon arrival Sapa, check in and stay at hotel in Sapa. |
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Day 4: Sapa - Ylinh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B, L, D) |
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Begin trekking at 10.00 am down the valley to the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village Lao Chai San, Lao Chai. We then continue to Ta Van village to visit Zay people. We’ll stay overnight with a local family in Ta Van. Accommodation is basic but a unique and special experience. |
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Day 5: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho (B, L, D) |
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Continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River and arrive at the Tay village Ban ho. We stay overnight in a wooden Tay stilt house. |
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Day 6: Ban Ho - Nam Toong Nam Ken - My Son - Thanh Phu (B, L, D) |
| After breakfast we’ll hike to Nam Sai Village to visit the Tay People, and then we’ll trek up to the Red Dzao Village the village of Xa Pho tribe - the smallest group in Sapa who have very little contact with modern Vietnam in My Son village. Then we trek one hour to trek up to hills to Thanh Phu village a Tay ethnic group. We arrive Thanh Phu and stay overnight on Bamboo's hut |
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Day 7: Thanh Phu - Sapa (B) |
After breakfast, we’ll trek to Ban Den place. From here, we are collected by our vehicle and transferred back to Sapa. In the afternoon
you will have time to experience the colourful Sapa before driving to Lao Cai for the overnight train |
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Day 8: Hanoi - Departure |
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Upon arrival at Hanoi Station you will be transferred back to your hotel. End tour. |
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Class |
Number of Person in Group/Pax
Tour cost per Person (in $US) |
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1 |
2 |
3-4 |
5-6 |
7-8 |
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Cost/pax |
678 |
479 |
433 - 399 |
363 |
326 |
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*Note:
- Single supplemental will be added 35 USD
- Itineraries and price are subject to change without prior notice, this is private and sample tour, you may go with full details above or we can modify to fix your way travel. Please contact us for further information
- Victoria Express Train & Victoria Hotels is available upon request
Accommodation catergories
Bacha
Saomai hotel
Sapa
Royal View Hotel
Train
Royal train- Superior cabin (4 berths) |
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Trip includes:
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All transfer & transport
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Accommodation at hill tribe village, very basic but clean and standard hotel at the places base on twin share
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Meals as mention at the itinerary (B- breakfast, L- Lunch, D- dinner)
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Return train ticket Hanoi- Laocai- Hanoi (soft sleeper with air- condition, 4 berths)
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Local ENG speaking tour guide
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Entrance fee & permission to visit the hill tribe village
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Water during trekking
Trip excludes:
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Travel insurance
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Pre-post accommodation in Hanoi
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Other meals & drinks
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Admission fees during free time
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Personal expenses such as shopping; telephone, laundry and bar bills etc.
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Tips and gratuities
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All other service is not made on the written form
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