2 Days Sapa Trekking - Cat Cat and Ta Van Village From Hanoi
Highlights
Price: US$ 75/ per person
Visit Sapa's oldest Black H'Mong community at Cat Cat Village
Understand Black H'Mong's timeless culture and traditional values when interacting with the locals
Shop with beautiful handmade products, such as bracelets, scarves, clothes.
Long trek to Local villages to see local daily lives
Try local traditional foods in special atmosphere
Itinerary
DAY 1: Hanoi – Sapa Town – Cat Cat Village
6:00-6:30: Pick up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on bus and depart for Sapa Town.
9:30: On the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.
11:00: Second rest stop at Lao Cai city before heading to Sapa.
13:30: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. And wait at the bus station for the tour guide and driver to pick you up to the hotel and have lunch.
14:30: Take a short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. The trekking distance is about 2.5km and it lasts for 2 hours.
17:00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner at local restaurant then overnight at Sapa Town hotel with 3star standard room.
Lunch, Dinner, Modern A/C Bus
DAY 2: Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Hanoi
7:00 - 8:30: Have breakfast at the hotel, check out the room, and prepare a light pack for trekking. (Large luggage is kept in the hotel). In the second day, the trekking route is about 9km in 3.5 hours.
8:30 Trek to Y Linh Ho, a village is located at flank of mountain. The village is surrounded by Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Hit on your eyes is rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai. You can see the local people are working on their fields as well as children are playing with friends carefreely. We then trek to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people. You will see the picture of rice fields and small houses near there. Its atmosphere is quite peaceful with wild nature, it is an ideal place for you to run away from busy life.
12:30 - 13:30: Have lunch at local restaurant.
13:30: Come to Ta Van Bridge and transport to Sapa town.
14:00 - 14:45: Relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel's public bathroom.
14:45 - 15:00: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
16:30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
21:30 - 22:00: Arrive Hanoi, and go back to your hotel by yourself.
Breakfast, Lunch Modern A/C Bus
Daily Group Tour
Inclusion:
Pickup from hotels located in Hanoi Old Quarter
Round trip Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi by modern AC Bus
English speaking tour guide in Sapa
Entrance and sightseeing fees
01 night in 3 star hotel ( Standard room)
Meals as itinerary: 1 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner
Exclusion:
Single supplement for solo traveler or anyone wants to stay in single room (USD 15)
Personal expense and tips
Hotel drop off - you should come to hotel by yourself from Bus office
Drinks for meals
Good To Know
We just can pick up from hotel in Old Quarter area, in case your hotel is outside, please come to meeting point - we will give you when confirming. The drop off after tour is not included, you should come to hotel from Bus office by yourself.
Please be ready and wait at your hotel lobby or meeting point at the time given by our operator, we will be not responsible for your lateness (in case you miss the tour due to your lateness, no refund or change)
Children, old people, or any one with low physical health are not allowed to join the tour, due to the long trek and danger in case of rain.
Please let us know at the time of booking if you have any requirement, food request.
There will be single surcharge if you are solo traveler or if you want to stay in one room. Upgrade of room can be done with extra cost and depended on hotel's availability. You can upgrade to have one night at 4-star hotel
Trekking shoes, sun glasses, sun cream, insect repellent are also necessary. You should take cash with you in Vietnam Dong for personal expenses.
You should bring warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September till March.
The price is not applied in holidays, we will inform you if it has and you can pay in cash to tour guide
Timeline of activities can be changed depending on weather and other factors
