Highlights

Price: US$105/ 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 (Lao Chai, Ta Van, Giang Ta Chai) to see local daily lives

• Try local traditional foods in special atmosphere

• One night at Hotel in Sapa Town and one night at Bungalow in Ta Van Village

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 3-star standard room. (Extra 15USD to upgrade to 4star hotel).

Lunch, Dinner, 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. In the second day, the trekking route is about 12km in 4 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.
  14:30: Check in the bungalow; get to know the family of Dzay People. you spend time enjoying the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists, then overnight at the bungalow in Ta Van Village.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Bus

Daily Group Tour

Inclusion:

• One night at 3-star hotel in Sapa town, 1 night at Bungalow in Ta Van village

• Modern air – conditioning bus with comfortable seats from Hanoi – Sapa and return

• 2 bottles of water 2 ways/person on bus Ha Noi - Sapa - Ha Noi

• Modern bus in Sapa with experienced drivers

• English speaking tour guide

• Meals as itinearary 3 lunches, 2 dinner, 2 breakfasts

• All entrance tickets to indicated sites

Exclusion:

• Single supplement for solo traveler or anyone wants to stay in single room 300,000VND ($13.0)/night

• Weekend surcharge ($5.0 / room/night, Fridays and Saturdays)

• Personal expense and tips

• Hotel drop off - you should come to hotel by yourself from Bus office

• Drinks for meals

• Day 3: Ta Van Village - Giang Ta Chai village - Sapa Town - Ha Noi
  7:00: Wake up, you can join our cooking class and learn how to make some Vietnamese foods like Pho, Nem Cuon... (Cooking class is opened upon request – the cost is 7$/1pax).
  8:00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with a more interesting trek.
  8:45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes; a trek through the bamboo forest; a stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of the red Dzao people. The trekking distance is about 3 km and it lasts for 3.5 hours.
  11:00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to the main road, then the bus picks you up to come back to Sapa Town.
  13:30 - 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 to leave.
  15:30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops on the way.
  21:30- 21:45: Arrive Hanoi, and go back to your hotel by yourself.

Breakfast, Lunch Bus

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.

• 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

• Single supplement for solo traveler and anyone wants to stay in single room: 300,00 VND/room/night (13.0USD). Upgrade of room can be done with extra cost and depended on hotel's availability.

• We have 4-stars hotel option available, please check with us before making reservation.

• 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 for local National 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