SAPA MINORITY TREK - BAC HA MARKET
(Hanoi - Lao Cai - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Sapa - Bac Ha Market - Lao Cai - Hanoi )
03days / 2nights - Daily departure
(Hanoi - Lao Cai - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Sapa - Bac Ha Market - Lao Cai - Hanoi )
03days / 2nights - Daily departure
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| Night 01: | Ha Noi - Lao Cai - Night on train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pick you up at your hotel and transfer to railway station at around
20h15 for a night train at 21h15 or 21h50 to Lao Cai. Spend a night on
train.
Services included: Transportation, tour guide and train ticket (Soft sleeper with A/C - Shared 4 beds cabin).  |
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| Day 01: | Lao Cai - Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upon arrival in Lao Cai station, pick up and drive to Sapa. After a
breakfast, we will take a drive of 6km along the main road to a
beautiful spot where your village trek begins. This part offers
spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range
and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a
suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho
village. Here you will pay visiting to some H'mong families, watching
them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up
and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large
village of the H'mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the
Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, villages school you will
enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as
breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a
home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience
Services included: Transportation, tour guide, meals, entrance fee and home stay.  |
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| Day 02: | Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Sapa (Breakfast, Lunch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After the breakfast, We will leave Ta Van village with the trail
uphill, we will pass through impressive terraced rice paddies on the
hill slopes before getting through a bamboo forest, a huge waterfall to
Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples. Walking around the village
you will meet many women with their embroidery work to make their
traditional dresses, occasionally you can see the blacksmiths making
farming tools and even hunting riffles. Passing the Muong Hoa river
again and then trek uphill to Su Pan village passing the rocks field
with unique carving which is believed to be the messages of the ancient
peoples. In this village you will see the special technique to build
houses on the steep rocky land. From Su Pan you will drive on a Jeep
back to Sapa to check in the hotel of your choice, Having dinner and
free time to discover Sapa town.
Services included: Transportation, tour guide, meals, entrance fee and Accommodation (Shared double/ twin room). |
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| Day 03: | Sapa - Bac Ha Colorful Market - Lao Cai - Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch) - Available on Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After having early breakfast in the morning we drive to Bac Ha
Market. It takes us 3 huor driving to get there. This is the largest
market in the region, a place where many ethnic groups gather to buy and
sell, eat and drink together. There are 10 minority groups in the Bac
Ha region. You can buy homemade handicrafts and clothes. In the
afternoon we will have a 2 hour trek to Ban Pho village (Flower H'Mong
people).In the village we can have a look in their house and understand
little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially,
we can try homemade wine from corn. Finally, we drive back to Lao Cai
railway station for a night train back Hanoi. Night on train.
At 05h00am in next day, Tour ends. Services included: Transportation, tour guide, meals, entrance fee and train tickets (Soft sleeper with A/C - Shared 4 beds cabin) |
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| Tour Cost | In USD/ Person - Applied up to 31 Dec 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Included:
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+ Transportation with air conditioner, English speaking guide on
tour; Meals mentioned above; Entrance fee for sites visited; 1 night at
Village, 1 night at hotel in Sapa; Train tickets.
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Excluded:
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+ Drinks, telephone , laundry, personal expense, Airfare, Payment
services charge by credit card or bank transfer or other services not
mentioned in the itinerary
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Note:
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+ As the Bac Ha Colorful market will be opened only on Sunday, so
if you like to do visit this Market, it can change to 2nd or 3rd day on
your tour.
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