Tour Overview

Depart from Hanoi

The tour begins between 6-8:30 PM with a bus or taxi transfer to the railway station in Hanoi where you will catch the night train to Lao Cai.

Day 1: Lao Cai station - Sapa - Cat Cat  (B,L,D)

You will arrive at the Lao Cai Station between 5-7:30 AM. There you will meet the Sapa Summit  bus guide and transfer to Sapa town. After having breakfast and a shower, you will start the half-day walk to Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H mong tribe. You will experience the tribal way of life while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat. After the walk, you will be back to the Sapa Summit Hotel at around noon to check-in and be on time for lunch (11AM-2PM) in the hotel restaurant. For the rest of the afternoon, you will be free to explore Sapa town on your own. Dinner will be in the hotel restaurant from 4-8 PM. You will spend the night in the Sapa Summit Hotel.

Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai/Ta Van - Lao Cai station - night train to Hanoi (B,L,D)

Breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant from 6:30-9 AM. After breakfast you will check out and leave your luggage in the luggage storage room to prepare for your trek. At around 9 AM you will begin your 12 km trek on small trails down the Muong Hoa Valley towards the Black H mong village of Lao Chai. The Muong Hoa Valley contains some of the most beautiful views of rice paddy fields in Asia.  After having lunch along the Muong Hoa river in Lao Chai, you will continue along the bottom of the valley to get to the Dzay tribe village of Ta Van to experience their way of life. At around 2PM you will be transferred back to the Sapa Summit Hotel by bus where you can take a shower, eat dinner in the hotel and then head to Lao Cai station for night train back to Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi Arrival

You will arrive in Hanoi between 5-6:30 AM at the Tran Quy Cap train station.

Quotation & Notes

Note: You can stay in Sapa longer than 4 days if you would like.
The prices include: Roundtrip train tickets, bus transfer, tour guide, all meals, entrance fees.
The prices exclude: Drinks, personal expenses.
Things to bring: A change of clothing for each day, toiletries, sunscreen, insect repellent, hat, sunglasses, trekking shoes/boots