Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sapa home stay daily tour (4 nights / 3 days)

First night: Hanoi - Lao Cai

8.00 pm Royal Travel's car and guide pick you up from your hotel then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station and catch the night train to Lao Cai (soft sleeper with air_condition), arrive 5:30 or 6:00 am.

Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat Village - Sapa Town

5.30am - Arrive in Lao Cai. The bus ride uphill to Sapa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. You'll have breakfast and early morning shower in hotel, tour starts at 9.00 am, flow guide and walking down to Cat Cat Village, take nice pictures on the way, you have a chance to come in Black H'Mong house with their traditions and see waterfall on the big space, then walking up town to check in and get lunch in the hotel. About 2:30 pm, our guide companies with you walking city tour to see Sapa market and cathedral (was built by French) and go shopping, back to hotel get dinner, take your night time and sleep at the hotel.

Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van

After breakfast, you will start the day with an easy trek on dirt paths to Lao Chai Village. Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces, get picnic lunch on the way, then ahead to Ta Van Village to see Day tribal with their traditions and house. Arrive at Home Stay surround 3:00 pm and take arrest here, then walk around the village (possible to swim on the Muong Hoa river), back home stay to get dinner and cheer with family, and over night.

Day 3: Ta Van (Home Stay) - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa

After breakfast, you will start the day with a few hard trek, up and down the mountain pass bamboo forest on dirt paths to Giang Ta Chai Village. Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces, high waterfall with Red Dao tribal, and picnic lunch near Rattan bridge. After lunch, walking up main road to catch Royal's bus back hotel to take shower and get dinner before transferring to railway station to catch the night train back Hanoi.

Last night: Lao Cai - Hanoi

Just sleep on the train (soft sleeper with air-condition) arrive in Hanoi early morning (4:40 am), our guide pick you up, drop at your hotel. Tour end.

* You maybe meet "Love Market" on Saturday night.

Includes:

-Car pick up from Lao Cai train station to Sapa and back.
-Hotel in Sapa
-Meals as mentioned ( 3 breakfast, 3 lunch, 3 dinner)
-Entrance fees
-English/French Speaking Tour Guide
-Services Charge
-Home stay and Permit
-Bus pick up from villages

Excludes: Drinks, Personal expenses

What to bring: Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, Insect repellent.

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