OVERVIEW

For those with limited time, this four-day tour provides an excellent opportunity to explore the diverse culture of Vietnam while embarking on an exciting adventure. With a perfect blend of cultural experiences and sightseeing, the tour includes a trek to hill tribes' villages, offering opportunities for local interactions and sampling of local cuisine.experience.

Highlights

  • Enjoy breath-taking scenery of Sapa.
  • Trek to visit minority villages and enjoy local interaction.
  • Take part and enjoy the atmosphere of colorful local market and love market
  • Great chance to fill your album with beautiful photos

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Trip Length: 4 days | Trip Style: Active travel | Trip Theme: Local life & Culture, Explore | Physical Rating: | Start/End city: Hanoi / Hanoi
Places visited: Sapa - Bac Ha
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Itinerary Details

Lao Cai, Vietnam
Lao Cai province, Ho Chi Minh city

This day you are free, so you'll have time to choose optional activities in Hanoi such as Hanoi city tour, street food, cooking class, etc. You will get all related documentation for your trip while waiting for departure.
In the evening, you will get picked up from hotel to Hanoi Train Station for the overnight train to Lao Cai, time depends on train schedule – normally 8.00PM or 9.30PM. You will be in shared AC soft sleeper cabins. The train will take around 6 hours to get to Lao Cai city. Sleep well and ready for next day in Sa Pa.

Summary of inclusions

car
Private transfer
accommodation
O/N train
Sapa, Vietnam
Sa Pa terrace, Vietnam

Upon your early morning arrival in Lao Cai, a border town, you will be picked up and driven up the hill for an hour through a stunning landscape of clouds and unspoiled nature to reach Sa Pa. Once you arrive in Sa Pa, you can freshen up with a wash and enjoy breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.

After breakfast, you can store your luggage and take a gentle trek downhill along the Muong Hoa River. This path offers breathtaking views of the mountains, forests, and terrace fields that stretch along the hill slopes. During the trek, you will have the opportunity to interact with the local hill tribes, including the H'mong and Dzay people, as they go about their daily lives, work, and play. You can take beautiful photos to add to your collection.

Continue trekking downhill until you reach the villages of the H'mong and Dzay people. The trek concludes at noon, and you will be picked up by car and driven back to Sa Pa.

Later in the afternoon, after taking a break, you will take a short drive to the other side of Sa Pa town, from where you will take a walk to visit Ma Tra village of the H'mong people, situated in a picturesque valley. You will then return to Sa Pa by car and have some free time in the evening to do as you please.

You will spend the night in a hotel in Sa Pa.

Summary of inclusions

car
Private transfer
trek
Sapa trek
hill tribe
Hill tribe visit
meal
Breakfast
hotel
Hotel in Sapa
Sapa, Vietnam
Visiting Sapa, Vietnam

After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and proceed to a local market by car. Depending on the day of the week, you may visit Coc Ly on Tuesday, Cao Son on Wednesday, Lung Khau Nhin on Thursday, Can Cau on Saturday, or Bac Ha on Sunday. These markets are organized by and for the minority people living in the mountainous areas, where they come to sell, buy, meet friends, and find partners. You will see various hill tribe groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Dao, Tay, Nung, etc. gathering at the market. It is an amazing experience to see the vibrant colors, understand the traditions, and feel the atmosphere. The market offers a variety of local products, including colorful embroidery, handicrafts, and daily necessities. You can also witness an animal market, where people sell, buy, or barter animals such as dogs, pot-bellied pigs, cows, buffaloes, and more.

After lunch, you can take a short walk to a hill-tribe village. Here, you will visit some local homes to gain insight into their daily life, culture, and traditions. Later, you will head back to Lao Cai city by car.

You will have dinner in Lao Cai before taking an overnight train in an AC soft sleeper cabin back to Hanoi.

Summary of inclusions

car
Privvate transfer
hill tribe market
Hill tribe market explore
meal
Breakfas
train
O/N train

Upon your early arrival in Hanoi, you will be transferred to your hotel or to the central Hanoi for your onward departure. This marks the end of our service.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Tour itinerary:This tour itinerary is designed based on local travel conditions, logistics and availabilitis of transportation between visited destinations. It is for you to see how the trip should go, what you can do, see and enjoy during the trip. The itinerary can be tailored by adding more of desired visitng destinations, activities or removing any you do not like to meet your travel time frame, style, budget and expectation the best.

Tour price:Travel Authentic Asia focus on quality and affordable package prices with the best value. The price is based on number of traveler taking the trip, the accommodation category you wish to stay, the mode of transportation, meals provided….

To book for this pre-arranged tour:If you wish to take this pre-arranged itinerary with all the terms of services that clearly stated in the program, you just need click the booking button to send us an enquiry form with some necessary information. Our travel consultant will get back to you within a working day for confirmation.

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Payment:A deposit of 30% of total price is needed to initiate the tour booking after the itinerary is finalized. The balance for the trip is due 15 days prior to your arrival.

Arrival and departure flights:You are advised to make your own booking for international flights from/back your home country. This allows you to determine better the travel time frame, budget and to deal with insurance claim when needed. Travel Authentic Asia team will base on your flight schedule to work out the best itinerary for you or/and to modify the itinerary to get it matches.

Travel documents:You must carry a valid passport and have obtained all of the appropriate visas, permits and certificates for the countries in which you will visit during your trip. Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the duration of the trip. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of the correct visas, permits and certificates for your trip. Travel Authentic Asia accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the failure of clients to obtain appropriate documentation.

Travel insurance:It is your responsibility to get your own international travel insurance and read the insurance policy before you travel and ensure that the insurance scheme provides with the requisite level of cover. Insurance should cover personal accident and medical expenses, evacuation and repatriation, baggage loss, and cancellation or curtailment of vacation. In some cases, travelers may have pre-existing medical conditions which their travel insurance company will not cover.
Other than local travel insurance(s) included in sightseeing tickets at sites, Travel Authentic Asia does not provide any kind of travel insurance on the trip except required and paid separately from the tour price.

Weather: The weather in this part of Southeast Asia is varied depening on the region and season. In the winter time from Nov to Feb, the temperature in some area such as North Vietnam, especially mountainous areas can be as low as 2-4 Degree Celsius (35 Degree Fahrenheit) and pretty cold. Other parts can be warm with temperature up to 36 Degree Celsius or more (96 Degree Fahrenheit). So, to know the weather condition of destination you visit, please consult our travel consultant or you can check it here on our website

What to take: What you need to bring will vary according to the trip style you have chosen, the countries you are visiting and when you are travelling. Generally speaking you should pack as lightly as possible. It is advisable to have your backpack or suitcase with wheels. An overnight bag with a shoulder strap or little backpacks is convenient to carry water and a camera etc for day trips. Warm clothes and light jacket are needed for the North Vietnam and northern Lao during the winter time from November to March. Sunblock, swimsuits and a light raincoat is advised all year round.

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