Day 1: (SUN) Hanoi – Laocai - Train
We will catch the overnight train soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai. The train leaves at 22.00 from Hanoi railway station.
Day 2: (MON) Sapa-LAo Chai-TA Van-Sapa (L)
Meeting a guide at
Lao Cai railway station in the early morning we spend an hour driving
up hills to Sapa. After checking in a hotel we embark on a lovely trek
that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several
hills tribe villages
Lao Chai & Ta Van, home of the Black H'mong
and the Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through
stunning scenery inhabited by some
of the friendliest people you can meet. Once on the valley floor you
can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The
walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields and
scattered villages. Return to Sapa by jeep.
Trekking distance 10 km
Day 3: Coc Ly Tuesday market (L)
After
having breakfast in Sapa we go to the Coc Ly Tuesday Market. It takes
us 2 hour driving to reach there. This is a small but very colourful
market in a mountainous area where the Flower H’mong mainly gathers to
exchange their homemade products. After visiting the market we go on a
boat on the river with beautiful mountains on both sides. On the way we
will have a short trek to Trung Do village (Tay) This is an unique
opportunity for you to see the traditional lifestyle of tribal
minorities and their costumes and handicrafts. Then we go back to Lao
Cai for the night train to Hanoi. Guide sees you off at Lao Cai railway
station and takes you on the train.