Day 1: (FRI) 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 : (SAT) Sapa-Suoi ho-Ta phin –Sapa (L)
Guide picks you up at
Lao Cai railway station and transfers you to Sapa for 1 hour. After
checking in a hotel and freshening up we trek to Ta Phin.
The whole
day trekking following the buffalo trails, we trek up and down hills
through the forest and on the terraced rice fields and visit the
villagers of Black H'mong tribe in Ma Tra and Suoi Ho villages. We pass
schools with scenic views of terraced rice fields and picnic lunch on
the way and then continue our trek to Ta Phin with Red Dzao ethnic
group. We meet the jeep & transfer back to Sapa.
Trekking distance 10 km
Day 3: (SUN) Muong Hum Market (L)
After
having breakfast in Sapa we go to the Muong Hum Market by a van. It
takes us 2 hours to get there. This is a colourful market situated in a
small village in the mountain. You will see several different minority
groups here but mainly the Flower H’mong people. The local people come
here not only to buy and sell clothes, vegetables, meat and cattle but
eat and drink wine together as well. In the afternoon we have 2 hour
trek up to Nam Pung village where we can meet Ha Nhi ethnic group and
understand little more about their lifestyle. After the village we go
back to Lao Cai for the night train to Hanoi. The guide sees you off at
Lao Cai train station and takes you on the train. End tour.