Sapa & Ethnic Colorful Market (3Days 4Nights)

Night 1: Marvellous Hotel staff escorts you to the railway station for boarding on a 4 - AC - soft sleeper - cabin to travel up Lao Cai city. 

DAY 1: LAO CAI ETHIC MARKET -SAPA (B,L)

5:00 Arrive at Lao Cai Train station in the early morning, you are welcomed by our local guide. Enjoy breakfast at a local restaurant. After that, we will visit one of the colorful tribal markets. The tour is subject to your visiting date:

Tuesday   : Coc Ly Market ( 56km from Lao Cai )
Wednesday : Cao Son Market ( 81km from Lao Cai )
Thursday  : Lung Khau Nhin Market (65km from Lao Cai )
Saturday  : Can Cau Market ( 87km from Lao Cai )
Sunday    : Bac Ha Market ( 67km from Lao Cai )
Lunch in town then transfer to Sapa for staying overnight.

Night 2: Overnight at hotel in Sapa

DAY 2: SAPA HILL TRIBE VILLAGES - HOMESTAY (B,D)

After breakfast in the hotel, At 8:30 trek down to Cat Cat village of Black H’mong people to see their daily life activities, such as: rice cultivating, clothes weaving, brocade embroidering and indigo colour dyeing. Later on back Sapa town.

Start the tour in the afternoon at 14:00, downhill trekking to Lao Chai Village – home of  Black H’mong minority, trek through Muong Hoa Valley with many beautiful sceneries along the river then reach Ta Van village where you can pay a visit to a Dzay minority peole family. Dinner & homestay here..

Night 3: Homestay at Dzay family 

DAY 3: TA VAN GIANG TA CHAI -SAPA LAO CAI STATION (B)

Wake up with the locals in the sound of pigs, chickens and the family dogs. The family is already on their feet preparing your breakfast. After breakfast, say good bye to the locals and trek through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai - home of Red Dzao people.Meet and talk with people to learn more about their daily life, customs and traditions.

Pass over the Cau May (Rattan) Bridge then at 12:00 get back to Sapa Town by car. Free afternoon to discover Sa Pa town or shopping in the local market. Leave the town for Lao Cai train station at around 16:00 pm for boarding the night train back to Hanoi.

Night 4 : Overnight train back to Hanoi
 

Tour price: please contact our Sales Dept for details

Inclusion:

·         Pick up at the hotel you stay in Hanoi, transfer by a private car to Hanoi train station, we take you to the train cabin.

·         Soft sleeper 4 berth cabin to/from Laocai.

·         Homestay sharing with the Dzay minority in Tavan village.

·         Fluent English speaking tour guide

·         Transfer by tourist shared bus/van to/from Laocai train station.

·         Meals as specified (2 breakfasts, 2 picnic lunches, 1 dinner).

·         Admission fees for all sightseeing places.

·         Services charges and all government taxes.

Exclusion:

·         Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls etc.)

·         Drinks, tips and gratuities.

·         Services not clearly mentioned above.

Packing list: Passport, towels, change of clothes, sun block, sun glasses, sun hat, insect repellent, proper hiking shoes, warm clothes in the winter time (Sapa is a coolest place in Vietnam) and rain coat.