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Sapa Long Trek and Home Stay at Hill Tribe Village
Router:
Hanoi - Sapa - Laochai - Tavan - Ban Ho village
Price:
US$130 - US$370
Duration:
3 Days/4 Nights
Depart From:
Ha Noi
Return To:
Ha Noi
Activities:
Adventure Travel
Tour Code:
VST - 185
Itinerary
Hanging over 5000 km square with the population of 6000 people, with lush greenery of mountain ranges is just the beginning of your expedition to the jade of Far East. Imagine a land lush in tropical forest and emerald rice terrace fields and a land alive with very colorful tradition and culture. The old Frence-built hill station of Sapa (1600m above sea level) is the natural starting point for a unique experience of the Sapa area. This includes the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, and Indochinas highest peaks, Fansipan (3143m), and 6 different ethnic minority groups, each one colorful, distinct and with its own language and cultural values. The trek brings you though the excellent views of the valley, the magnificent limestone and paddy fields of H'mong village will be introduced, visits to local families and reach their customs and the Cat Cat waterfall will be visible. A "White curtain" cascade appears, surrounded by flowery valley and deep - green pines. The rocks near the river and waterfall provide a marvelous place for picturesque photos and sunbathing during good weather.
Night 1 Hanoi – Overnight on Train to Lao Cai
At 08.00 pm our tour guide will pick you up at hotel lobby to the Hanoi railway station for night train to Sapa. Overnight on train.
Include: Train tickets: (A/C 4 soft berth cabin), Tour guide
Day 1 Lao Cai – Sapa – Yling Ho – Lao Chai San – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B, L, D)
Train arrives at Laocai Railway Station at 06.00 am, transferred to Sapa by car. Have breakfast in the local restaurant. Relax. At 10.00 am we start trekking. The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village Lao Chai. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing. After this you continue to Ta Van village (1.200 m) to visit Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green color. The Zay houses are build in wood and bamboo with clay floor. We stay overnight with a local family in Ta Van and have our dinner here. Trekking distance: 15 km
Include: Home stay, Transportation from Lao Cai, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2 Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Ban Ho (B, L, D)
After the breakfast we continue to visit Red Dao people at Giang Ta Chai where we also see a waterfall. The Red Dao women have very colorful red embroideries and coins on their clothing. On their head they wear a red scarf. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a nice Red Zao’ Legend.
We continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River and arrive to the Tay village Ban Ho (900 m). Tay is the most populous of the hill tribes. Because of the development and adaptation to the Vietnamese society some of them have started wearing Vietnamese clothing. But most women still wear the traditional checkered headscarf. We stay overnight in a wooden Tay stilt house. If we reach Ban Ho in the early afternoon you will have time to swim in a nearby river. In the evening we have dinner with the Tay family. Trekking distance: 25 km
Include: Home stay, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 Ban Ho – Sapa – Lao Cai – Night on train(B, L)
After breakfast you trek up to Ban Den place (3 km). From here you will be picked up and transferred back to Sapa. In the afternoon you will have time to experience the colourful Sapa market where women from different ethnic minority groups come into town to sell their products, relax before turn back to Laocai railways station by bus for night train back to Hanoi. Stay overnight on trainDay 4: Lao Cai - Hanoi. Train arrives in Hanoi at around 5.00. Turn back to hotel on your own.
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