Sapa Trekking Home Stay 2 Days
Posted date 27/06/2008 on 21:24:43 (Viewed 2277 time(s))
Night 1: Hanoi - Sapa
8:30pm depart from your hotel in Hanoi by car to the rail way station and catch the 10:00pm night train to Lao Cai (soft sleeper with air-con), arrive 5:30 or 6:00am.
Day 1: Sapa trekking (B, L, D)
A local guide will meet you at the station and get in a bus. The bus ride uphill to Sapa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. You’ll have breakfast in a local restaurant, then drive (30 minutes) to the Golden Stream Valley, stop at Ta Van village. Walk down to the village from the main road and start trekking through Ta Van village to Giang Ta Chai village. The trekking route offers some challenge as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village of the Red Dzao hill tribe perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside. Head down hill and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon trek about 1.5 hours uphill before descending down to the quaint Tay Hill Tribe village of Ban Ho. After checking into the home stay, your guide will lead you to La Vie waterfall for a fresh shower. Dinner and overnight in local home.
Day 2: Sapa - Hanoi (B, L, D)
After breakfast you will start the day with an easy trek on dirt paths, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces. Make your way along a stream to cross a hanging bridge before getting to Thanh Phu Village. In this picturesque valley you’ll pass some remote villages of the Tay and Xa Pho hill tribes set amongst the rice and corn fields. After a picnic lunch, you will walk the other way back to the meeting point where our driver is waiting for you to take you back to Sapa (3:00 pm). Shower at a hotel then you will be transferred back to Lao Cai for the night train back to Hanoi.
Quotation (US$/person)
|
Number of participants |
2 |
3-4 |
|
Private Tour |
135 |
125 |
Includes:
- Home stay with clean blanket, mosquito-net, pillow.
- Meals as mentioned the program
- Land transfer by private vehicle for whole trip
- Tourist trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai and vice-versa
- English or French speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request.
- Admission fees for all sightseeing places.
Excludes:
- Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls etc.).
- Drinks.
- Tips and gratuities.
Packing list: Passport, towels, toiletries, flash light, change of clothes, sun block, sun glasses, sun hat, insect repellent, proper hiking shoes and rain coat.
Local market days’ information
The weekly markets of the North are a kaleidoscope of color and excitement, bustling with weird and wonderful activities. We can take you to them so you can witness the trade and camaraderie of the local minority people. A perfect add-on to the last day of your Sapa trip!
Saturday: Can Cau market. Resident: Flower H’Mong, Phula, Black H’mong...
Tuesday: Coc Ly market. Resident: Flower H’Mong, Phula, Tay...
Sunday: Muong Hum market. Resident: Flower H’Mong, Hanhi, Red Dzao, Pa Zdi... (Highly recommended)
Sunday: Muong Khuong market. Resident: Flower H’Mong, Red H’Mong, Phula...
Sunday: Binh Lu - Tam Duong market. Resident: Flower H’Mong, Laos, Lu, Flat top Dzao...
Sunday: Bac Ha market. Resident: Flower H’Mong, Phula..
Note: The prie is subject to change according to each period. Please contact us for the best price |
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