Sapa beatiful Waterfalls 4 Days / 5 Nights

Spectacular scenery and ethnic minorities of Sapa. The northwest of Vietnam is a captivating blend of dramatic landscapes and colorful hill tribes. Sapa is set in a spectacularly beautiful valley close to the border with China. Its breathtaking mountain scenery is some of the best in Asia. Ethnic minorities from many of the surrounding villages don their most colorful costumes and head for the famous Saturday market and hiking and trekking opportunities are in abundance.

Tour Highlights: 

• You find the beauty of nature in valleys, mountains, streams, water falls and the warmly welcome of the ethnic people.
• Enjoy the breath-taking landscapes.
• Free time travel aroud Sapa town to know about the local’s daily life.

 

Detailed Itinerary


Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai (Saturday)


Vietnam TripAdvisor’s car pick up from your hotel then transfer to Hanoi train station to get the night train  to Lao Cai station.Overnight in your soft sleep cabin.


Day 1: Sapa – Giang Ta Chai - Seo ghong Ho  ( B, L, D )


Picked up at Laocai Station by Vietnam TripAdvisor's bus to Sapa. Check in hotel & breakfast at the hotel,  take a car ride along MuongHoa valley to visit the Rattan Bridge, silver waterfall, the first village of the Red Dzao people (GiangTa Chai village). Do a trek  through the forests up and down in Fanxipan range then reach Seo Chong Ho village of the Red Dzao. This is an almost untouched village and there are very few tourists getting here.  In here, there is a chance to enjoy a most beautiful waterfall in Sapa which comes from a height of about 70 m. Stay overnight in this village with a Dzao family.


Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner


 Day 2 : Ta Trung Ho -  Ban Ho ( B, L, D )

Have breakfast with the family, start climbing up to the mountain for another untouched village: Ta Trung Ho village located at about 1450m above the sea level. Picnic lunch at the village and then descend BanHo village to visit a different minority: The Tay people who have houses on stilts. Stay the night at Ban Ho village in a house on stilts. Have dinner with the family.

Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner


Day 3: Ban Ho – Supan - Sapa ( B, L, D )


Break fast at BanHo, Go for a walk to a waterfall called Lavie which was discovered and named by the French in the past. Say goodbye to BanHo and the family to get up to Supan village where to take car back to Sapa.

Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 4: Sapa at leisure  ( B, )

Free to explore the town.
PM: take bus to Laocai Station for the night train to Hanoi. 

Meals : Breakfast 

Day 5 : Sapa - Hanoi


Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am,taxi to hotel on your own.Tour ends.

	Price Per Person (US$) Valid from 1st Jun to 30th Jun 2010
Cost/pax (US$)	2	3 - 4	5 - 8
Standard  (2*)	195	170	155
Superior (3* )	230	210	170
Deluxe (4*)	290	260	235

Accommodation	Standard 2 *	Mid-range (3*)	Superior (3* + )	Deluxe (4*)
Sapa hotels	Roya Hotel, Mountain View Hotel	Bambo Hotel,Royal View Hotel, Holiday Hotel	Chau Long Hotel	Victoria

Trip Included :

• Private car pick up from your hotel to Hanoi train station.
• Returns train tickets in  04 berths canbinet, A/C Wooden Softsleeper
• Local English speaking guide, Other languges upon your request
• Twin /Double sharing Room at Hotel Sapa
• Meal as mentioned in program ( B= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner )
• Sightseeing fees
• Purified water and wet towel
• Transport as programe
• Taxes

Trip Excluded :

• Insurance
• Personal expense (drinks, telephone…)
• Tips and gratuities

What to bring :

• Sun Block
• Wide brim hat
• Camera + Film
• Comfortable shoes
• Rain gear
• Warm clothes
• Insect Repellent
• Original Passport

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