Day
1 Hanoi ( night train to Laocai )
Pick up from the airport
or meet at hotel in Hanoi. Time to explore
city before transfer to railway station to catch Tulico
Express. Overnight on the train.
Day
2: Sapa Tram Ton Binh Lu TamDuong 50 km (B,
L,D)
Arrive
at Laocai. Transfer to Sapa. You first travel by minibus
uphill toward Tram Ton. On the way, you can take a
short walk to Silver Waterfall and then head to Heaven
Gate, where you will be amazed by breathtaking view
to mountain surrounding included Fansipan, the highest
peak of Indochina. Your ride will be mostly downhill
toward Binh Lu. You will stop by Chu Va village of
Flower Hmong for a break before you arrive in Binh
Lu. Here you will have lunch in a local restaurant.
Then transfer by minibus to TamDuong. Overnight at
hotel in Tamduong.
 Day
3 : Tam Duong - Binh Lu Sapa 50km (B,L, D)
The next morning, after visiting the market in Tam
Duong, where you meet Flower Hmong, Black Dao and
Lu minorities. You cycle from Tam Duong town back
to Sapa. You pass by several villages stretching along
the way. The ride is relatively flat. You stop by
a local restaurant for lunch.
In the afternoon,
you start on your journey back towards Binh Lu. There
is almost no traffic and you will cycle through small
villages and meet different ethnic minorities. The
ride will be mostly downhill and flat. On the way,
you can visit a Black Dao village, where you may find
a beautiful handicraft for souvenir. Eventually, you
arrive in Binh Lu. You will be able to take a short
walk to stretch your legs before you get on the car
on a journey back to Sapa.
Day 4 : Sapa
-Laochai - Sapa trekking
(B,L, D) Night
train to Hanoi
7h00 AM You will commence
your journey from Sapa by car to Lao Chai village,
a Black Hmong ethnic minority village. You will then
be able to walk from Lao Chai to Tavan village where
the Giay ethnic minority hill tribe lives. Here you
will be able to rest and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared
by your guide in a local house.
After lunch the walk
continues through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai,
a Red Dao ethnic minority village. After taking a
rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing
uphill to a road where the car is ready for your journey
back to Sapa. And transfer back to Laocai mountain
for a night train to Hanoi. 2 hour driving/ 4 hours
walking/ 1 hour lunch.
Day
5 Hanoi
5h30 am arrive
at Hanoi train station. End tour |
