Full Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Ham Rong Mountain (L, D)
06:30 Am: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Sapa. We will have a shortstop on the way for the restroom and relax.
12.30 Pm: We arrive at your hotel in Sapa for check-in.
13.00: We will have lunchtime at the restaurant.
14:30: We start trekking to Cat Cat village. A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’ mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, go trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall - Hydraulic Power Station; stop for taking some photos with bridge and waterfall then you will walk up the hill for the car to pick up to get back to Ham Rong Mountain in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 km and it lasts for 3 hours.
16.00: We will continue to visit Ham Rong Mountain. Then stick to the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong Mountain for overseeing the beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding region.
Being shaped like a dragon’s head dimly looming in the thin veil of the morning, Ham Rong Mountain (Dragon Jaw Mountain) is a fine combination of man-made and natural scenery is an attractive tourist area at the center of Sapa town.
19:00: Back to your hotel. You will have free time to discover Sapa town at night. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 2: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Muong Hoa Valley – Lao Chai & Ta Van (B, L, D)
08.00: After your breakfast at the hotel and our tour guide will take you to visit Y Linh Ho and Muong Hoa through rice paddies and small hamlets to study the life of hill tribes here. Coming to the tranquil village called Y Linh Ho, you will have a chance of going along such a beautiful valley lying between mountains. The fresh air in the highland of Vietnam is really great for taking a walk. Y Linh Ho is a small commune composed of a dozen of small hamlets scattering on the very tough mountain terrain with high and steep mountains. This village is home to the Black Mong who wears very dark clothing in blacks and navy dyed with indigo (often seen on the hands of older Mong women). Here, you can enjoy the beautiful and interesting scenery of these villages. This is your chance to visit the H’ mong people living in their wooden and bamboo houses.
After that, our tour guide will pick you up to Ta Van which is a small village set within a picturesque valley of Muong Hoa. Continuing for the 9km road down the valley from Sapa to the Hmong village of Lao Chai with great views of the lush terraces. From there, you'll just follow the valley for a few miles to the next town of Ta Van. Along the way, you'll walk through terraced rice fields and among some picturesque villages, and experience a bit of rural life. As you walk through different hill-tribe villages (Hmong and Dao people), it's helpful to have our guide to explain their customs or their daily life to you.
18.00: Return to your hotel, free time at night and overnight at your hotel.
Day 3: Sapa – Suoi Ho – Ma Tra – Ta Phin village (B, L, D)
8.30 am to 9.00 am: We begin the day with a 3km trek through the breathtaking landscape to the village of Suoi Ho, home to the Hmong minority. A little trek brings you to the most beautiful views of endless rice terraces, and give you an opportunity to see some of the animals used by the locals.
Continuing on to Ma Tra village, you will come across the impressive ruins of a church dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s. Take a minute to explore this intriguing sight and take some photos.
After lunch at Matra village, a small trekking lane leads you to the village called Ta Phin where you can meet both Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities and their famous herbal medicine as well as learning how to use these plants from the land to treat many illnesses. Your guide will be able to introduce you to some Red Dao women who can tell you more about their many remedies. A Red Dao herbal medicine bath can be arranged for you to experience, so please ask. Transport will be provided from Ta Phin back to Sapa.
After that, return to your hotel, have dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 4: Sapa – Silver Waterfall – Love Waterfall – Return to Hanoi (B, L)
7:30 Am: Our car and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Silver Waterfall which is 13kms from Sapa on the road to Tram Ton Pass, the highest mountain pass in Vietnam. The pass acts as a weather divide, often with different temperatures on either side. Silver Waterfalls lies beside National Highway No 4D, about 12 km from Sapa Town center. Silver Waterfall is formed by sources of water from the Lo Sui Tong mountain peak. From the distance, the waterfall looks like a white dragon looking down from the sky. From there you can see the stunning view of the surrounding mountains and the vast forests belonging to Hoang Lien National Park.
Silver Waterfall is a breathtaking scenery with white water cascading down from the top. The surrounding is filled with beautiful nature. This is also a very busy fair place on highlands, which sells souvenirs of ethnic minorities such as rings, hats, purses, embroidered towels, wine, precious medicinal plants derived from the Hoang Lien mountain, herbal tea ... diversity in the brocade products, dramatic color. In addition, visitors can taste the different flavors of food in this place.
9:30 Am: Continuing to visit Love Waterfall, you will have a chance to hear the anecdote about romantic love between human people and fairy. The story began when the fairies formerly frequently go down the waterfall to swim. One day, the 7th fairy detected a woodcutter named O Quy Ho, the eldest son of God Mountain reigning Ai Lao Mountain was cooking and playing his flute by the stream. Once, due to passionately listening to the flute, she forgot the way to her home. In the context of flickering firelight, the son of God Mountain played the flute for her hearing. Everything would be fine until one day her story was detected and her parents did not allow her going to the waterfall with her sisters. Missing the woodcutter, she daily went to heaven gate looking down the waterfall and awaiting the familiar flute. Because of anxiously waiting in vain and sadness, she turned into the yellow birds flying around the O Quy Ho Mountain peak. It is the singing of the bird that the locals named the mountain O Quy Ho Mountain. It is also the reason why the waterfall where fairies landing on was named Love Waterfall for commemorating the love of the couple. The touching story contributes to turning Love Waterfall into an indispensable tourist site in the journey of discovering Sapa tour alluring tourists at home and abroad.
12:00: Arrival at the hotel for check out and have lunch at the restaurant then return to Hanoi.
20.00: Arrival at your hotel in Hanoi. End of tour! Goodbye! See you later!
Inclusion
– Transfer by A/C car during the trip
– Mineral water on the car
– English speaking tour guide during the trip
– All sightseeing tickets
– Meals as the itinerary mentioned above (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner)
Exclusion
– Personal expenses
– Other meals with drink
– Tip for diver and guide
– 10% VAT tax and 05% service charge
– All services not mentioned above