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Sapa - Ban Ho - Nam Tong Villages
3Days/4 Nights Code: TSP007
Sapa, a former French hill resort and home to some of Vietnem’s most colorful ethnic groups in the northwestern. Sapa is a wonderful place in Asia and and is a magical combination of landscapes, ethnic cultures and bracing mountain air. There are excellent areas for hiking through lush mountain valleys to the remote villages of different minorities of Black H’mong, Red Dzao, Dzay and Tay
Night 1: Ha Noi – Lao Cai
Depart at 20.30pm from your hotel. Overnight on AC Soft Sleeper Hanoi - Lao Cai train.
Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa - Soft trek (B, L)
Arrive at Lao Cai train station at about 6.30. 2.5hrs bus trip 40km to Sapa, on the way , the bus may stop for some pictures of hill trebles and rice fields along the road. After breakfast is free time for walking around Sapa Town, Sapa Market. In the afternoon, 2hrs trekking 5km to visit Cat Cat Village, homeland of Black H’mong hill tribe. Meeting & talking with locals to learn more about their daily life.
Night 2: Overnight in a hotel Sapa Town
Day 2: Sapa - Su Pan - Ban Ho - Nam Tong (B, L,D)
The day commences with a short jeep ride to the trekking route. The trek starts by walking through the incredibly scenic 'Ban Ho' Valley. Here you will have the opportunity to visit and explore the wooden houses, which traditionally belong to the Tay & Zday Ethnic Minority, picnic lunch on the way. You will then continue to walk to Nam Toong Village, where you will be able to observe the fascinating daily life of the Red Zdao Hill Tribe. Dinner at Ban Ho Village.
Night 3: Homestay in Ban Ho Village
Day 3: Ban Ho - Su Pan - Hau Thao - Sa Pa (B, L)
You wake up to the sound of pigs, chickens and the family dog. The family is already on their feet preparing for your breakfast. After breakfast, you will go to Su Pan Village - a village of Tay People, then take a car back to Sapa Town. On the way you will visit Hau Thao Village - home to Black Mong Hill Tribe, meeting and talking with local hill tribes to learn more about their daily life, customs and traditional habits. Have lunch at local restaurant in Sa Pa Town. Fee time untill departure to Lao Cai train station at 16:30 pm. Dinner at restaurant and take a night train back to Ha Noi.
Night 4: Overnight on train back to Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi (B)
Arrive in Hanoi early morning. Check-in at Hotel for breakfast. Check out 12 noon time. The trip finish.
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