Bac Ha has one of the most interesting ethnic markets in Vietnam and possibly everywhere in South East Asia: " Sunday is market day in Bac Ha, which is the occasion for the various local ethnies to gather in huge crowds to exchange the last news, gossip, shop, and eat a copious lunch. It was visibly a festive event. I was surrounded in a sea of color, and had the feeling to be on a movie set. Everyone seemed excited. A few men rode small horses. Those fortunate enough to be able to pay 10000 dongs (75 cents) arrived at the back of a motorcycle, sharing the ride with two other passengers. Most came on foot, from villages as far as 20 kilometers away. Even the old hunched lady was not going to miss the weekly party. Although there were several ethnies at the market, the Flower Hmong women stood apart with their vibrant dress. They wear a number of skirts and underskirts all made with very colorful fabric and some batiks. Their tops are embroided, often with flower motifs, and their heads are covered with elaborately shaped and balanced scarfs. In the rapid global uniformization of today's world, it was refreshing to see this untouched beauty in humanity..."
 Night 1: Ha Noi - Lao Cai by Train
Pick up at your proposed Hotel at 20:00 then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for boarding to Lao Cai by Express Train at 21:10.
Overnight in the A/C soft sleeper wooden Cabin. 4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).
Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat
- Sin Chai Village (5 hours trekking, 12 km, 2 villages
- B, L, D)
6 : 00 Am - Arrive to Lao Cai train station. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Take a drive of 40km to your hotel in Sapa town.
Have breakfast in restaurant. The guide will help you to put your bags in the Hotel luggage store then take you to explore Sapa town. Back to the Hotel for check in. Have lunch.
After lunch, a walk down to the South-West of Sapa (around 4km), pass through the market to the sealed pathways to Cat Cat village. This twisty beautiful vista road leads you to stairs where we descend to the centre of the Black H'mong’s village then keep going down to the Cat Cat waterfall. This is a chance to see the hydroelectric power station established by the French. You can swim in the small river if weather permits. Walk along by the river about 6km to visit Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. From here you can enjoy huge stunning landscapes before climbing up to the road for transfer to Sapa. After dinner, you have free time to explore Sapa town at night.
Night 2:
Overnight at hotel in Sapa town.
Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai Villages
- Sapa (7 hours trekking, 17 km, 3 villages - B, L, D)
Breakfast at Hotel. Get the show on the road in the morning from the hotel by
car to head for the valley where to visit 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay. Picnic lunch on the way or in a local family. Go on visiting the Red Dzao in Giang Ta Chai
village, visiting a waterfall and a suspension bridge. Walk up to the road
for the transfer back to Sapa. Dinner at restaurant. After dinner, you are
free at your own leisure.
Night 3: Overnight at hotel in Sapa town.
Day 3: Sapa - Bac Ha Market - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Breakfast at Hotel then check out hotel room. Transfer to Bac Ha market
( 120km from Sapa ). You will visit a big market filled with many different hill-tribe peoples. This is the most colorful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy Bac Ha people's simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches... talking to the minorities through the guide's interpretation. Leave the market for the H'mong King's house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920.
Return to the town for lunch.
In the afternoon, spend time visiting another village (Ban Pho village). Say good bye to Bac Ha and get back to
Lao Cai for night train back to Hanoi. On the way back, drop in to see the Vietnamese and Chinese Harbour Mouth in Lao Cai. Dinner at restaurant.
Night 4:
Overnight in the A/C soft sleeper wooden Cabin. ( 4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request ).
Arrive in Hanoi around 5:00 AM next day. Tour ends.
Type of tour: Private tour ( Joining group tour on request ), Medium Trekking
Departure: Every Thursday, Friday or Saturday
Meeting Point: Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
--- Number of Persons in Group/Pax ---
Price in
US dollars
per person - Private tour |
| Class |
2 pax |
3 - 4 pax |
5 - 6 pax |
7 - 8 pax |
Single SUPP |
| Standard (2*) |
US$ 225 |
US$
195 |
US$
171 |
US$ 154 |
US$
25 |
| Mid-range (3*) |
US$
250 |
US$
220 |
US$
196 |
US$
179 |
US$
50 |
|
Superior (3*+) |
US$
280 |
US$
250 |
US$
226 |
US$
209 |
US$
80 |
|
Deluxe (4*) |
US$
350 |
US$
320 |
US$
296 |
US$
279 |
US$
140 |
|
BOOK NOW |
EMAIL TO MODIFY |
Price includes:
- Full
transportation by private A/C vehicle as tour program indicated.
- A/C 4 berth soft sleeper train (join cabin
- wooden cabin)
- Sightseeing fees and
permits.
- English or French speaking guide
- All meals as mentioned in program
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Accommodation as program, based in twin sharing or double (on request)
Price excludes:
- Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
- International flight and international airport tax on departure
- Insurance, Personal expenses, Tips and emergency transfers.
Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai by Train
Pick
up at your proposed Hotel at 20:00 then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for boarding to Lao Cai by Express Train at 21:10.
Overnight in the A/C soft sleeper wooden Cabin. (
4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request ).
Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa - Ta Van Village: 5 hours trekking, 14km, 2 villages. (B, L, D)
6:00 AM - Arrive to Lao Cai train station. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Take a drive of 40km to your hotel in Sapa town
to leave some luggages if you don't want to carry it all during the trek.
Have breakfast and relax.
Depart Sapa at 10:30 AM. Go down hill to the valley. Cross Muong Hoa River to get to the other mountainside for 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.
Stay the night at a local family in Ta Van village.
Night 2: Overnight at homestay.
Day 2: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho Village: 7 hours trekking, 18km, 2 villages. (B, L, D)
Breakfast and leave the family for the next village. Visit the Red Dzao in Giang Ta Chai village by way of terraced paddy fields and bamboo forests. Enjoy the natural beauty of Silver Waterfall and Rattan Bridge. Cross the river and continue going to Ban Ho village where the Tay people settle down. On the way to Ban Ho, there is more chance to see the Red Dzao and the Black H'mong in Su
Pan village. Spend the night in Ban Ho village at a Tay Family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.
Night 3: Overnight at homestay.
Day 3: Ban Ho Village - Sapa: 3
hours trekking, 7km (B, L, D)
Breakfast with the family and leave the village for a waterfall discovered by French people. Enjoy the view, swimming and return to Ban Ho to visit the people in the village. Say goodbye to the family and get up to the main road where to take
transfer back to Sapa. Lunch on the way and dinner at
restaurant in Sapa.
Night 4:
Overnight at hotel in Sapa town.
Day 4: Cat Cat Village - Sapa - Lao Cai - Ha Noi
(B, L, D)
Breakfast at Hotel, visit village of the black H'mong (Cat
Cat), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days. Back
to the town for lunch and check out hotel, free at
leisure to explore the town until transfer to Lao Cai railway station to catch the overnight train back to Hanoi.
Night 5: Overnight in the A/C soft sleeper wooden Cabin. (
4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request ).
Arrive in Hanoi around 5:00 AM next day. Tour ends.
Type of tour: Private tour
Only
Departure: Every day
Meeting Point: Pick up at your hotel
in Hanoi Old Quarter
--- Number of Persons in Group/Pax ---
Price in
US dollars
per person - Private tour |
| Class |
2 pax |
3 - 4 pax |
5 - 6 pax |
7 - 8 pax |
Single SUPP |
| Standard (2*) |
US$ 215 |
US$
187 |
US$
167 |
US$ 157 |
US$ 15 |
| Mid-range (3*) |
US$
228 |
US$
200 |
US$
180 |
US$
170 |
US$ 25 |
|
Superior (3*+) |
US$
245 |
US$
215 |
US$
195 |
US$
185 |
US$
40 |
|
Deluxe (4*) |
US$
280 |
US$
250 |
US$
230 |
US$
220 |
US$
70 |
| BOOK NOW |
EMAIL TO MODIFY |
Price includes:
- Full transportation by
private A/C vehicle as tour program indicated.
- Soft sleeper train: 1st class A/C compartment (4 beds only)
- Accommodation in home stay and
hotel based on twin-sharing or double room ( On request ).
- Full meals as mentioned in
program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Sightseeing fees and permits.
- English speaking guide
Price excludes:
- Insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers.
• The rate may be changed without prior notice if there is a market fluctuation relating petrol, food and goods or ticket price.
• Surcharge might be added for this tour on Public Holiday
What to bring: Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, Insect Repellent
,Original Passport
As indicated: (A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai by Train
Pick up at your proposed Hotel at 20:00 then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for boarding to Lao Cai by Express Train at 21:10.
Overnight in the A/C soft sleeper wooden Cabin. (4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).
Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Chai
- Ta Van Village: 4 hours trekking, 14 km, 2 villages (B, L, D)
Arrive at Lao Cai railways station at 6:00
AM, meeting our waiting staff at the Lao Cai station, transfer to hotel in Sapa
(to leave some luggage if you don't want to carry it all during the trek), one and a haft hour drive on an exciting curving road, surrounded by steep mountains and terraced rice fields arriving at
around 8:00 AM. After breakfast, you are driven by car to the end of the dirt track, from where the only means of transport is by foot. We first enjoy the beautiful view of the valley below, then we cross a stream to the Lao Chai village, which is inhabited by the H’mong minority.
The next destination of our trek is Ta Van village with its stilts houses. We will meet the colorful
Dzay tribe, take a walk around the village, meet and
talk to the people, enjoy the friendly atmosphere with
the children. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.
Stay the night in Ta Van village at a Dzay family on the floor in a private house.
Night 2: Overnight at homestay
Day
2: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho Village: 7 hours trekking, 18 km, 3 villages
(B, L, D)
Breakfast with the local family and then get to a village located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son range via bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall and a rattan bridge. After visitting Giang
Ta Chai village, get down to the river, cross it and keep going to Su Pan village for 2 minorities - The H'mong and the Red Dzao. Get off the road to go down hill to Ban Ho
village. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.
Night 3: Overnight at Ban Ho with a Tay family who have houses on
stilts.
Day 3: Ban Ho - Thanh Phu Village: 7 hours trekking, 15 km, 3 villages (B, L, D)
Get up early in the morning for fresh air and peaceful daily life of the people. Breakfast and leave the village for a hard day. Walk uphill to a smallest and almost untouched village of the Red Dzao (Nam
Toong). Go further to another village on the same side of the mountain range to see the Xa Pho ethnic group in Nam Ken. Get down to the river and go up to Mi Son to visit the Xa Pho again. Spend the night in Thanh Phu village at a Tay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner with the local family.
Night 4: Overnight at homestay
Day 4: Thanh Phu - Sapa: 12 km with 4 hours trekking
(B, L, D)
Breakfast at Thanh Phu village. Walk back to Su Pan village where to take a
transfer back to Sapa town. On the way back, visit the ancient stone circle (stones decorated with ancient carvings which are said to have described the life of the people lost in the mists of prehistory). Check in hotel. Lunch at Su Pan and dinner in Sapa.
Night 5:
Overnight at hotel
in Sapa town.
Day 5: Cat Cat Village - Sapa - Lao Cai - Ha Noi (B, L,
-)
Breakfast at Hotel, visit village of the black H'mong (Cat Cat), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days. Back to the town for lunch and check out hotel, free at leisure to explore the town until transfer to Lao Cai railway station to catch the overnight train back to Hanoi.
Dinner on guest account.
Night 6: Overnight in the A/C soft sleeper wooden Cabin. (4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).
Arrive in Hanoi around 5:00 AM next day. Tour ends.
Type of tour: Private tour Only
Departure: Every day
Meeting Point: Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
--- Number of Persons in Group/Pax ---
Price in US dollars per person
- Private tour |
| Class |
2 pax |
3 - 4 pax |
5 - 6 pax |
7 - 8 pax |
Single SUP |
| Standard (2*) |
US$
259 |
US$ 222 |
US$
192 |
US$
177 |
US$ 15 |
| Mid-range (3*) |
US$
272 |
US$
235 |
US$
205 |
US$
190 |
US$
25 |
|
Superior (3*+) |
US$
287 |
US$
250 |
US$
220 |
US$
205 |
US$
40 |
|
Deluxe (4*) |
US$
322 |
US$
285 |
US$
255 |
US$
240 |
US$
70 |
| BOOK NOW |
EMAIL TO MODIFY |
Price includes:
- Full transportation by A/C vehicle as tour program indicated.
- Soft sleeper train: 1st class A/C compartment (4 beds only)
- Accommodation in home stay and hotel based on twin-sharing
or double room ( On request ).
- Full meals as mentioned in program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Sightseeing fees and permits.
- English speaking guide
Price excludes:
- Insurance, tips, personal expenses and emergency transfers.
• The rate may be changed without prior notice if there is a market fluctuation relating petrol, food and goods or ticket price.
• Surcharge might be added for this tour on Public Holiday
What to bring: Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, Insect Repellent ,Original Passport.
As indicated: (A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) |
