Day 1: Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa (L,D)
5.00am: We will pick you up at Lao Cai railway station by bus, to take you to the township of Sapa which takes approx one hour arriving at. 6km of walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. Continue on 2km of trekking down to Lao Chai village of the H’mong.
Lunch at a local family, and then walk through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people where we stay for the night. It gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the landscapes…on the way. Get back to Sapa by jeep or motorbike.
Overnight at hotel in Sapa town.
Day 2: (Tuesday); Sapa -Cocly Market (B,L)
Leave from the village early at 6:30 AM for CocLy market, which is situated far from Sapa. Enjoy the peaceful life of 6 different minority peoples (Flower H’mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay, HaNhi and Nung). The market is the chance for the minorities to meet and share joy and sorrows after the crops, to exchange one another’s experience.
Say goodbye to the market and get down onto a boat along Chay river. You are bound to feel great and find yourselves smaller among high rock mountains and to be surprised at white and breathtakingly waterfalls. The Fairy Cave is located deeply in the rocks. Get off the boat to visit a village of the Tay Minority (TrungDo village) by the river.
After the boat trip, visit a small town – Bao Nhai and then take jeep back to sapa town and go back to Hanoi.
Inclusion:
- Meals mentioned (B,L,D = Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Transport as per tour program.
- English speaking guide
- Accommodation and hotel room
- Entrance & sightseeing fees.
Exclusion:
- Drinks
- Your private expenses.
Note: Good trekking shoes, light raincoats, jackets, insect repellent and suncream
