GS7: HANOI-SAPA-CATCAT-LAOCHAI-TAVAN-TRAM TON-SILVER WATER FALL (3 DAYS - 2 NIGHTS)

6.30: Pick up at Bus Station and get on sleeping depart for Sapa.

9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break

11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa

13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.

• Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
• Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures

14.30: 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, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.

Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours

16.30: Come back to Sapa Town. We prepare a good dinner for you at 18.00. Overnight at the hotel

7.00 – 7.45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for the long trek of 5 kms

8.00: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain then trek to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people. Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 4 hours

11.30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.

12.00 – the Evening: Have lunch and enjoy free time in the afternoon do discover Sapa town by yourself. Have dinner and overnight in the hotel.

6:00-8:00. Breakfast and meet your tour guide

8:00. Start your day with a 12 km road trip up to Tram Ton where you edit pictures of the most beautiful mountain-pass scenery of Northern Vietnam, then visit Thac Bac water-fall (Silver Water-fall) and Salmon farm-fishing

12.00 – 13.00: Have a shower at hotel, have lunch, time at leisure on your own.

13.30: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.

14.00: Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks.

20.30 – 21.00: We say goodbye to you at bus stop. Trip ends.

• Modern air – conditioning bus with comfortable berth from Hanoi – Sapa -Hanoi
• Modern air - conditioning bus from   Sapa – Bac Ha – Lao Cai with experienced drivers
• English speaking local guide in Sapa, Bac Ha
• Meals as 3 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts
• All entrance tickets to indicated sites
• Double room/Twin room in hotel (3 or 4,5 stars) basing on twin sharing basis
• Insurance during time using the bus

• Beverages, travel insurance, VAT, personal expenses
• Others not clearly mentioned above

• Children under 5 years old (or under 1m high): Free of charge based on 2 adults 1 kid sharing bed/ berth/ bus with adult
• Children from 5 – 8 year old: charge 75% adult price, sharing bed with adult
• Children from 9 year old above: charge as adult price

• Old people should not attend the long trek (9 kms) due to its challenge and danger in case of rain
• Handicapped people and children under 6 years old should not attend this tour

• Surcharge will be applied to traveller on national holiday.

• Warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September, October, November, December, January, February and March
• Due to altitude of Sapa, it is sometimes foggy in December, January, February and March.
• Trekking shoes, sun glasses, sun cream, insect repellent are also necessary. You should take cash with you in Vietnam Dong because banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well. US Dollar, Euro, Australia Dollar are accepted in Sapa.
• You should take medicine with you although there are some chemist’s shops in Sapa in case you get sick.