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Sapa Medium Trek Plus Bac Ha Sunday Market 3 Days/ 4 Nights

This is a perfect combination of trekking tour and journeys of culture. Soft trek in the scenic mountainous area of Sapa, Homestay at a traditional Dzao family, Learn and participate in village life and truly feel the warmth and hospitality of these incredible people plus visiting the most colorful tribal market in Vietnam – Bac Ha Sunday Market are all of this light adventure trip in the north of Vietnam.

Tour program:

Day 1: Hanoi - Night Train to Lao Cai
The night before (Wednesday Night): Pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi at 20:00 then transfer to the Hanoi train station for boarding a night train to Lao Cai at 21:15 pm. You will be in shared AC soft sleeper cabins to travel north to Lao Cai City.

Day 2: Lao Cai – Sapa – Trek to Ta Phin Red Dzao Village (B/L/D)

The train arrives Lao Cai at about 6:00 am. Our tour guide will pick you up then take a morning drive through the clouds by car / van to Sapa (about 1 hour). When you arrive in Sapa you will be taken to a local restaurant for breakfast. We will then take short ride from Sapa to our trekking base where we start our trek up and down hills (~ 5 - 6 hrs) through terraced rice fields, bamboo ranges and many minority villages. Lunch break before we keep hitting the road to Ta Phin village. Our Dzao host family will welcome you to their traditional home where we will share in an ethnic style dinner and stay the overnight there. Home Stay at a Dao family.

Day 3: Ta Phin Village – Sapa - Cat Cat Village - Sapa (B/)
At the first gleam of daylight, you will see and hear the sounds of morning village life. You can join your host family in some of their activities like feeding the animals, cleaning the houses, gardening or preparing breakfast. After breakfast, we could take a short morning wander around the village or resulting in more time spent with the host family. You will be then supported by our car / van back to Sapa (30 minutes). When we arrive Sapa, check in to the hotel, shower, and pause for lunch on your own. At 2:30 pm we will take an easy walk (~ 5km) to Cat Cat village, homeland of Black H'mong hill tribe and to take part in a traditional ethnic music performance put on by the ethnic minority people. Your own dinner and evening, sleep in the hotel in Sapa. Note: The music show in CatCat is closed on Wed afternoon, an alternative will be arranged.

Day 4: Sapa – Bac Ha Sunday Market – Night Train to Hanoi (B/)
Sunday is the common trading day of many tribes in the Northwest of Vietnam, Bac Ha is one of them. The market is filled with colors of different ethnic minorities coming from different villages and their trading activities are so vibrant, lasting from early morning till midday, from the hand-made fabrics to the dogs and buffalos. We will leave Sapa early by 7:00 am so that we can be there on time, please pay respect to the locals here and ask permission before you taking photo of anyone. Lunch in Bac Ha on your own account then we will do a boat trip along the Chay river, this boat ride is about 1,5 hour. We will then be picked up for our ride to Lao Cai. Dinner on your own well before the train leaves for Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at about 5:00 am. Please find your own way back to your hotel; a taxi normally costs you a set of 50,000 VND. End of tour services.

Tour includes:

• Private tour
• Local English speaking tour guide, other languages can be arranged on request
• Private transportation used in the tour
• Deluxe overnight train: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi (Soft sleeper, wooden cabin with A/C – shared 4 berth cabin)
• 1 night home stay in a Dzao home & 1 night hotel accommodation in Sapa
• Meals as mentioned in the tour program: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = diner (the trip can be covered with all meals on request)

Tour excludes:

• Pre & post trip accommodation
• Hotel early check in & late check out
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses such as drinks, other meals & tips…

Note: This trip starts every wednesday evening from Hanoi and ends on early Monday morning in Hanoi. If you are coming to Vietnam not on the right day for this trip, please contact us in advance so that we can arrange another interesting trip instead!