Tour Itinerary:
Night 01: Hanoi – Lao Cai
Pick you up at 20.00pm from your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Hanoi Train Station to take a night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on A/C Soft sleeper cabin of Hanoi – Lao Cai Train.
Day 01: Lao Cai Train Station – Sapa – Cat Cat & Ta Phin Villages (B,L,D)
Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6:00. Have breakfast at a local restaurant. Drive about one hour to Sapa and relax before exploring Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of H’mong Ethnics. Meet & talk with locals to learn more about their daily life. Then continue the ride to Tafin village (12km from Sapa) home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit Tafin Cave, Tafin handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have good choice to buy woven and textile brocades, which are hand made by ethnic people. Visit a small hamlet of Black H'mong people here too. Go back to Sapa for overnight.
Night 02: Overnight in a hotel in Sapa
Day 02: Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van Villages (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel and check out at around 9:00-10:00am. You’ll use a private car to visit Lao Chai village of Black H’mong people. Then trek about 3 km to visit Ta Van village of Dzay ethnic people. Drive back to Sa Pa for lunch at your own arrangement. A short shopping in Sapa town before driving to Lao Cai station. Dinner at Lao Cai. Have a train trip back to Hanoi.
Night 03: Lao Cai – Hanoi by night train - Overnight on the train.
Day 03: Hanoi (B)
Arrive Hanoi early in the morning (around 05:30-06:00). Check-in a small hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to freshen up and have breakfast (check-out time is 12:00 noon). Tour ends.