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Route: Bac Ha / Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Night 1: transfer from your hotel to Hanoi train station to get night train to Lao Cai train station. Day 1: Bac Ha market (on Sunday only) (B, L, D) Bus pick up from Lao Cai Station to Sapa. Check-in hotel. Breakfast then get on bus to Bac Ha. Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese). In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them… and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha to get back to Sapa. O/N at the hotel in Sapa Day 2: Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B, L, D) 6 km 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. A 2km-trekking down to Lao Chai village, through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. Lunch at a local family, 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. Bus to Lao Cai Station to get night train back to Hanoi. Tour end at Hanoi train station. Please contact us to get quotation for this tour Includes: - Stay at 2-star hotel in Sapa. - Meals as mentioned the program. - Land transfer by private vehicle for whole trip; Hanoi, Lao Cai A/C soft sleeper train ticket. - English or French speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request. - Admission fees for all sightseeing places. Excludes: - Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls etc.)
- Drinks. - Tips and gratuities. Packing list: Passport, towels, toiletries, flash light, change of clothes, sun block, sun glasses, sun hat, insect repellent, proper hiking shoes and rain coat.
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