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Tour
code: SPL-05 |
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Duration:
4 days / 5 nights |
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Departure:
Every evening from Hanoi |
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Pick
up: At your hotel in Hanoi |
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Grade:
Easy |
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Description |
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| Attending
the most colorful and interesting traditional market of
the ethnic minority people, taking a short walk around
Ta Phin and Muong Hoa Valleys to enjoy the most beautiful
scenery of a fresh nature, meeting local tribal peoples
or sitting down with a cup of coffee over viewing the
romantic scene of the town at sunset… All included
with the international 4 star class services of the Victoria
hotel & resort will make your vacation in Sapa unforgettable. |
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ITINERARY |
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Night
1: Take
overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Please, be ready at your hotel lobby at 20.30 for a short
transfer to Hanoi railways station. Tonight you will travel
to Lao Cai on sleeping train in the most comfortable 4
bed cabin of Victoria compartment or in 2 bed deluxe cabin
of other train carriage. |
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Day
1 // Lao
Cai // Sapa
Town’s Highlights |
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The
train arrives in Lao Cai early at about 06.00, meet your
guide as you check out the station. In a private car,
you will travel uphill the Hoang Lien Son mountains to
Sa Pa and enjoy as many stops as you wish for over views
of valleys and terraced rice fields as well as magnificent
scenery.
Breakfast and check in Victoria hotel upon arrival to
Sa Pa if your room available. Later your guide will show
you around this charming town for a brief introduction.
Ten minute walk from Victoria hotel, you will be the market
where ethnic minority people of different groups wearing
their traditional costumes made by themselves comes every
day selling local products includes vegetable, bamboo
shoot, mushroom, medicinal herbs and souvenirs…there
are chances to get intact and taking photos. Later you
will follow the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong
Mountain for over viewing beautiful scenery of the town
and surrounding area, paying visit to an orchard garden
and a mini museum which tell you a lot about ethnic minority
people living in Sa Pa and the northwest.
Evening is set free at your leisure. You may have dinner
at the fine restaurant of the Victoria
Hotel or your guide may help you to book a table in a
chosen restaurant in town. |
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Breakfast included, Lunch & Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: Victoria Hotel in Sapa |
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Day
2 // Ta
Phin Commune //
Silver Waterfall //
Tram Ton Pass |
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Today
morning, you will visit Ta Phin commune. Located in a
large valley, surrounded by high mountains, which covered
by pine trees and forest, Ta Phin Commune is home to the
Red Zao and Black H’mong ethnic. Although living
close to each other for years, these two ethnic peoples
are very different: The H’mong are cheerful and
open minded while the Red Zao are economical and reserved…
Your guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel for
a transfer to the center of the valley and from here take
an easy walk following village path around the valley,
passing by and paying visit to Black Hemming houses scattering
on mountain slopes. From high elevation, great view of
the valley stretching under your feet. Continue your walk
to the Red Zao village in which you will meet groups of
women making handicrafts includes embroidered clothes,
handbags… Drive back to your hotel and enjoy noon
break.
Meet your guide and driver again for a leisure trip. The
drive uphill offers most spectacular scenery of Fansipan
Mount. Just a kilometer out of the town, rose flower farms
and later chayote grows on bamboo frames covered a vast
area. We’ll stop at the magnificent Silver Waterfall
before reaching to the top of the highest mountain pass
in Vietnam. The wind blows stronger to force the clouds
moving constantly. It is the best point here to enjoy
breathtaking scenery of the two side of Fansipan Mountain
Range. Amazingly that the weather is very different by
the side: In many days It is foggy and cloudy on Sa Pa
side and sunny brightly the other side.
The rest time in the afternoon and evening is set free
at your leisure. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: Victoria Hotel in Sapa |
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Day
3 // Visit
Muong Hoa Valley |
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Two
high ranges of mountains run in parallel north of Sapa
town create a narrow and long valley, the Muong Hoa, the
most famous valley for its breathtaking scenery valley
in the region which is home to the major part of Sa Pa’s
ethnic population including the H’mong, Zao, Zay,
Tay and Xa Pho.
Today you will spend the whole day exploring the spectacular
Muong Hoa. Your car will take you along the only road
built on the side of a mountain range, looking down the
valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed of
high mountains, deep valleys, and stream of water winding,
waterfalls and terraced rice paddies…Many time,
leaving the main road, you will enjoy short walk to tribal
villages such as Ta Van of the Zay, Su Pan of the Black
H’mong, Ban Ho of the Tay… meeting locals
at home and at works. Leaving Ban Ho in afternoon and
driving back to Sapa. Evening time and Dinner is set at
your leisure. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Accommodation: Victoria Hotel in Sapa |
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Day
4 // Full
day joining a tribal traditional market //
Overnight train to Hanoi |
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Depending
on what date it is today, you can choose one of the market
available for your interest in our market list and we
shall refine a detail itinerary and activities.
After a day joining locals and enjoying their market atmosphere
and activities, you will arrive Lao Cai Station at about
6.00Pm, having a shower before boarding the overnight
train for Hanoi which arrive the next morning and trip
ends. |
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Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own |
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Overnight train in 4 bed cabin of Victoria compartment
or in 2 bed deluxe cabin of other train carriage |
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Tour
Price per person in US Dollars |
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| Group
size |
2
persons |
3-6
persons |
7-10
persons |
Single
Surcharge |
| First
Class Train |
569 |
526 |
458 |
210 |
| Victoria
Train |
616 |
574 |
506 |
210 |
| Children
Policy |
Under
6 free, from 7 to 11 charge 75 %, 12 years and above
pay for adult price |
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Tour
price includes |
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Transfer with private car as indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Return train tickets in 4 bed cabin of Victoria
carriage or in 2 bed deluxe cabin of other train carriage.
• Accommodation: 3 nights in Superior room, Victoria
Sa Pa Hotel.
• All meals as listed in day by day itinerary.
• Visiting fee, tax and service charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.
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Tour
price excludes |
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Meals not indicated in day by day itinerary.
• Drinks and personal expenses. |
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Contact
us to book this tour |
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Others
Sapa Classic Trips |
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A
Glimpse Of Sapa (SPL-01) |
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The
Best Of Sapa (SPL-02) |
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Vietnam's
Miraculous Land (SPL-03) |
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Sapa
and Remote Villages Experience (SPL-04) |
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Sapa
Highlights and Traditional Market (SPL-05) |
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Others
Sapa Tours Catalogue |
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Budget Tours |
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Sapa
Classic Trips |
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Sapa
Trekking and Adventure Tours |
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Sapa
Cycling Options |
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Traditional
Minority Markets Excursions |
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Northern
Mountain Discovery Packages |
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