Old Quarter

6:00 - 6:30 : Get picked up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area to depart for Sapa via the new highway with a comfortable short break (It takes about 5h30 hours to 6 hours drive to Sapa)

Sapa

13:00 – Arrive at Sapa town and be amazed by the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people. Enjoy welcome drinks and itinerary briefing. Then, have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes before the hotel check-in.

Y Linh Ho

Take a short drive to Y Linh Ho Village. The village is famous for its absolutely poetic and wild beauty. Being covered by Hoang Lien Son Mountain range, along with many terraced fields and streams, and the primitive, simple bamboo houses of local people, Y Linh Ho Village is one of must-visit attractions in Sapa and definitely worth your time to discover.

Lao Chai

Then hiking through the rice terraces along Muong Hoa Stream to Lao Chai, the village of Black H’mong minority. Here you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain ranges.

Ta Van Village

In the late afternoon, continue trekking to visit Ta Van village, which is the home of Tay minority. 17:45 – It’s time to check into the homestay. Experience the rustic lifestyle of the local and watch the sun setting in the mountainous region. In the evening, enjoy the local bar nearby or socialize with other tourists then overnight at homestay.

Ta Van Village

8.00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with more interesting trek. 8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes; a trek through the bamboo forest; stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of red Dzao People.

Giang Ta Chai Village

11.00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to main road, bus picks you up to come back Sapa Town. Giang Ta Chai shares a border with Ta Van village – It’s a very special trekking route. Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai. Giang Ta Chai village is home to the Red Dao who wear plain black trousers and a long black tunic with embroidered cuffs and lapels.

Sapa

12.00 – 14.00: Back to Sapa Town then have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes and check in procedures. Time for relaxing

Cat Cat village

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.

Sapa

16.30: Come back to Sapa Town. We recommend good local restaurants for your dinner on your own, overnight in hotel with night activities.

Fansipan Hiking Trips

7.30 – 12.00: Have breakfast at hotel and free times to discover Sapa town by yourself. 12.00: Check out and clear all the bills 12.30 – 15.00: Have lunch with local dishes and enjoy more free times to take photos or souvenir collections. 15.00: Meet all group members at hotel to get everything ready for Hanoi.

Old Quarter

15.15: Get on bus to Hanoi with two comfort breaks. 21.15: Arrive at Hanoi City, we will stop at Bus Station at 162 Tran Quang Khai Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi (near Old Quarter Area), you will walk or take a taxi to your hotel/stay by yourself.