Price: US$249 (included taxes & service charge)
Routes: Hanoi - Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat Village - Ta Van Village
Duration: 2 days/3 nights
Depart from: Hanoi
Return to: Hanoi
Cat Cat village is the place of H'mong tribe in the valley which remains very generally unaffected by outside influences. You can see the excellent views of the valley, the magnificent limestone and paddy fields of H'mong village.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Night: Hanoi - Lao Cai
You will be picked up at hotel to escort you to the Hanoi railway station for night train with soft sleeper class which is compartment for 4 passengers per cabin to Laocai in the evening. Overnight on the train.
Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat Village (D)
Upon arrival in Lao Cai in the early morning, then transfer to Sapa by bus. Relax and have a short trek down to Cat Cat village. Enjoy some visits to local families and reach their customs. Down into the valley to see the Cat Cat waterfall. Have dinner at a local restaurant. Then discover Sapa at night, see ethnic people's activities and life in Sapa. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Sapa - Ta Van Village (B/L)
Transfer you to Lao Chai village, a village of Black H’mong. A short walk down to the river to visit hill tribe hoto see their living style and the local women making their handicraft and clothes. Further on along the road, the Ta Van village where the Dzay people live can be seen. Visit the village and learn their customs. Return to Sapa and relax before returning to Lao Cai railway station by bus for the night train back to Hanoi. Stay overnight on train.
Day 3: Hanoi
Reach in Hanoi around 06: 00 am; tour finishes at railway station. Return to your hotel on your own.
Trip includes:
All transfer & transport
Accommodation at Sapa hotel – 3 star hotel
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B- breakfast, L- Lunch, D- dinner)
Return train tickets Hanoi- Lao Cai- Hanoi (soft sleeper with air- condition, 4 berths)
Local English/French speaking tour guide
Entrance fee & permission to visit the hill tribe village
Trip excludes:
Travel insurance
Pre-post accommodation in Hanoi
Other meals & drinks
Admission fees during free time
Personal expenses such as shopping; telephone, laundry and bar bills etc.
Tips and gratuities
All other services not made on the written form