Tour Code: SPM016
Price from: $US187
Duration: 4Days/3Nights
Tour route: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Sapa– Suoi Ho
Village – Ma Tra Village– Ta Phin Village – Sapa – Cao Son Market – Lao Cai –
Hanoi.
Tour overview:
Located in Cao Son commune, Muong Khuong district Lao Cai
province. Cao Son Market is Fair of ethnic Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao and Chinese
living in the biggest 4 Muong Khuong district. Each week the market only a day
meeting on wednesday.
Comming to Cao Son,
Visitors will have the opportunity to interact and learn more about the
daily life of ethnic wiht dresses loose on their impulses, the umbrella open up
like mushrooms on top of the girl Mong, Dao ... with delicate patterns,
colorful, create lively paintings and seductive. Besides, visitors will easily
be overwhelmed by some cuisines such as flavors of buffalo meat, horse meat and
beef of the H’Mong.
Day 1: Hanoi Departure
(Night train)
Our tour will be started at 20:45 at the lobby of the hotel.
Our guide will pick you up and transfer to the Hanoi Railway station for the
night train to Sapa.
Overnight on the train with soft sleeper berth and
air-conditioned.
Day 2: Lao Cai – Sapa –
Suoi Ho – Matra village – Ta phin village – Sapa
To day's activities: Sapa walking
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included
Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa Town
Itinerary: Arrive in Lao Cai around 5:30 a.m. We
will take 1 hour van ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. You have
breakfast at the hotel or local restaurant before walking about 12km along the
mountain trails or main road to visit Suoi Ho, Matra and Taphin villages which
are inhabited by Black Hmong and Red Dzao tribes. Along the way we can come in
some schools as well as tribal houses to have experience of local Sapa life.
Moreover, the landscape, culture, custom and tradition of Black Hmong tribe of
Suoi Ho and Matra villages are preserved from tourists so you can study the raw
things here. Picnic lunch will be served on the way at the home stay in Taphin
village before being transported to Sapa by car. You will stay overnight at
hotel in Sapa town.
Day 3: Sapa – Cao Son
market – Lao Cai (Wednesday)
To day's activities: Sapa market Tour
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included
Accommodation: Overnight on train
Itinerary: We will leave Sapa for Cao Son
Market at 8 am which only open on Wednesday. You will enjoy the beautiful
scenery along the road until you arrive in Muong Khuong town. From there, you
turn into a dirt road, which goes up in mountains. Pine trees forest, villages
surround tiny market. Flower Hmong, Tay, Dzay, Tu di ethnic minorities come to
buy and sell local products such as food and material for agriculture and
fabric. After exploring the market, your car will take you heading to Tin Thang
village – the most stunning part of Lao Cai province. You will then be able to
visit the most secluded peaceful village and have an opportunity to see the
people still distill the wine from corn, making bacon in the most basic way and
offering the special corn cake to anyone who drops by their house. After that,
get on the car for transfer to see China border before returning to Lao Cai
train station to catch the night train to Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival in Hanoi very early in the morning.
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