Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L/D)

6.00 – 6.30: Support to pick up from the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on a big bus and depart for Sapa.

9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.

11.00: Second rest stop in Lao Cai before heading to Sapa

13.00: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. And wait about 30 minutes at the bus station for the tour guide and driver to pick you up to the hotel.

Welcome beverage and itinerary overview

Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes and check-in procedures.

14.30: A short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the 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 photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.

The trekking distance is about 2.5kms and it lasts for 2 hours.

17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in a hotel with night activities.

Meals included: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Sapa – Fansipan - Hanoi (B/L)

7:30: Have breakfast at the hotel and check-out the hotel (your luggage will be kept in the hotel’s storage).

8.30: After breakfast, our driver will take you to Cable Car Station and then you will spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina. (Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).

12.00: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town.

12.30 - 13.30: Have lunch in the hotel.

13.30 - 14.45: Relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel's public bathroom.

14.45 - 15.00: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.

16.00: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.

21.45-22.00: Arrive Hanoi. Trip ends.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

ITINENARY:

• Sleeping Bus Ticket Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi with modern facilities
• English speaking tour guide during the trip in Sapa
• Double room/Twin room in hotel: basing on twin sharing basis
• Meals as 3 lunches, 2 dinner, 2 breakfast,
• All entrance tickets as in itinerary

EXCLUSIONS:

• Beverages, travel insurance, VAT, personal expenses
• Others not clearly mentioned above
• A surcharge will apply if your travel date is on public holiday (Lunar New Year), payable onsite

THINGS TO BRING:

• Warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September, October, November, December, January, February and March
• Due to the altitude of Sapa, it is sometimes foggy in December, January, February and March.
• Trekking shoes, sun glasses, sun cream, insect repellent are also necessary. You should take cash with you in Vietnam Dong because the banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well. US Dollar, Euro, Australia Dollar are accepted in Sapa.
• You should take medicine with you although there are some chemist’s shops in Sapa in case you get sick.
• Homestay’s facilities are not as good as hotels in Sapa.