Day 0: From Hanoi to Lao Cai by overnight train
Transfer from Hanoi on the overnight sleeper train to Lao Cai. The departure train time is 10:00 pm
Please come to Train Station at 120 Đ. Lê Duẩn, Văn Miếu, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội by yourself at least 1 hours before departure time at 9:00pm
Relax on board the air-conditioned train, and arrive refreshed at approximately 5:30 the next morning. The driver will take the board with your name and pick you up to Sapa. (34,6 kms)
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat - Sapa (Breakfast/Lunch)
Following a pick-up from Lao Cai Station on arrival, transfer to Sapa on the dramatic mountain roads of the Hoang Lien Son range.
6:30-7.00: Arrive your hotel and Have breakfast at the hotel. (Your room is available to check in at 12:00p.m).
12:30-13:00: Come back to your hotel and lunch at hotel
14:00-14:15: Leave your luggage at The Reception Locker and start a walking tour to the hill tribe village of Cat Cat, home of the H'mong minority people. Discover H’mong villages nestled in the valley, and meet some of the hill tribes going about their daily lives. Learn about their traditional cultures and meet local families.
Dinner by customer
Day 3: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Sapa - Lao Cai (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
08.00 Have breakfast at your hotel.
09:00-09:30. Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel
Embark on a lovely trek along the buffalo trails of the surrounding hills. Pass several tribal villages, including Lao Chai and Ta Van, home to the Black H'mong, Dzao and Dzay minority peoples. Marvel at the spectacular scenery, inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can ever meet. Once on the valley floor, appreciate the beauty of the surrounding valley, walled by the multi-layered rice terraces and scattered villages.
17:00: Pick up from your hotel to transfer to Lao Cai Railway Station. Arrive at Lao Cai Station around 18:00 and have dinner at Chapa Restaurant or a restaurant nearby the Train Station. The staff from there will exchange the voucher into the real ticket, then take you to the train at 21:00.
Tour services end at 05:00 AM at Hanoi Train Station, from where you can easily catch a taxi to hotels in the Old Quarter at your own expense.
