BRIEF ITINERARY OF SAPA  TOUR:

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa- Trek to Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village ( B, L)

Day 2: Sapa – Coc Ly Tuesday Market – Catch night train back Hanoi ( L, D)

DETAIL ITINERARY:

Muong Hoa Valley is one of the most famous destination for breathtaking scenery.

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa- Trek to Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village ( B, L)

Site visited: Lao Chai, Ta Van Villages – Black H’mong, and Dzay people.

After having breakfast, start trekking uphill to Y Linh Ho and Muong Hoa Valley through rice paddies and small hamlets to study life of hill tribes here. Communication exchange with local people in Lao Chai village. After having picnic lunch carried by the tour guide, continuing trekking through villages and rice terraced fields to Ta Van village settled by Dzay ethnic minorities.

Trekking distance: 5km

Stay overnight at hotel in Sapa

Day 2: Sapa – Coc Ly Tuesday Market – Catch night train back Hanoi ( L,D)

Sites visited: Coc Ly Tuesday Market, Boat trip, Trung Do Village

Guide picks you up at Lao Cai Railway Station in the early morning. After having breakfast we go to the COC LY Market by a van. It takes us 2 hours to get there. This is a small but very colourful market in a mountainous area where the Flower H’mong mainly gathers to exchange their homemade products.

Coc ly market rice’sellers.

After visiting the market we go on a boat on the river with beautiful mountains on both sides. On the way we will have a short trek to Trung Do village (Tay) This is an unique opportunity for you to see the traditional lifestyle of tribal minorities and their costumes and handicrafts.

In late afternoon, from this village you are transferred by private jeep back to Sapa hotel for you to get your luggage, then transferred to Lao Cai Raiway Station to have dinner before catching a night train back Hanoi.

Trekking distance: 15km

Stay overnight on train

Sapa tour 2 days