Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa by bus with a long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai – Ta Van village (L, D)
Option 1 : Take the morning bus 6.00 – 6.20: Pick up from Hanoi Old Quarter, transfer to the big bus and depart to Sapa Town. 9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break
11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa.
Option 2 : Take the night bus 22h20: Pick up at the bus station (30 Ly Thai To Str, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) and going to Sapa by sleeper bus with the high way Hanoi – Lao Cai. And arrival Sapa at 5:00am, keep sleep on bus until 6:00am, then be picked up by the guide to have breakfast and then start the tour at 8:00 am.
13.00: Arrive in Sapa Town with colourful traditional costumes of H’Mong, Dzao, and Tay Ethnic People. The guide will pick up you at the bus station to have lunch at a local restaurant.
14.30: Start hiking through Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. In the late afternoon, you arrive at Ta Van Village, home of the Giay ethnic people. Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours
17.45: Check in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time to enjoy the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialise with other tourists then overnight at the Bungalow.
Day 2 Medium trek Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village - Sapa - Ha Noi (B, L)
8.00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with a more interesting trek.
8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes. A trek through the bamboo forest and stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of red Dzao People. Trekking distance is about 4 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
11.00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to main road,
12.00: Back to the bungalow to shower and prepare for lunch.
12.30 - 13.30: Have lunch.
13.30: The van or car choices you up to come back to the bus station. They will give you the bus ticket.
14.00 - 15.00: You have free time to walk around Sapa Town or go shopping.
15.00 - 15.30: Meet all the group members at the bus station to get ready for Hanoi.
15.30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
21.30: Arrive in Hanoi, drop off at the meeting point, and go back to your hotel by yourself. Trip ends.
Note: The itinerary above is corresponding to the transferring option from Hanoi - Sapa & return by sleeper morning bus. You can choose other options suitable for you by the way transfer and location pickup/drop off.
