Saturday, 28 February 2009

Sapa Trekking - Ta Van Homestay 4 Nights


Sapa Trekking - Ta Van Homestay 4 Nights
trek along stream, ricefield, valley & waterfall

Trekking is a healthy, adventurous and eco-friendly way to explore, with a view to offer you a wide variety of destinations with itineraries to suit all fitness levels

Night 1 : Hanoi -Laocai ( Overnight on the train )
8h00pm. Hotel pick-up then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at 21:15 to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train.(4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).

Day 1 : Laocai -Sapa - Laochai - Tavan Village ( 5 hours trekking 14 km, 2 villages. ( Overnight at Tavan village )
Picked up at Laocai Station early in the morning by our bus. Arrive at Sapa round 8:00 AM; Breakfast start at 10h30am to get to Laochai village. Enjoy the overall pictures of the villages among terraces. Visit the H'mong living in wooden and bamboo houses. Continue going to Tavan village to visit the Dzay minority. Stay the night in Tavan village at a Dzay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.

Day 2 : TaVan -GiangTaChai ( 5 hours trekking, 14 km, 2 villages.)
Get up early in the morning to enjoy the daily life of the ethnic minorities in the village. Breakfast; take the road to GiangTaChai village of the Red Dzao minority via the paths between terraces and through bamboo forests. Visit silver waterfall and suspension Rattan Bridge, visit the people in the village and then cross MuongHoa River up to the mountain to visit the last village of the trek - Supan village of the H'mong. Get back to Sapa by jeep. On the way back, enjoy visiting the ancient stone circle where stones are decorated with ancient carvings. Check in hotel.

Day 3 : Catcat - Laocai - Hanoi. ( Overnight on the train )
Breakfast, visit village of the black H'mong (Catcat), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days. Back town have lunch and check out hotel, free to explore the town until take bus to get to Laocai Station for the night train back to Hanoi.
Arrive in Hanoi around 5.00 AM. The end of the tour.
COST: 108$/ Person ( applied for group of min 3 - 4 ) >>>>>SAPA PHOTOS
It's optional to spend 2 nites at the Hotel or 1 nite Hotel & 1 nite Homestay
Tour price includes:
- All meals on the tour ( 3 lunches, 3 dinners, 3 breakfasts )
- English-speaking guide, Entrance fees, Security permits.
- Accommodation (Hotel and home-stay),
- Train tickets 2 ways Hanoi-Laocai -Hanoi (soft sleeper with air-conditioning, cabin of 04 berth)
- Transport by Jeep as the program (motorbike for group of 1 person)
Excludes: Insurance, Drinks, Phone calls, other private expenses.
Notes: Advised to take good walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, torch, insect repellent and Sunscreen...

Sapa Trekking - Ta Van - Cat Cat 3 Nights


Sapa Trekking - Ta Van - Cat Cat 3 Nights
trek along stream, ricefield, valley & waterfall

Sapa is home to a wealth of colorful, diverse hill tribes, who have steadfastly resisted integration into Vietnamese society and modern life. In fact, the hill tribes, including H'mong, Dao (Dzao)
Night 1 : Hanoi – Laocai ( Overnight stay on the Train )
At 8h00pm. Hotel pick-up then transfer by taxi to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at 21:15 to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train.(4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request).

Day 1 : Sapa - Laochai - TaVan village ( 4hour trekking, 14 km, 2 villages. )
06:00 - Arrive at Lao Cai train station. Welcomed by your local guide and driver. minibus transfer to your Hotel in Sapa for breakfast & relax. Trekking downhill to the valley. Cross Muong Hoa River to get to the other mountainside for 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay - LaoChai and TaVan village. Picnic lunch on the way then Jeep transfer back to Sapa town, have dinner and Spend the night at hotel.

Day 2 : Sapa - Cat Cat village - Laocai - Hanoi ( 2 hour trekking, 1 villages. ) ( night train )
Breakfast at the hotel. A walk to Catcat village to visit the H'mong, the hydroelectric power station built by French people and Catcat waterfall. Walk back to Sapa and free to explore the town. In late afternoon, get on the bus to Laocai station for the night train to Hanoi (air-con. berth). The end of the tour.
TRIP COST: 88 US$/person (applied for group of 2-3 up)>>>SAPA PHOTOS
Tour includes
Train tickets 2ways (soft sleeper with air-condition) / Transport by minibus Laocai - Sapa, Sapa - Laocai / Hotel accommodation / homestay is available upon your request / All meals on tour / Entrance fees to the villages / English speaking guide / Jeep back as timetable. (Motorbike for group of 1 person)
Excludes:
Insurance & Drinks, Phone calls and other private expenses

Bac Ha Market - Sapa Trekking 3 Nights


Bac Ha Market - Sapa Trekking 3 Nights
trek along stream, ricefield, mountain & valley

Sunday is market day in Bac Ha, which is the occasion for the various local ethnies to gather in huge crowds to exchange the last news, gossip, shop and eat a copious lunch.
Day 1: Get started
At 20:15. Hotel pick up then taxi transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at 21h15 to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train.( overnight on the Train )

Day 2 : Laocai -Sapa - Laochai - Tavan ( B, L, D)
Being picked up at Laocai Railway station early in the morning by local guide . Bus transfer uphill to Sapa centre.
8:00 AM. Have breakfast, taking a hot shower , relaxing then start trekking to visit a village of the Black H'mong. Go through hillsides along Muong Hoa Valley. Cross the river by a suspension bridge to reach LaoChai village. Take the paths across the paddy fields to head for the village of the Dzay minority (TaVan). Picnic lunch on the way. Jeep back to Sapa town and Overnight in the hotel in Sapa .

Day 3: Sapa - Bac Ha - Lao Cai( B, L,D)
At 7h30 AM. Check out the hotel then take the minibus to Bac Ha (arrive at 10.00 AM). At the marketday you have opportunities to meet local people from the remote villages in their traditional costumes. They are 4 different tribal groups Flower Hmong, Black Dzao, Tay and Phu La, in the afternoon spend 2 hour walk to visit Ban Pho - A Flower Hmong village which is located in scenic valley. Then BUS transfer back to Lao Cai railway station round 17h00 for the night train to Ha noi. End of services.
Price: 98$ / pax (being applied for group of 2-3 up)>>>SAPA PHOTOS

Tour includes:
Return train tickets / - Bus Laocai - Sapa, Sapa - Laocai / - Hotel Accommodation ( 2**) & homestay upon your request / - All meals on tour except for last dinner / - Entrance fees to the villages / - English/ French speaking guide / - Jeep back as timetable. (Motorbike for group of 1 person)

Excludes:
Travel Insurance, Drinks, Phone calls and other private expenses, VAT