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Sapa
is a former French hill station situated in the
sweeping valleys near the Chinese border. Its high
elevation of 1600 meters creates its cool climate
which inspired the French to build villas there as
a summer retreat. Today,
Sapa
still attracts visitors for its stunning scenery,
comfortable climate, colorful markets, and a
variety of ethnic hill tribes who live in nearby
villages. This program has increasingly become
popular through the years with improvements in the
road conditions and the new 4-star Victoria Sapa
Hotel making travel today much easier and more
comfortable.
Day 1,Wed :
Hanoi - Sapa
Our trip starts with an overnight train
journey from Vietnam's capital city to the border town of Lao Cai. The luxury
Victoria Express
departs at 22:00pm.
Day 2,
Thu: Sapa
The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station
at approximately 06:00. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to
Sapa.
The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it
takes around 1.5 hours to make our way up the mountains. Arrive Sapa and
check into
Victoria Sapa hotel
.
Freshen up and enjoy buffet breakfast.
Leisure to stretch our leg or explore
Sapa town. This afternoon at 1pm from the hotel there will be a walking
tour to the hill tribe villages of Cat Cat, home to the Hmong hill
tribes minority peoples. As we walk to the
villages nestled in the valley below Sapa,
we will meet some of the local minority
people on their way to and from Sapa. Here
we have the opportunity to share cultural
experiences with the families that live in
the area.
Diner at the
hotel.
Overnight at
Victoria Sapa hotel
.
(Breakfast and diner included)
Day 3,
Fri:
Sapa - OquyHo- Bankhoang - Taphin villages
Following breakfast at
the hotel we embark on a lovely walk that will take us along small paths
and trails and through several hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Tavan,
home to H'mong, and Dzay people. This is a absolutely spectacular walk
through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can
meet. Stopping for a picnic lunch on the way at a family in Ta Van village.
We ontinue onto Caumay village an Supan
villages, home of Red Dzao people we our jeep take us back to Sapa. At
leisure to enjoy Sapa town and hotel facility
Overnight at
Victoria Sapa hotel
.
(Breakfast and
lunch included)
Day 4,Sat :
Sapa - Train back to Hanoi
We breakfast and bid farewell to friendly local
people for a transfer back to Lao Cai for the
Victoria Express
train
journey back to Hanoi. The scenic train journey leaves at 10:20
and takes us along the most spectacular country along Red river.
We arrive back to Hanoi
8:30pm. The
trip concludes in Hanoi.
(Breakfast and lunch included)
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