ITINERARY IN DETAIL
DAY 1: HANOI – TRAIN to LAO CAI (No meals provided)
Take the night train from Hanoi Railway Station at 21.30 or
22.00 to Lao Cai, adjacent to the Chinese Border in the
Northwest of Vietnam, the station nearest to Sapa. Tickets
supplied by THREELAND. Overnight on the train.
DAY 2: LAO CAI - SAPA – VISIT SAPA (B/L/D)
Arrive Lao Cai Staion at 06.00. Welcomed by a representative
of THREELAND from Sapa and transferred by Car or Coach of
your hotel to Sapa. Don’t miss to stop en route for
wonderful pictures of the paddy terraced fields on the
hillside, or misty peaks looming in pine woods. Have
breakfast in Sapa before hanging around with our tourguide
to the Sapa market and practise the first climb by reaching
the “Dragon Peak” to take a panoramic view of Sapa.
Afternoon visit the town of Sapa, market and the church
leisurely and pack our luggage to prepare for the conquest
next day. Dinner and overnight in Sapa.
DAY 3: FANSIPAN – EVEVATION 2,900m (B/L/D)
We will be transferred by private car to pass Thac Bac
(Silver Waterfall) to Tram Ton (elevation 1,900m), where our
conquest starts! Hey, before lunchtime everything seems
easy. Don’t forget your camera today at wonderful views of
primitive forests: slippery moss carpet, “thao qua” forest
(a kind of wild nuts trees for medicine) planted by the
H’Mong people, century-old oaks, chestnut trees and
rhododendron. The forests are best to see in October, early
November, and before May. Lunch at elevation 2,600m before
taking a harder road. Pass the bamboo forest before stopping
and camping at elevation 2,900m for relax and dinner.
Overnight in the tents at elevation 2,900m.
DAY 4: FANSIPAN PEAK 3,143m – ELEVATION 2,600m (B/L/D)
After breakfast, go on for 2-3 hours passing a muddy road
encompassed by high grass fields on elevation 2,900 –
3,100m. The road is tough but offers breathtaking view all
the way. Soon we will see the pyramid symbol on the top of
Fansipan peak, the Peak of Hoang Lien Son Mt. Range, the
Peak of Indochina Peninsula. Congratulations! You’ve got it!
In sunshine days, from this Point you can have stunning
views over China to the North and Laos to the West. Have a
rest and light lunch before descending back down to the camp
at Elevation 2,600. Dinner and overnight in the tents at the
Camp.
Please note! If you still feel very healthy, you can
take a shortcut with lovely landscape but dangerous cliffs
stretching for 4 hours down to the night camp. Overnight at
elevation 2,700m.
DAY 5: ELEVATION 2,600m – H’MONG VILLAGES - SAPA (B/L/D)
Enjoy a morning coffee and the sounds of nature as your
porters break down the camp and back to Sapa. Trek downhill
will be more quickly, but you should take another road today
if you prefer to pass by two marvelous villages of the
H’Mong people: San Sa Ho village and Sin Chai village. This
road will be 3 hours longer then the climbing-up road but
very sightworthy with pinewood-roofed houses, dozens of
terraced fields, excited children and mountain landscape.
Have lunch en route. Back to Sapa on foot and arrive your
hotel around 16.00. A delicious dinner is waiting for you at
the hotel or the restaurant. Overnight in hotel in Sapa.
DAY 6: SAPA – BAC HA - LAO CAI - TRAIN to HANOI (B/D)
We have two options:
Option 1:
If the climb has made us tired, or if a rain just pass by
and may has led to landslip on mountain roads, we just can
stroll around Sapa to visit the town and Sapa market, where
you can meet the local tribal people from H’Mong, Dzao, Dzay,
Xa pho, and other ethnic groups with their raw crafts made
of woods, silver, dyed fabrics and so on. Trying local foods
surrounding the market will be also a good experience. Lunch
by your own to ensure your flexible time and enjoyment. Late
afternoon our tourguide will pick-up you at the hotel and
transferred to Lao Cai station to take the overnight train
back to Hanoi. Dinner prepared for you in Lao Cai. Say
good-bye to your tourguide in Sapa and take the overnight
train to Hanoi.
Option 2:
Is strongly recommended for dry season. Start from Sapa
early and reach a market of hill tribal people (surrounding
Bac Ha, less than 3-hour driving from Sapa). As in Sapa,
many weekly markets are available in this area: Can Cau on
Saturday, Bac Ha on Sunday and Coc Ly on Tuesday. Anyone of
them offers us a great chance to intermingle with hill
tribes living surrounding Bac Ha, inclusive of Flower H’Mong,
Tay, Dzay, Dzao, San Diu, Kinh gathering for meeting,
dating, hanging around, shopping and exchanging goods,
especially fabrics and handicrafts. After enjoying the
market for 2-3 hours, we can visit a village nearby the
marketplace, or take a boat on Chay River (only for Coc Ly
market) or leave for Lao Cai and have a look at the Chinese
border in Lao Cai. Take the night Train to Hanoi at 19.00 or
21.00 and overnight on the Train. (Lunch by your own to
ensure your flexible time and enjoyment. Dinner in Laocai)
DAY 7: HANOI ARRIVAL
Arrive in Hanoi at 06.00.
End of services upon arrival.
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