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Tour type Upon Request
Tour Duration 3 days / 4 nights

Vietnamese mountain resort of Sa Pa. The area is renowned for its colourful ethnic minorities, and Ta Van is home to two such groups. A stay with one of the farmer families here will give you a close-up experience of the life-style and culture typical of the area. Trekking in the surrounding area is most satisfying
Every Saturday, the picturesque mountain village of Sa Pa comes alive with shoppers who know what they want: love. They travel from near and far to size up the goods of the day, hoping something will tickle their fancy.
The Sunday market in Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses. Once you're all set, you can browse for bottles of local firewater (made from rice, cassava or corn) or handicrafts made by some of the 10 Montagnard groups living near here - Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.

Tour Highlights:
• Most satisfying is trekking in the surrounding area .
• Know about the life-style and culture typical of the area.
• Enjoy the picturesque mountain village of Sa Pa.
• Try homemade wine from corn.

  
Detailed Itinerary
Night 1-Thurday: Hanoi – Laocai  Train station
Vietnam TripAdvisor’taxi will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station to catch the night train soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai station.Overnight on the train.

Day 1-Friday: Sapa-Y linh ho-Lao chai San-Lao chai-Ta van. (B,L,D)

At 10 am we leave the hotel and start trekking.  The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village Lao Chai. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigio blue clothing.  After this you continue to Ta Van village (1.200 m) to visit Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green color. The Zay houses are build of wood and bamboo with a clay floor. We stay overnight with a local family in Ta Van and have our dinner here.
Trekking distance: 15 km.

Day 2-Saturday: Tavan – Giang Ta Chai – Su pan -Sapa (B,L,D)

After the breakfast we continue to visit Red Dzao people at Giang Ta Chai where we also see a waterfall. The Red Dao women have very colourful red embroideryand coins on their clothing. On their head they wear a red scarf. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a nice Red Zao Legend.
We continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River and trek up to Su pan where you will meet the Vietnam TripAdvisor's jeep and transfer back to Sapa.Overnight in Hotel.

Trekking distance: 10 km.

Day 3- Sunday: Bac ha Market (B,L,)

After having early breakfast in the morning we drive to Bac Ha Market. It takes us 3 huor driving to get there.
This is the largest market in the region, a place where many ethnic groups gather to buy and sell, eat and drink together. There are 10 minority groups in the Bac Ha region. You can buy homemade handicrafts and clothes. In the afternoon we will have a 2 hour trek to Ban Pho village (Flower H’Mong people).In the village we can have a look in their house and understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. And then we drive back to Lao Cai railway station.
The guide sees you off at Lao Cai train station and takes you on the train to Ha Noi.Overnight on the train.

Price per person in USD
Cost/pax (US$)	1	2	3 - 4
Standard (3*)	235	185	160
Superior (3*)	255	215	175
Deluxe (4*)Victoria Hotel and Victoria Express Train	465	430	385

  

Accommodation	Standard 2 *	Mid-range (3*)	Deluxe (4*)
Sapa hotels	Royal Hotel	Royal View Hotel, Bambo Hotel	Victoria Sapa

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Tip, other not mention in the progrrame

What to bring

• Sun Block
• Wide brim hat
• Camera + Film
• Comfortable shoes
• Rain gear
• Warm clothes
• Insect Repellent
• Original Passport