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SAPA WEEKEND PACKAGE ON FRIDAY
Timetable: Start on Hanoi on Friday and return to Hanoi on Sunday
 Spectacular scenery and ethnic minorities of Sapa. The northwest of Vietnam is a captivating blend of dramatic landscapes and colorful hill tribes. Sapa is set in a spectacularly beautiful valley close to the border with China. Its breathtaking mountain scenery is some of the best in Asia. Ethnic minorities from many of the surrounding villages don their most colorful costumes and head for the famous Saturday market and hiking and trekking opportunities are in abundance.
Tour Highlights
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Pick up from hotel and transfer to the Hanoi train station for the night train to the Lao Cai station.
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Enjoy the spectacular views of rice-terraced mountains .
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Walking tour through the market.
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Visit Bac Ha, the bigest market open on Sunday only.
Detailed Itinerary
Night 1 - Friday: Ha Noi - Lao Cai
Vietnam TripAdvisor’s car pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train to lao Cai station. Overnight on train.
 Day1-Saturday: Lao Cai - Sapa (B,L,D)
Arrive in the early morning at Lao Cai Station, near the Chinese border, and transfer to our private car for a scenic drive to the hill station of Sapa. Enjoy the spectacular views of rice-terraced mountains and Black H’mong and Red Dao hill tribe people dressed in their colorful wares walking along the roadside. After checking into the hotel and breakfast, begin a walking tour through the market, where hill tribe people from villages afar converge here on Saturday, and continue towards Cat Cat Village, home to the Black H'mong hill tribe. Back to the town for a late lunch at a local restaurant After lunch hang around the town to interact with the Dzao, H’mong and Dzay hill tribe people. Balance of the day is free at leisure.Meals:Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner.
Day 2-Sunday: Sapa - Bac Ha Market - Hanoi (B,L,D)
 Waking up early morning at 06:30. Drive to Bac Ha. This Sunday market also attracts a wide variety of ethnic minority groups including the Variegated H’mong, Dao, Phu La, La Chi, Tay who still retain their age old cultural traditions and are recognizably distinct from each other by their dress. The experience of this congregation is unique. After touring around the market, the car will take you to Ban Pho villages where inhabited of Flower H’mong people. Driver back to Lao Cai town to board Victoria Express back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner.
Day 3-Monday: Hanoi arrive
Upon arrival in Hanoi at about 05:00am, our private car pick up from Hanoi train station to your hotel.Tour ends.
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Price per person in USD |
| Cost/pax (US$) |
2 |
3 - 4 |
5 - 8 |
| Standard (2*) |
185 |
150 |
135 |
| Superior (3*) |
200 |
165 |
150 |
| Deluxe (4*) |
250 |
225 |
210 |
| Accommodation |
Mid-range (2*) |
Superior (3*) |
Deluxe (4+*) |
| Sapa hotels |
Royal Hotel |
Royal View Hotel,Bamboo Hotel |
Victoria Sapa |
Included:
- Train tickets soft sleeper with AC
- Private car pick up from your hotel to Hanoi train station and back.
- English/ French Speaking Guide
- Transfer by good car (AC)
- Meals as mentioned in the programme above. ( 2B = Breakfast,2L= Luch,2D = Dinner )
- Accommodation
- Private car for Bac Ha Market.
- Entrance fees
Excludes
- Drinks.
- Personal expenses.
- Others not mentioned in the price above
What to bring:
- Sun Block
- Wide brim hat
- Camera + Film
- Comfortable shoes
- Rain gear
- Warm clothes
- Insect Repellent
- Original Passport
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