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This 2 days tour to explore and experience Sapa by road via the new highway
Hanoi - Lao Cai. This new road shortens the travel time and distance from Hanoi
to Sapa. You will have chance to admire the beautiful scenery as you travel the
longest highway in Vietnam before enjoining yourself in Sapa.
Day 1: Hanoi to Sapa (L, D)
Early morning pick up at your hotel and depart to Lao Cai (245km). It takes
about 5 hours traveling the new highway to Lao Cai. The bus ride brings good
chance to see beautiful scenery of the region along the way. Arrive in Sapa at
midday, relax and have lunch at the restaurant.
Afternoon, start a 4 hour trek to visit Lao Chai – Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai
village, exploring the local ethnic minorities life, admire the spectacular
natural scenery with the terraced rice fields. Visit Sapa’s ancient rock
formations with engraved images big and small, the unique patterns of the
ancients, as well as admire the picturesque bridge to the clouds clear over the
Muong Hoa stream.
Enjoy the dinner with local specialty and your choice of spending the night at a
hotel or homestay with local family.
Day 2: Sapa exploration - Hanoi (B,L)
Wake up and enjoy the fresh air and atmosphere of Sapa. Breakfast at hotel. We
spend the morning exploring Cat Cat – Shin chai village of H’mong – a colonial
French discovered area and a renowned resort to officials from the early
twentieth century. Arriving to Cat Cat village, visitors will be visiting the
Hydro-power station, the waterfall of Cat Cat village, as well as learning about
the culture, customs and unique people here with traditional crafts such as
weaving, carved silver, hand forged agricultural tools.
Car pick up and return to Sapa town. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant. Free time
to walk around or shopping before our journey back to Hanoi. End the tour in
Hanoi around 20.30
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