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This 5 day tour aims to show you the most beautiful route in Northwest
Vietnam: a journey from Yen Bai to Lao Cai. It covers the least-visited, but
most stunning destinations of the region, including Nghia Lo, Tu Le and Mu Cang
Chai. You will enjoy a scenic hike to admire the picturesque settings of
terraced rice fields in Nghia Lo, Tu Le and Sa pa. These imposing fields draw a
number of Vietnamese youth who love to take pictures and travel with a sense of
adventure. Amidst this magnificent landscape, you will meet ethnic minority
people in their colorful costumes.
Day 1: Ha Noi – Nghia Lo – Tu Le (L, D)
Pick you up at your hotel, leaving the bustling streets on way to verdant rice
paddies and farmland along Hwy 32. By early afternoon you'll be moving away from
the Red River Delta to Tu Le via Nghia Lo. Nghia Lo is situated along a
beautiful mountain ridge with lush forests, tea plantations, rice terraces and
gum trees, the picturesque valleys are stunning.
We have lunch in Nghia Lo and enjoy stunning views of countryside and nature,
visit local villages, experience daily life of hill tribe people. Continue our
drive to Tu Le, the road follows the mountains of Hoang Lien Son and winds
through the rice terraces. Stop to start your hike and enjoy the beautiful
scenery. Don’t forget to take photos on the way before reaching the village of
the Thai and H'mong ethnic minorities. People here are dressed in traditional
costumes and will welcome you with open arms. The locals here still retain their
traditional lifestyle, customs and habits so this is a good chance to learn more
about the culture. Night at a local house.
Day 2: Tu Le – Mu Cang Chai – trekking around villages (B,L,D)
You will be surprise before the wonderful rice terrace belong the route from Tu
Le – Mù Cang Chải.
Run over the Khau Pha pass (one of the four greatest passes in Northern Vietnam
with 40km many fomu cang chai.jpgg in the cold days). The ride is on some of the
most scenic roads which offer a lot of stops for picturing. We’ll cross Tu Le
and Mu Cang Chai, the two remote lands of Yen Bai province where the black
H’mong, Dzao and Thai people can make wonderful rice terrace on the mountains.
Enjoy trekking tours around La Pan Tan commune, visit Trong Tong village,
explore the life & musical of Mong people.
Leave Trong Tong, continue trekking from La Pan Tan village to enjoy Mam Xoi
rice terrace of yen bai.jpgH’mong people in Mu Cang Chai. Picnic lunch is served
along trekking path. Visit some school and touch with children. Beside the rice
terrace, you will have a chance to explore the culture & local life of Mong
people, such as music traditional, agriculture tools. Overnight at homestay in
Mu Cang Chai.
Day 3: Mu Cang Chai – Than Uyen – Sapa (B,L,D)
After breakfast, you can have time for a short visit of the Mu Cang Chai market
is open right in the town before continue your road trip to Than Uyen.
Upon your arrival in Than Uyen, you turn right and keep driving uphill towards
Sapa. The road trip takes about two hours as you travel along the west side of
Hoang Lien Son mountain range which offers stunning scenery of the fabulous
Muong Khoa valley. This is well known as the rice basket of Lai Chau province.
Enjoy a coffee break at Chu Va before driving over the Sapa Mountain pass. A
stop is made when you arrive at Tram Ton, the “Heaven Gate”. Enjoy magnificent
view of the Fansipan Mount, the highest one in Vietnam.
Arriving in Sapa town around mid/late afternoon, check in hotel for overnight.
Free dinner and overnight in Sapa at hotel.
Day 4: Trekking Giang Ta Chai – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B,L,D)
AM: Have breakfast at hotel, driver & tour guide take you to Cable Car Station
and spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
9.00: Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view
and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600
steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan - the Roof of Indochina. ( Spend about
1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).sapa trekking tour.jpg
11.00: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town for Lunch
PM: From Sapa, we trek via Y Linh Ho through beautiful scenery to the Black
H’mong Village of Lao Chai where we spend time looking around the village and
learning about life in the village. We enjoy our picnic lunch in Lao Chai or at
an appropriate spot.After lunch, we walk through rice terraces and on local
paths to the Zay village of Ta Van. This is the only village in the Sa Pa area
where the Dzay people live. We spend time looking around the village.
We meet with our local Dzay hosts in their home. Our hosts and guide will
prepare our evening meal, and the rest of the evening can be spent get – ting to
know more about family life in Ta Van or strolling around the village.
Day 5: Sapa – Overnight train back to Hanoi (B,L)
After our breakfast, there’s more time to look around and experience life in Ta
Van. We then, continue our trekking in the valley through a bamboo village,
stopping for a picnic lunch at an appropriate spot along the way, this is a
local food shop at the food of a waterfall and the famous ratan bridge.
After lunch, we have a coffee break before transfer to Lao Cai town for the
overnight train back to Hanoi.
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