Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Sin Chai Village – Sapa

06:00: Be ready at your hotel lobby in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, and we will come to pick you up between 06:00 and 06:30.

07:00: The bus leaves Hanoi for Sapa. Enjoy the views of the countryside on the way, and the bus will make 2 stops for a short break. When you arrive in Sapa at about 13:30, you will be transferred by van to the Symphony Hotel (7 Hoang Lien, Sapa), where you will have lunch and relax. Our guide will then greet you and give you additional details about the trek.

After lunch, you will pack up your things and head to visit Sin Chai, a traditional H’mong village that has managed to preserve its natural wildness. By visiting this area, you can experience the H’mong people’s peaceful rural lifestyle. The Black H’mong are proud of their culture, and they have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing.

After about 2 hours of walking to visit Sin Chai, you will be picked up and transferred by van back to Sapa town. Fee time to explore Sapa town.

Overnight in the hotel.

Accommodation: Symphony Hotel*** (or similar)

Meals: lunch

Trekking distance: approx. 7 km

Transportation: Hanoi to Sapa by sleeper bus

Day 2: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa – Hanoi

After breakfast, you will start your trek and head through the fields toward Y Linh Ho village, located in a beautiful area by the Muong Hoa River in the central part of the valley. The trek to the village will give you an opportunity to admire beautiful nature, take photographs of hereditary terraces that are estimated to be around 100 years old, and see the daily life of the locals. You will stop for a short break before you continue trekking to Lao Chai village to learn more about the local culture and customs. The trek on the narrow paths through the fields will bring you closer to local life. After that, you will walk to Ta Van village to visit the Giay people. The Giay minority in Ta Van has its own distinct culture and lifestyle. They live in mountain valleys near their fields, where they cultivate wet rice.

Have lunch in Ta Van village before we pick you up and transfer you by van back to Sapa town. You will have time to relax a bit at the Symphony Hotel until you are picked up to board your afternoon bus back to Hanoi. The bus will arrive in Hanoi in the evening and drop you off at the bus stop near the Old Quarter.

Meals: breakfast, lunch

Trekking distance: approx. 10 km

Transportation: Sapa to Hanoi by sleeper bus

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES

• Meals: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches
• Accommodation: 1 night at the Symphony Hotel*** (or similar)
• Transportation: comfortable air-conditioned bus from Hanoi to Sapa and back
• Entrance fees
• English-speaking local guide

TOUR PRICE EXCLUDES

• Travel insurance (compulsory)
• Drinks and tips
• Single room surcharge: 300,000 VND
• All other services not expressly stated to be included