3 Days Sapa Villages &Amp; Market Tour By Train

Name: 3 Days Sapa Villages &Amp; Market Tour By Train
Brand: Tour
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Destinations: Hanoi, Sapa

Starts Hanoi

Ends Sapa

Excellent 1 reviews

Trip overview

This 3 Days Sapa Villages & Market Tour encapsulates the core charm that Sapa and Bac Ha market has to offer. From scenic trekking trails to remote village visits, from unique culture of Hmong, Dzao minorities to the big Sunday market of Bac Ha, this is simply the best introduction tour of the area.

Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Activities: Trekking, Sightseeing, Cultural, Nature Discovery
Tour type: Private Tour
Themes:Sapa Tour Packages, Northern Vietnam Tours, Soft Adventure Travel

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Tour itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi - Overnight Train To Lao Cai / Sapa (N/A)

21:00: Meet our guide at Hanoi train station and boarding the train.
22:00: Train departs for Lao Cai / Sapa and sleep on the night train in a 4 soft sleeper sharing A/C cabin (4 persons in a cabin)
Travel time approx 8 hrs.

Note: If you want to upgrade to the private 2 person cabin on the train, surcharge 60 USD per person for the round trip.

Day 2: Arrive Sapa - Visit Cat Cat & Sin Chai Villages (B/L)

The train arrives around 6am. We will pick you up at Lao Cai railway station and take you up to the town of Sapa which takes approx. one hour drive.
Enjoy breakfast and relax for a while.
Later in the morning, we take a short car ride and will start walking to Cat Cat & Sin Chai villages in the bottom of Muong Hoa valley. Enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards Fansipan – highest peak in Viet Nam and Indochina. Go through the village of Black H’mong ethnic minority, see people weaving and embroidering their clothes, keep going down enjoy colorful rice terraces and the interesting waterfall. Come back to Sapa by car.
In the rest of the afternoon, will be free time for you to explore Sapa market and town. Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.

Day 3: Sapa – Visit Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai & Ta Van Village (B/L)

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel.
Morning, we will walk from Sapa towards Muong Hoa valley where we can admire magnificent landscapes and trek on a small trails going to Y Linh Ho village (with Black H’mong tribe).
Trek through lush rice – terraces towards Lao Chai village, enjoy delicious lunch in the local house near by Muong Hoa River, experiencing Black H’mong people’s daily life and traditional culture. Next cross suspension bridges as you walk through Lao Chai village to Ta Van village inhabited by Zay minorities. Returns to Sapa by car. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.

Day 4: Sapa - Visit A Hill Tribe Market - Night Train Back To Hanoi (B)

After breakfast, we will leave the hotel for about 3 hours driving to the hill tribe market. Join in the colorful market of the tribal people in this region. On the fair market the H'mong, Dzao, Phu La people in their best traditional costumes go to the market for shopping and meeting friends and relatives…
The major weekly markets’ schedule is as follows:

+ Tuesday: Coc Ly Market
+ Wednesday: Cao Son Market
+ Saturday: Can Cau Market
+ Sunday: Bac Ha Market

Say goodbye to the colorful market and drive to Chay River where you will get on a boat for a river adventure. You are bound to feel great and find yourselves smaller among high Rock Mountains and to be surprised at white and breathtakingly waterfalls while cruising along the river. Get off the boat to visit a village of the Tay Minority (Trung Do village) by the river. After the boat trip, we drive back to Laocai and pay a short visit to the Vietnam-Chinese border gate. Then take a fresh shower in the mini hotel before heading to Lao Cai train station for the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.

(The train will arrive in Hanoi early in the morning next day (around 4:30-5am), check out the train and finish the 3 Days Sapa Villages & Market Tour)

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Trip Inclusion

2 nights on the train from Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi in soft sleeper A/C cabin, 4 berth sharing cabin basic (The private 2 person cabin is available on request with additional charge)
2 nights at hotel in Sapa town in twin/double sharing basic, including daily breakfast
Transfer from hotel to train station in Hanoi and all transfers in Sapa by private A/C vehicle
Private tours with English speaking tour guide. Other language is on request.
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
Visiting permit and entrance fees

Trip Exclusions

Visa to Vietnam
Meals not mentioned
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
Transfer from train station to hotel in Hanoi
Others services not mentioned in the Inclusion

Accommodation Categories

3 Star Hotel: The View Hotel Sapa (Superior room) or similar hotels.

4 Star Hotel: Pistachio Hotel (Standard room) or similar hotels.

5 Star Hotel: Victoria Sapa Resort (Superior room) or similar hotels.

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Kellie M
5.0 - Excellent
Excellent Tour Operator in All RespectsHa Do and his Vietasia Travel is an excellent tour operator in every respect.In November 2017, I made arrangements with Mr. Do for a tour guide and driver to take us on a city tour of Hanoi and then drive us to Sa Pa (aka, Sapa) for a two-night tour of that area. After a wonderful city tour ..More
Excellent Tour Operator in All Respects
Ha Do and his Vietasia Travel is an excellent tour operator in every respect.
In November 2017, I made arrangements with Mr. Do for a tour guide and driver to take us on a city tour of Hanoi and then drive us to Sa Pa (aka, Sapa) for a two-night tour of that area. After a wonderful city tour of Hanoi with our guide Thinh, I fell in our hotel room and broke my arm and had to cancel the rest of the trip and fly home. Mr. Do refunded the Sa Pa portion of our package in full without me asking, even though he did not have to.
Finally in April 2019, I was able to return to Vietnam to finish the trip. I re-booked the Sa Pa portion of the trip through Vietasia Travel and Mr. Ha Do. This time our tour guide was Tiep and our driver was Ha. (A different Ha, not the owner of Vietasia Travel.)
I have Multiple Sclerosis, which is why I fell in my hotel room in Hanoi and broke my arm in November 2017. I use a walker in my hotel room, but need a wheelchair when I'm out and about. For both November 2017 & April 2019, Mr. Do supported me in planning my trip through extensive email communications. Both times, we planned the best trip that I could possibly do in a wheelchair. Both times, we had great guides and great drivers.
Our guide Tiep in Sa Pa went the extra miles/kilometers for me, literally. For the tour of Ta Van and Lao Chai villages in Muong Hoa Valley, I was not supposed to be able to do it due to my mobility limitations. I was supposed to wait in the car with the driver for 2 - 3 hours. However, Tiep said he could push me in my wheelchair up and down the hilly road through the villages ... and he did!!
This was by far the highlight of my whole trip (which included Hong Kong, Halong Bay and Macau). I would have missed the core experience of Sa Pa if I had not seen these villages.
I am so indebted to Tiep for muscling me and my wheelchair through the villages. In addition, I wanted to visit the local Buddhist temple and Tiep & Ha took me to that which was not on the itinerary. I am so grateful to Ha Do of Vietasia Travel and Tiep & Ha (the driver) for helping me fully complete my trip to Sa Pa despite my mobility challenges. It is an experience I will carry in my heart for the rest of my life.
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