SAPA – BẮC HÀ MARKET 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT
BY BUS
Day 1: (Depart on Saturday) Ha Noi - Sapa by bus with short
trek to Cat Cat village (L/D)
6.30 – 7.00: Pick up from your hotel/accommodation, get on big bus and
depart for Sapa Town.
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break
11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa
13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of
H’Mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese
dishes, check-in procedures
14.30: Bus picks you up to the gate of Cat Cat village which is
home of Black H’mong ethnic people and located near the bottom of a deep valley
at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life
activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where
the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, stop for photo with bridge and
waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in
the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms
and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner & overnight in hotel
with night activities.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Sapa - Bac Ha market - Lao Cai - Ha Noi (B/L)
6.15 – 7.00: Have breakfast at hotel. Check out the room and bring all your
luggage for Bac Ha market.
7.00 – 14.00: Take 2.5 hour drive to Bac Ha Town – home of Flower H’Mong
ethnic People
Visit Bac Ha market – the most
typical weekly market with inhabitants of
lots of Ethnic People.
Have lunch at local restaurant
A short walk to Hoang A Tuong’s
palace which was built in 1914 with
French – Viet architecture and visit
“Pho” village of Flower H’Mong People.
Trekking distance is about 3 kms and
it lasts for 2 hours
14.00: Take 1.45 hour drive back to Lao Cai city, have a shower and
relax in the border gate city. (Do not come back Sapa town)
16.30: You are welcomed to shuttle bus back to Hanoi with two
comfort breaks.
21.15: We say goodbye to you at your hotel/stay. Trip ends
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Trip includes
Modern air – conditioning bus with
comfortable seats from Hanoi – Sapa and return
Modern air - conditioning bus from
Sapa – Bac Ha – Lao Cai and in Sapa with experienced drivers
2 bottles of water 2 ways/person on
bus Ha Noi - Sapa - Ha Noi
English speaking tour leader escorted
during the bus trip Hanoi – Sapa - Hanoi, local guide escorted in Sapa and Bac
Ha
Meals as 2 lunches, 1 breakfast, 1
dinner with local dishes
All entrance tickets to indicated
sites
Hotel room in Sapa View Hotel or Sapa
lodge hotel or similar on twin sharing basis
Insurance during time using the bus
Trip excludes
Beverages, travel insurance, VAT,
personal expenses
Others not clearly mentioned above
Note
When you come back to Lao Cai city
from Bac Ha Market, we will arrange you to have a shower in a restaurant then
you need to wait shuttle bus from Sapa to Lao Cai for sometimes. If you want to
visit somewhere, our local guide will take you there; taxi or transport fee is
paid by you.
Thing to bring
Warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because
the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September,
October, November, December, January, February and March
Due to altitude of Sapa, it is
sometimes foggy in December, January, February and March.
Trekking shoes, sun glasses, sun
cream, insect repellent are also necessary. You should take cash with you in
Vietnam Dong because banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well. US
Dollar, Euro, Australia Dollar are accepted in Sapa.
You should take medicine with you
although there are some chemist’s shops in Sapa in case you get sick.