This tour is designed for travelers who want to spend 2 days and 1 night in Sapa but can save the time, visit the most popular travel sites in Sapa, stay overnight in a good hotel to be comfortable, much lower cost than going by night train, especially you can enjoy the friendly services provided by our team.
Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L/D)
Day 2: Sapa - Hanoi by bus with a long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B/L)
Sapa by bus 2 Day
(Stay in hotel)
Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L/D)
07:00 Pick up from your hotel, get on big bus and depart for Sapa.
09:30 Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break
11:00 Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa. 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 A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is 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 and overnight in hotel with night activities.
Day 2: Sapa - Hanoi by bus with a long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B/L)
08.00 Have breakfast at hotel, check out the room and prepare light pack for trekking. (Big luggage keep in hotel store)
08:30 A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain after that heading to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people. Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours
11:30 Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
13.00 Have lunch in the hotel.
13:30-14:45 Relax and leisure on your own, have shower in the public bathroom in the hotel. Then ready to go back Hanoi.
15:00 Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks.
21.15 We say goodbye. Trip ends.
Tour included:
- Modern, air - conditioning bus round trip.
- Modern bus in Sapa with experienced drivers
- English speaking leader on bus, local guide escorted in Sapa
- Meals as 1 dinner, 2 lunches, 1 breakfast with local dishes
- All entrance tickets to indicated sites
- hotel room in Sapa (twin sharing basis).
- Insurance during the time using bus
Tour excluded:
- Beverages, travel insurance, VAT, personal expenses
- Others not clearly mentioned above
Things to bring with:
- 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.
Important Notes:
- In day 2, if you do not want to attend the long trek Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van, our tour leader will help you visit another place. All tickets and transportation fees are paid by you.
- Old people should not attend the long trek (9 kms) due to its challenge and danger in case of rain
- Handicapped people and children under 6 years old shouldn’t attend trekking
- Group from 02 to 06 people: 115$US per person.
- Group from 07 to 12 people: 105$US per person
Read more: Sapa Trekking 3 Days (Route 1)
