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Code: |
GTTKDD002 |
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Routes: |
Hanoi – Sapa – Fansipan – Trekking –
homestay – Camping - Lao Cai - Hanoi |
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Duration: |
06 Days |
Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Day 2:
Lao Cai - Sapa - Climb upwards - Camp
Day 3: Climb to the Fansipan Roof - Camp
Day 4: Descend down to Sapa
Day 5 : Sapa in the mist of cloud - Night Train
to Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi Departure
Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)
Our guide will pick you at Noi Bai airport and
transfer to hotel. If time available, take a
cyclo cycling around Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a
glance at handicraft centre of Hanoi before
dinner. At 9:30pm, transfer to Hanoi’s railway
station for the night train to Lao Cai.
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa - Climb upwards - Camp
(B, L, D)
Arrive at Lao Cai railway station at 6.30
am, then transfer by bus to Sapa. After shower
and breakfast at our office in Sapa. Meet our
guide and H'mong porters, pick up our baggage
and start ahead, along with the cook. From our
altitude of 1500 m, we pass through the Sapa day
market and leave Sapa, heading for the bottom of
the valley. After a short while we pass the
H'mong village of Cat Cat, where pigs are
scuffling around freely among the wooden houses,
and the children look curiously at these strange
people. At the bottom of the valley(1200 m) we
pass the river of Linh Ho, carefully keeping our
balance on the fragile bamboo bridge. We start
the long climb upwards, and later in the day
reach the rainforest, which softens our steps
and blocks our view for a while. Before
nightfall, we pick a spot in the jungle and put
up our camp in 2200 m altitude. Enjoying the
nocturnal sounds of the forest is a perfect
background for the smell of a good evening meal,
being prepared by the cook...
Day 3: Climb to the Fansipan Roof - Camp (B,
L, D)
After an early breakfast, we start slowly
with a minor descend, before we again move
upwards. If we are lucky, we might see some of
the giant butterflies living around here,
reaching a size of 25 cm. At around 2400 m the
rainforest gradually gives way to huge,
succulent bamboo, passing which we reach a ridge
at 2900 m, and now have a magnificent view down
through the long Sapa valley, over the area we
have just passed, to the mountain range on the
other side. We prepare our lunch at an elevation
of 3100 m. Then we set out on the final ascend.
A few steep stretches must be passed, but
nothing insurmountable and we reach the summit
at 3.143 m. We now stand at the highest point in
Vietnam, the view is stunning, to the north into
China as well as to the south and Laos, and the
mountainous area with Dien Bien Phuin between.
Time for a good long break, before we return to
our base camp at 2400 m.
Day 4: Descend down to Sapa (B, L, D)
We enjoy our morning - coffee and the sounds
of nature, then we take down the camp and move
ahead down the mountain. Trekking back down
across well-known country goes quickly and we
will reach Sapa again in time for a good evening
meal, a hot shower, a cold drink... Enjoy Sapa
at night with streets filled with local children
in different traditional costumes, brocade works
lay on the pavements, the vendors sitting in
front of the old Catholic Church, cafes and
shops. Nowhere in Vietnam you could find
yourself in such a fantastic night like in this
quiet town.
Day 5 : Sapa in the mist of cloud - Night
Train to Hanoi (B, L, D)
Enjoy breakfast at our spectacular balcony.
Then whole day is free for shopping or just to
relax or visit the day market in Sapa or make a
trek with our guide to villages of Lao Chai, Ta
Van and Giang Ta Chai of Black H'mong, Zay and
Red Zao people. We return to Sapa at 2.pm then
at 4pmtransfer by bus to Lao Cai railway station
and take the overnight train back to Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi Departure (B)
Arrive at Hanoi early in the morning. Back
hotel. Have shower and relax then order for the
breakfast. Free shopping till the departure time
of your own flight.
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