Day 1 : Laocai -Sapa - TaVan: 5 hours trekking, 14 km, 2 villages.
Picked up at Laocai Railway station early in the morning by bus. Arrive at Sapa round 8:00 AM. Breakfast and relax. Depart Sapa at 10:30 AM. go down hill to the valley. Cross MuongHoa River to get to the other mountainside for 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay. Stay the night at a local family in Tavan village. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.

Night 2: Overnight in home-stay

Day 2 : TaVan –Ban Ho 7 hours trekking, 18 km, 2 villages.
Breakfast and leave the family for the next village. Visit the Red Dzao in GiangTaChai village by way of terraced paddy fields and bamboo forests. Enjoy the natural beauty of Silver Waterfall and Rattan Bridge. Cross the river and continue going to BanHo village where the Tay people settle down. On the way to BanHo, there is more chance to see the Red Dzao and the Black H'mong in Supan village. Spend the night in BanHo village at a Tay Family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.

Night 3: Overnight in home-stay

Day 3 : BanHo -Thanh Phu ( 7 hours trekking, 15 km, 3 villages  )

Get up early in the morning for fresh air and peaceful daily life of the people. Breakfast and leave the village for a hard day. Walk uphill to a smallest and almost untouched village of the Red Dzao (Namtoong). Go further to another village on the same side of of the mountain range to see the XaPho ethnic group in NamKen. Get down to the river and go up to MiSon to visit the XaPho again. Spend the night in ThanhPhu village at a Tay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner with the local family.

Night 4: Overnight in home-stay

Day 4 : Thanh Phu - Sapa ( 12 km with 4 hours trekking and 23 km by jeep )
Breakfast at ThanhPhu village. Walk back to SuPan village where to take a jeep back to Sapa. On the way back, visit the ancient stone circle (stones decorated with ancient carvings which are said to have described the life of the people lost in the mists of prehistory) Check in hotel. Lunch at SuPan and dinner in Sapa.

Night 5: Overnight in hotel.

Day 5 : Cat cat - Laocai and back to Hanoi:

Breakfast,  visit village of the black H'mong (Catcat), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days.  Back town have lunch and check out hotel, free to explore the town until take bus to get to Laocai Station for the night train back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi around 5.00 AM. The end of the tour.

Night 6: Overnight on the train

Type of tour: Private tour, long trek

Departure :   Every day

( Seasonal prices apply and will be confirmed when booking! All rates are quoted in US$/person )

Accommodation:

• Standard: Bamboo or Royal View Hotel or similar
  Superior: Chau Long Hotel - New Wing
  Deluxe: Victoria Sapa Resort

Inclusive:

• Private car/mini van in Sapa & taxi for short transfer hotel in Hanoi to railway station & railway station to hotel in Hanoi
  Soft sleeper in joined cabin 4  berths with A/C
  All entrance fees 
  English or French speaking guide
• All meals on tour
• Accommodation (Hotel and home-stay),

Exclusive:

• Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
  Insurance,
  Personal expenses & Tips

Notes: Advised to take good walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, torch, insect repellent and Sunscreen...