HANOI – SAPA – BAC HA – HANOI – 2 days – 1 night (Code: A525)

This tour is designed for travelers who want to visit both the most popular travel sites in Sapa and Bac Ha market on Sunday but just within 2 days, stay overnight in a good hotel and save lots of money in comparison with going by night train, especially you can enjoy the friendly services provided by Toptourtravel.vn

Day 1: (Depart on Saturday) Ha Noi – Sapa by bus with short trek to Cat Cat village (L, D)

6.30 : Pick up from Bus Station get on sleeping 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 colourful traditional costumes of H’Mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.

– Welcome drink and itinerary briefing

– Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes

14.30:  A short walking 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 and overnight in hotel with night activities.

Day 2: Sapa – Bac Ha market – Lao Cai – Ha Noi (B, L)

6.15 – 7.00: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare all your luggage for Bac Ha market

7.00 – 13.00: 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

13.00: Take 1.45 hour drive back to Lao Cai city, (Do not come back Sapa town)

15.00: You are welcomed to shuttle bus back to Hanoi with comfort breaks.

20.30 – 21.00: We say goodbye to you at bus stop. Trip ends

Trip includes:

• Modern air – conditioning bus with comfortable berth from Hanoi – Sapa and return tour ( ( tour guide are not avaiable on the bus)
• Modern air – conditioning bus from Sapa – Bac Ha – Lao Cai and in Sapa with experienced drivers
• English speaking local guide escorted in Sapa and Bac Ha
• Meals as 2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast with local dishes
• All entrance tickets to indicated sites
• Accomodation in Sapa with Double room/Twin/triple sharing room
• Insurance during time using the bus

Trip excludes:

• Beverages, travel insurance, VAT, personal expenses
• Others not clearly mentioned above

Children policy:

• Children under 5 years old (or under 1m high): Free of charge based on 2 adults 1 kid sharing bed/ berth/ bus with adult
• Children from 5 – 8 year old: charge 75% adult price, sharing bed with adult (Price: 78$)
• Children from 9 year old above: charged as adult price

Surcharge policy:

• Surcharge will be applied to traveller on national holiday.

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.