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SM03 (Sapa - Ta Phin - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Sapa) |
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This 3-day, 4-night tour is a perfect combination of trek and culture while visiting the hill tribes’ villages at a pace and style that compliments you. Journey away from the crowds and homestay at a traditional Dao home. Learn and participate in village life and truly feel the warmth and hospitality of these incredible people. This is an unforgettable medium adventure to Sapa that should be part of everyone’s time in Vietnam, yet probably only offered by Footprint.
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The night before: 8:30 pm transfer to the Hanoi train station for boarding at 9:50 pm. You will be in shared AC soft sleeper cabins to travel North to Lao Cai town.
Today’s morning: The train arrives at about 6:30 am; look for the “ Footprint Travel” sign when you exit the train station, as our guide will pick you up. Then take a morning drive through the clouds by car / van to Sapa (~ 1.5 hours). When you arrive in Sapa you will be taken to a local restaurant for a morning shower & breakfast.
We will then take short ride from Sapa to our trekking base where we start our trek up and down hills (~ 5 - 6 hrs) through terraced rice fields, bamboo ranges and many minority villages. Lunch break before we keep hitting the road to Ta Phin village. Our Dao host family will welcome you to their traditional home where we will share in an ethnic style dinner and stay the night. |
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Transfer, guide, train ticket, entrance fee, all meals, permit, homestay.,
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At the first gleam of daylight, you will see and hear the sounds of morning village life. You can join your host family in some of their activities like feeding the animals, cleaning the houses, gardening or preparing breakfast. After breakfast, we could take a short morning wander around the village or resulting in more time spent with the host family.
You will be then supported by our car / van back to Sapa (30 minutes). When we arrive back in Sapa, check in to the hotel, shower, and pause for lunch on your own. At 2:30 pm we will take an easy walk (~ 5km) to Cat Cat village, homeland of Black H’mong hill tribe and to take part in a traditional ethnic music performance put on by the ethnic minority people. Your own dinner and evening, sleep in the hotel in Sapa.
Note:The music show in CatCat is closed on Wed afternoon, an alternative will be arranged. |
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Breakfast, transfer, guide, entrance fee, music show ticket, hotel.,
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Wake up in Sapa town, breakfast at the hotel then enjoy the morning with some of your new friends that you may have met the afternoon before. You have the entire morning and lunch for free time and visiting the lively markets.
At around 2:00 pm, travel by car/van down to the south of Sapa town then we will do a mix of wonderful trek & hike along the terraced paddy fields, streams and villages (~ 2- 3 hrs) to visit the peaceful Hmong village of Y Linh Ho to learn more about the Black Hmong. You will return to Sapa by van. A refreshing shower will be arranged before your train in Sapa or Lao Cai. Dinner on your own well before the train leaves for Hanoi and arrives to Hanoi at about 5:00 am. Please find your own way back to your hotel (a taxi normally costs you a set of about 50,000 dong to the hotel in the city center) |
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Transfer, guide, train ticket, breakfast, entrance fee. ,
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2 persons: $US 272/person
4 persons: $US 219 /person
S.S: $US 40.00
S.S is used for Single Supplement: A surcharge added to the cost per person when one wants to have her/his own room.
Why book this tour with Footprint?
- Trek and hike on the roads less traveled and that are beautiful,
- Homestay at the Dao’s ethnic minority, supporting our community based tourism.
- Attention to your personal needs before and after the trek
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Visa, Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome! |
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Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlights, good shoes, personal first aid kit & medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks. If you feel the need then sleeping bags, cable lock for your bags is recommended. |
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- The trek time is just approximate and depending on speed and weather.
- We use standard hotel as the follow, twin shared room. Upgrade is available on request.
- First class: 3 star standard hotel or 2 star ++
- Standard: Small hotel but cozy and boutique
- Homestay condition is very basic, please visit our website for FAQs on www.Footprint.vn
- Meals: Vietnam food.
- Guide: English speaking guides (on site).
- AC soft sleeper train to Sapa, please see our FAQs on www.Footprint.vn
- This tour itinerary and tour prices are subject to change without prior notice, please refer to our terms and condition before booking.
Please travel responsibly: The small things you do will make a big difference!
- Time to travel: Good to travel year - round but best from September to April. |
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Community Support: As you will see that we are going to stay one night in Ta Phin village, where the local people are working on their own community based tourism, we use their homestay, food cooking.
It's about 5% of the tour cost goes directly the family we stay and the local community.
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