SMT2: Sapa – Cat Cat – Ta Phin 3 days 4 nights

SMT2: Sapa – Cat Cat – Ta Phin 3 days 4 nights

Destination: Hanoi - Sapa  – Cat cat – Lao chai – Tavan – Dzang Ta Chai villages

Starts in: Ha Noi

Ends in: Ha Noi

Duration: 3D-4N

Tour code: SMT2

Tour Highlights:

This trip will bring you to the Cat Cat Village and waterfall, Ta Phin Village and the surrounding Black H’mong villages and to Sapa town. You will spend 3 days for trekking through the various villages and experience charming Sapa

Detailed Itinerary in Details
 
Night 1: Hanoi – Sapa night train 
Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, transfer to the train station to take the night train to Lao cai. The train leaves Hanoi around 20:30. Overnight on train. 

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa – Cat Cat ( B,L,D )

After meeting a guide at Lao Cai railway station we transfer to Sapa town. You will have a breakfast and take a rest before starting the half-day walk to Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. You will experience the tribal way of life while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat. We will come back Sapa town and have lunch at local restaurant then you will check in hotel and have a free time in the afternoon. You can discover a lot of tourist places in Sapa. Dinner will be in the hotel restaurant then you spend the night in the hotel.

Day 2: Sapa - Ta Phin (B, L, D) 
 After having breakfast at  hotel, you will check out of the hotel and leave your luggage in the luggage storage room to prepare for your trek. At around 9am you will be transferred by car to the trailhead near Ma Tra village where you will begin your trekking. You will walk on a trail along some beautiful rice padday fields and through several small H’mong villages up towards the Ta Phin valley which is inhanited by the Red Dzao tribe. The valley is lush with life and scenic view of the villages which has an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet.  Once on the valley floor you can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields and scattered villages. Enjoy lunch at a family in Ta Phin Village.
Afternoon do the a tour to continue along the trail and reach Ta Phin Village. You will be staying the night in the home of local people. They will treat you with their hospitality and a fresh cooked meal.

Day 3: Ta Phin– Sapa ( B, L, D )

After having breakfast in the village homestay, you will begin your trek o a different path than the previous day to experirnce more about the daily life and culture of the Red Dzao and Black H’Mong people of the are . You can understand the difference between the way of life of the different tribespeople. You will also have the opportunity to see and explore an old vacated church that was left behind from early French colonization of the region. You have lunch in the village before continuing your trek through the amazing scenery and to the beautiful waterfall. Around 2pm you will be picked up from the main road by car to take you back to Hotel in Sapa town. Along the way you may stop to take some photos of fabulous valley enroute to Sapa. When you arrive in Sapa, you will have enough time to freshen up with a shower and have dinner in the local restaurant before catching the car back to Lao Cai for the night train to Ha noi.The guide sees you off at Lao Cai train station and takes you on the train.Overnight on the train. Arrive in Hanoi early  morning next day, around 05:00AM, please take a taxi to your hotel. End of tour. 

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Tour includes:

• All accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels.
• All tours & transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles
• Private English or French  speaking guide
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary  at local restaurant with local foods (B= breakfast; L=Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Round tirp train ticket with soft sleep 4 berth/cabin Hanoi – Lao cai, Lao cai – Hanoi
• Entrance fees and permits for all sights visited
• Mineral water & towel
• Government taxes & Service charges

 
Tour excludes:

• Pre & Post trip
• Meals not indicated in the itinerary
• Surcharge on Christmas, New Year and our Lunar New Year
• Personal travel insurance
• Personal expenses such as Telephone and Laundry bills, soft drink during meals
• Tips and gratuities