Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa - Cat Cat Village (L/D)
6:00-6:30:Pick up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on bus and depart for Sapa Town. On the way, we will have 2 rest stops.
13:00:Arrive at Sapa Town with colourful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. The guide will pick you up to have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes.
14:30: We take a short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is 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 photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. The trekking distance is about 3,5km
16:30: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner at local restaurant and discover the town at night by yourself. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Sapa town - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van Village (B/L/D)
7:00-8:30: Have breakfast at the hotel in SaPa town, check out the hotel and start the trek.
8:30-8:45: Trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. The trekking distance is about 12 km
12:00 – 13:30: Have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes made by the family. In the late afternoon, we arrive at Ta Van Village - home of the Dzay ethnic group.
14:30:We check in the bungalow. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialise with other tourists, then overnight at the bungalow in Ta Van Village.
Day 3: Ta Van Village - Giang Ta Chai Village - Sapa Town - Ha Noi (B, L)
8:00: Have breakfast at homestay
8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes; a trek through the bamboo forest; a stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of the red Dzao people.
11:00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to the main road, the bus choices you up to come back to Sapa Town. We then have time to rest and have lunch at local restaurant.
15:30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi
21:30- 22:00:Arrive Hanoi, and you go back your hotel by yourself from Bus Office.