Tour overview

Itinerary

Welcome to our tour to Sapa for 2 days 1 night included 1 night homestay.

Sapa -> Y Linh Ho -> Lao Chai -> Ta Van -> Giang Ta Chai -> Sapa

Distane: 21Km

Grade: Medium

Day 1 – 12Km through Muong Hoa valley

Arrive at Lao Cai station in the morning, our driver will be waiting for you at the station’s exit holding a sign with Friendly travel logo and your name clearly marked.

From Lao Cai, our driver will then escort you in our comfortable mini-bus to Sapa. Throughout this 60 minutes scenic drive up through the mountains, be sure to look out the window at the captivating views of emerald green valleys, majestic mountains shrouded in cloud and intricate rice paddy fields.

Upon arriving into Sapa, you will have breakfast and fresh-up yourselves at our Goldensun hotel. We will then depart from the hotel at 9:00am and walk down to Y Linh Ho, a village inhabited by the Hmong minority. This is a great opportunity to take photographs of hereditary terraces that are estimated around 100 years old. From Y Linh Ho we will make our way to Lao Chai village where you will visit the Hmong home town. You will then continue to Ta Van, an established Hmong and Giay village. Here you will be warmly welcomed by a local Giay family and stay here for the night in their home-stay

Picnic lunch on the way and dinner with local family

Day 2

Get the wake up by a rooster or the pigs, have breakfast with some pancakes, hot tea or hot coffee out door — you will be treated to sensational views across the rice terraces. After breakfast you’ll say good bye to the local then trek through an enchanting bamboo forest, silk waterfall to Giang Ta Chai. After a few hours of trekking, we will stop and enjoy a picnic lunch with our scenic views. We then walk back to the main road and catch a car or mini van back to Sapa Town!

Upon arriving back into Sapa, you will have a few hours to take shower and spend in town. Depending on what time your train departs, our driver will come to collect you at either 4.30pm or 5.30pm and take you to Lao Cai train station. Dinner in Sapa town before you leave

Included

All meals, English speaking tour guide, Taxi to the train station, Village entrance fees, Home-stay fee

Not Included

Drinks, Personal travel insurance, Tips, Train tickets, Single Suplement : 25 USD

You Should Bring

Comfortable trekking shoes, Waterproof jacket, Suncream, Suitable clothing, Mosquito repellent.