Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi - Lao Cai
Pick up at the hotel in Hanoi city transfer to Hanoi railway station to catch a night train to Lao Cai.
Overnight on the train.
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B/L/D)
Arrive early morning in Lao Cai and transfer by minibus to Sapa. All day trekking to visit some minority villages. Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai. You will meet some different minority people H’mong, Zay, Red Dzao, you can see the different colorful dresses. Free time to visit Sapa market. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 3: Start the Climb (B/L/D)
Commence the ascent of Mt. Fansipan by trekking through terraced rice fields and a hill tribe village of the H'mong. You will follow buffalo paths, crossing streams, until an elevation of 1700m, where we break for lunch. In the afternoon, continue to ascend for another 500m where a suitable camping ground is reached. This is the first peak, at 2200m elevation.
Day 4: Camp 1 - Camp 2 (B/L/D)
Breakfast. Continue trekking through a primary forest of giant, centuries-old pine and expanses of yellow bamboo. Continue climbing to a second peak at 2900m where we stop for lunch. After lunch, leave the gear in Camp 2 and push for the summit with just our cameras and water. After taking in the scenery and atmosphere on Vietnam's highest point, stroll back down to Camp 2 for dinner and Overnight there.
Day 5: Camp 2 - Sapa (B/L/D)
After the last breakfast on the mountain, take another route down to the foot of Mount Fansipan to visit and get an understandings of the lifestyles, the traditional customs of the people in a village of the Black H'mong called Sin Chai. Take bus back to Sapa (18 km).
Lunch and check in to the hotel .Free to explore Sapa town.
In the afternoon, our bus will take you to Lao Cai Station for the night train to Hanoi.
Overnight on the train.
Day 6: Hanoi.
You will arrive in hanoi around 05.00 am. Tour finishes.
What's Included in the Tour Cost :
English or French speaking guide
(Surchage for French speaking guide $.10/day)
Camp or tent
Porters
Vietnamese foods as mentioned
Return train ticket Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi
What's Not Included in the Tour Cost :
• Visa Arrangements
• Beverages
• Tips and Personal Expenses
• All other services not clearly mentioned above
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