Sapa Tour 3 Nights 2 Days - Departure By Night Train - Sleep in Homestay

SAPA TOUR 3 NIGHTS 2 DAYS - DEPARTURE BY NIGHT TRAIN -
SLEEP IN HOMESTAY

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

• Overnight train journey - an authentic local experience
• Trek through breathtaking rice terraces in Muong Hoa Valley
• Visit minority villages: Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Cat Cat, Sin Chai
• Stay in a local homestay - share meals, stories, and culture
• Discover waterfalls, local farms & historic hydro station
• Free time to relax and explore Sapa town

TOUR ITNERARY:

NIGHT 1: HANOI - SAPA BY TRAIN (OVERNIGHT ON THE TRAIN)

20:45 - 21:30: Our driver will pick you up at your hotel in the Old Quarter and take you to the train station.

22:00: The train departure, take you go to Lao Cai station (around at 4:30 am on the next day arrive Lao Cai Station, but you sleep until 6:00am)
 

DAY 1: SAPA - Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN VILLAGE - OVERNIGHT IN HOMESTAY (B,L,D)

06:30 Be greeted by our tour guide and driver upon arrival at Lao Cai train station, before being transferred to Sapa village, by a shared tourist bus. The bus ride uphill to Sapa takes a little over an hour, and will give you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces as you make this short trip

07:30 Once arriving in the hotel in Sapa, an early check in follows if room is available, otherwise in the interim, you will have access to a basic room for your refreshment, before enjoying breakfast prior to going on the morning tour. 

09:30 Start your tour with 6km of walking down to the South East of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village, home of the Black H’mong people. Then continue with a 3km-trek down to Lao Chai village. Here we will stop for a simple lunch before exploring the village.

After lunch, continue trekking through terraced rice fields to Ta Van, village of the Dzay minority people. This trek is relatively easy, though the trail can be quite slippery if it rains, so good footwear is recommended. 

Dinner and overnight at the home-stay in Sapa 

DAY 2: CAT CAT VILLGE - SIN CHAI VILLAGE -  HANOI (B,L)

07:00 - 8:30: Breakfast time. Then check-out the hotel.

09:00  We start explore the village a little bit further to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. This trek offers some stunning views of the waterfall and the vestige of a hydro- electric power station which was built in the early 20th century. Also here you will have the opportunity to see the villagers working on the paddy rice fields, their children playing around, and the animal such as water-buffaloes, pot- bellied pigs and chickens. After crossing a village, you will arrive at the picturesque waterfall which is an ideal place for resting & taking pictures.

12:00  Enjoy lunch then rest at the local restaurant
Later, continuing to hike to Sin Chai village (3km) that situated on the bottom of Fansipan Mountain, also well-known as ‘the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. There you will enjoy huge stunning and sleeping landscape before heading off to Sapa town. 

14:00  Take a bus ride to return to Sapa

14:30  Enjoy your free time in Sapa for refreshment. 

15:30 - 17:30: Have free time, Freshen up, shopping, relax or having early dinner by yourself.

17:30 - 18:30: Get pick up and then transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the overnight train to Hanoi. Then taking time for getting ticket from our guide and Get on the overnight train from Sapa to Hanoi. (Overnight on Sleeping train with a sharing 4 people in a deluxe cabin)
 

NIGHT 3: SLEEP ON THE NIGHT TRAIN TO HANOI

5:30-6:00: Reach to Hanoi Station. End the tour!
 

CHILDREN POLICY:

• Children under 5 years are free (sharing bed with parents and do not occupy seats on the car)
• Children 5-8 years old charged 75% of price 
• Children 9 years old charged as adults.