Sapa Mountain Retreat by Train 4 days
Private tour
Dailydeparture with French/English speaking guide ( Except Saturday)
Tucked high in Vietnam's remote northern mountains, close to the Chinese border, the former French military outpost of Sapa offers some of Vietnam's most colourful experiences. The views are breath taking. Vietnam's highest peak, the 3,143-metre Mount Fansipan, looms overhead, while the surrounding valleys feature terraced rice paddies and blazing green fields cut by fast-flowing streams. Layer upon layer of green ridges fade into the distance, edged by sharp, rocky peaks. The region is home to several ethnic minority groups all wearing their traditional and colourful attire. You can get there either by overnight train or car from Hanoi.
Day 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai by night train for Sapa
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa (B/L)
Day 3: Sapa (B/L)
Day 4: Sapa - Lao Cai for night train to Hanoi (B/L)
Program Details:
Day 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai by night train for Sapa
Our guide will pick up & bring you to the Hanoi Station at 120 Le Duan Str., Hanoi for getting on the Victoria Express departure at 21.55-06.00. Overnight on Victoria Express train
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa (B/L)
The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 6:00am. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa. The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5 hours. Once at Sapa, we will check into Victoria hotel (Early check-in subject to availability) and have breakfast at the Ta Van Restaurant of Victoria Hotel and then enjoy a free morning to explore around town. Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 2 pm for a walking tour to the hill tribe villages of Cat Cat, home to the H'mong ethnic minority peoples. As you walk to the villages nestled in the valley below Sapa, you will meet some of the local minority people on their way to and from Sapa. In the village you have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with the families that live in the area. Overnight in Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa
Day 3: Sapa (B/L)
Following breakfast at we explore the Sapa daily market and then set out on our 3-4 hour trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van, home to H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Stop for a picnic lunch on the way at a family in Ta Van village. Rejoin car transfer back to the town.
Overnight in Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa
Day 4: Sapa - Lao Cai for night train to Hanoi (B/L)
This morning we climb up to Ham Rong Mountain, which gives you a great panoramic view over Sapa and its surrounding areas, and you can explore two orchid gardens. After hotel checkout, we travel to valley Ta Phin, where the Red Dao and H'mong live. Transfer to Lao Cai station for Victoria Express back to Hanoi departure at 21.05-06.00. Overnight on Victoria Express train!
Tour end at Hanoi station . “Cam on va chao tam biet” – Thank you for traveling with us and see you again!