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Sapa Bac Ha Market Tour From Hanoi – 2 Ways by train (Code: N407)
.Tour starts at: Hanoi
.Tour ends at: Hanoi
.Tour style: Private tour only
.Tour price: $ (Depends on number of guests)
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BRIEF TOUR ITINERARY:
– Day 1: Hanoi airport pick up – Hanoi city tour – Take overnight train to Sapa (-/-/-)
– Day 2: Lao Cai – Bac Ha Market – Sapa – Overnight at Sapa (B/L/-)
– Day 3: Muong Hoa valley trekking full day – Overnight at Sapa (B/L/-)
– Day 4: Cat Cat Village – Fansipan – Take overnight train back to Hanoi (B/L/-)
NOTE: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
TOUR PRICE: ….. USD PER PERSON
(Subjects to change upon number of guests and touring needs)
TOUR DESTINATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
– Hanoi: (30 minutes drive from Noi Bai Airport) – Hanoi Old Quarter, Dong Xuan Market, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi Saint Joseph Cathedral, Train Street. Hanoi Old Quarter, where thousands of years ago skilled craftsmen from all over the country gathered here to produce quality goods for the kings and the royal families in the city of Thang Long
– Sapa: (8 hours by train, 6 hours drive from Hanoi to the North) a French Hill Station, doing a trek to remote villages, discover and delighted with local ethnic minorities. Well-known for rice paddies which attract tourist from very first step to this land.
– Bac Ha Market: is about 110 km away from Sapa, 70km from Lao Cai Train Station. The name Bac Ha came from the local language of Tay people, “Pac ha” means “hundred bundles grass”. (Bac Ha Market is on Sunday only – Can Cau Market is on Saturday only)
TOUR INCLUSIONS/EXCLUSIONS:
– Tours and transfers as mentioned in the program by air-conditioned vehicle
– Accommodation based on shared twin/double/triple room
– Meals as indicated in the program (diet/vegetarian must be informed in advance)
– Experienced English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
– All sightseeing fees, entrance fees for mentioned visits/activities
– Drink water
- Airfares
- Vietnam entry visa (If any)
- Personal expenses (Laundry, telephone, etc …)
- Tips & travel insurance
- Bank charge fees for payment
- Other services not mentioned
– We provide wide selections of hotels and cruise, from 3 star standard to 5 star luxury.
– Our selected hotels are clean and safe, friendly staff and 24/7 support service.
– Our selected hotels are right in city center, just walking distance for sightseeing and shopping around.
– But you can also book your own hotels/cruise, if you found a good one.
- For any modification of itinerary, the prices can be revised.
- Please note that all the above services & tours have yet to be booked, they are proposed for your information only and we will not make any reservations before we receive your confirmation to do so.
- If one or some proposed service(s) is (are) not available at the moment of booking, we will try to find other possibilities/options or other similar service(s) in order to avoid changes to the program.
- Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees in the public places like a temple, pagoda, HCM mausoleum …
- Should bring the necessary things such as : cash, cell phone or camera, raincoat/ umbrella ,sun block …( depending on the weather)
- The rates quoted above do not include compulsory fees for special events, peak season such as Christmas and New Year or Gala Dinners etc.
- Prices are subject to change at any time as a result of VAT, Fuel Excise or other tax and sightseeing fee increases and USD currency fluctuations.
CUSTOMIZED HANOI SAPA BAC HA MARKET TOUR
(Hanoi city – Sapa – Fansipan – Bac Ha Market)
FULL ITINERARY - SAPA BAC HA MARKET TOUR
DAY 1: HANOI AIRPORT PICK UP – HANOI CITY TOUR – OVERNIGHT TRAIN TO SAPA
Welcome to Hanoi – Capital city of Vietnam
Private car and guide pick up at Noi Bai Airport on your arrival for 45 minutes drive to your hotel at Hanoi city center.
(early check-in subject to availability)
Following by A guided walking tour – Discover Hidden Corners of Hanoi (4 hours, 4 km walk – For those who can’t walk, bus can be arranged with extra cost, please advise):
Take a walking tour through charming Ha Noi’s Old Quarter also known as the “36 streets of Thang Long” and Dong Xuan Market and around Hoan Kiem Lake and Ly Thai To statue square and Saint Joseph Cathedral. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It’s great place to discover with plenty of photo opportunity all around.
Visit Hanoi Train Street – It is one of the must-see attractions in Hanoi for every tourist traveling in Hanoi and a popular photography place for both Hanoi youngsters and foreign tourists. Enjoy a cup of Vietnamese coffee or tea or local beer before following your guide walk back to hotel
21:00 – get pick up at hotel for short transfer to Hanoi Train Station
22.00 – take the overnight train to Lao Cai which will reach Lao Cai at 6.00 next morning
Overnight on train in a shared 4-berths cabin = 4 passengers per cabin
(Private cabin(s) can be arranged with extra cost, please advise)
Note: Today tour can be changed upon your arrival time to Hanoi (Tour cost will be revised)
DAY 2: LAO CAI – BAC MA MARKET – CHAY RIVER – SAPA – NIGHT AT SAPA
06:00 – get pick up at Lao Cai station for refreshing and breakfast at a local restaurant
After breakfast, we depart for 2 hours to Bac Ha market – Every Sunday, the different and colorful ethnic minority come all here to sell their homemade products or buy something for the family. They are Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung minorities. Some of these ethnic minorities can’t be met in any other areas. Free time for visiting one of the most colourful market in the world.
At the market, you have chance to enjoy Bac Ha people’s simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches… talking to the minorities through the guide’s interpretation.
Take short drive to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese).
We go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho Village, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them… and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha.
Have lunch at a local restaurant
Leaving Bac Ha after lunch for half an hour driving downhill to Trung Do village which hides itself in a lush valley, on the eastern bank of the Chay River amongst perfect surrounding nature. Take a leisure walk to explore this prosperous village of the Tay ethnic people who live in spacious houses built on stilts and well maintained their interesting culture and healthy way of life.
From Trung Do Village we will take a short motor-boat trip down-stream the Chay River to Bao Nhai where the bus pick up for 2 hours drive back to Sapa
Get back to hotel around 6pm
Dinner on your own
Overnight at hotel in Sapa – End of Day 2: Sapa Bac Ha Market Tour
Note: Bac Ha Market is on Sunday only, you can also visit Can Cau market on Saturday which is very similar Bac Ha market
DAY 3: SAPA – MUONG HOA VALLEY TREKKING – NIGHT AT SAPA
Breakfast at hotel
8.30AM Meet up your local guide at the hotel and start trekking. The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to Y Linh Ho village settled down by the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai.
Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing.
Continue to Ta Van village (1.200m) to visit Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green color.
Have lunch at a home in the village with typical local food. After lunch the walk continues through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao ethnic minority village. Take a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh. Then start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for your journey back to Sapa.
16.00 get dropped off at your hotel
Free time on your own
Dinner on your own
(from 8 km hilly walking is required for the trek today)
Overnight at hotel in Sapa – End of Day 3: Sapa Bac Ha Market Tour
DAY 4: SAPA – CAT CAT VILLAGE – FANSIPAN MT – LAO CAI TRAIN STATION – TOUR ENDS
Breakfast at hotel
08:30 – get picked up at hotel for short drive to the gate of Cat Cat Village which is home to Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak.
Visit the village for its distinctive traditions and practices that have been lost in virtually cultural villages. It’s the closest and easiest hill tribe village in Sapa. The footpath to the village is amazing view. Just passing some sloop you will have chance to discover full this stunning village.
(3 km hilly walking is required at Cat Cat village)
Drive back to Sapa for lunch at a local restaurant
After lunch, we take a short drive to Hoang Lien Cable Car Station at 1,650m above sea level – where you will start the journey to conquer Fansipan Peak – The Roof of Indochina – at 3,143m above sea level.
After 20 minutes, the cable car will bring you to Fansipan Station, from here you will need to climb 600 steps up to the peak or buy extra ticket for pull-train at spot (150,000 VND / pax / way).
Thanks to the Sun world Fansipan Legend Cable Car system, it only takes 20-30 minutes to get the roof of Indochina instead of trekking from 2-3 days like before, making Fansipan reachable by everyone yet saving time to explore interesting things around.
From Sapa, we take one hours drive back to Lao Cai train station – TOUR ENDS
Overnight on train back to Hanoi – End of Sapa Bac Ha Market Tour
TOUR REMARKS – Sapa Bac Ha Market Tour:
– In this tour Sapa Bac Ha Market Tour, you will visit Hanoi (Day 1), Bac Ha Market (Day 2) and Sapa (Day 3 and Day 4)
– The tour’s destinations are in Northern Vietnam. Tour will start at Hanoi city and ends at Hanoi city, so you must book flight ticket from your city to Hanoi and from Hanoi back to your city.
– This tour is daily departure so you can book it whenever you want to travel, our team will pick you up from Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi) on the first day upon your arrival, drive you for the tours and drop you off at Noi Bai Airport on the last day.
– Tour itinerary / hotel / cruise can be changed on requests to meet your flight schedule, your budget and your travel desire. For any modification of itinerary, the prices can be revised.
– If one or some proposed service(s) is (are) not available at the moment of booking, we will try to find other possibilities/options or other similar service(s) in order to avoid changes to the program.
– In this tour, some meals are not included. No worries! our selected hotels are in very center of the city, you can easily find a good place to eat. It’s more flexible and save your cost. (Full board can be arranged on request).
– We serve Vietnamese foods. Western foods, Chinese foods, Indian food, Halal food, Seafood is available on request with extra charge.
– Check-in and check-out time followed by hotel’s regulations, any late check-out or early check-in will be surcharged additional cost.
– This tour itinerary is organized for private group only. The cost depends on the number of participants and the tourist season of the year and specific touring needs. Please contact us to get the best possible price.
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