Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Hanoi
Your driver meets you at Hanoi airport and takes you to your hotel in the city centre. Rooms are ready from 2:00pm, so if you arrive earlier, there might be an extra fee for early check-in. The rest of the day is yours to settle in and relax after your flight.
- Day 2
Hanoi to Mu Cang Chai
After breakfast, you'll leave at 6:30am for the 300km drive to Mu Cang Chai with a couple of stops along the way. Once there, you walk through the terraced rice fields for about 2 hours, pass through Khau Pha Pass, and trek through pine forests to meet Hua Khat ethnic minority Hmong people. By evening you'll check into a homestay and have dinner with a Thai family sharing local dishes.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Local foods and local wine with Thai family)
Included Activities
- Visit to Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay (if time permits)
- Walking tour through Tu Le village and terraced rice fields
- Visit to Khau Pha Pass
- Trek through pine forest
- Visit to Hua Khat Hmong ethnic minority villages
Landmarks/POIs Duong Lam Ancient Village Khau Pha Pass Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces Tu Le Village - Day 3
Mu Cang Chai to Sapa
Breakfast comes with views of the rice terraces. At 8:30am you start trekking roughly 7km to reach terraced fields designated as national heritage, with about an hour of climbing to get to the top. You'll spend time in local villages meeting H'mong people and looking through their traditional homes. After lunch at the homestay, you drive through Than Uyen Valley toward Sapa, arriving at your hotel for check-in.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Tea or coffee in the rice terraces), Lunch (Lunch at homestay)
Included Activities
- Breakfast with rice terraces views
- Trek to national heritage terraced fields (approximately 7km, approximately 1 hour climb)
- Visit to H'mong villages and traditional homes
- Drive through Than Uyen Valley
Landmarks/POIs Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces (National Heritage) Than Uyen Valley - Day 4
Sapa to Muong Hoa Valley
Following breakfast, you have free time to walk around Sapa town, check out the market, and visit the old cathedral where you'll see local ethnic minorities wearing traditional dress. Around 10:30am you head out on a trek into Muong Hoa Valley, walking downhill on footpaths for roughly an hour while taking in views of Hoang Lien Son mountains and Fansipan Peak. You'll cross a suspension bridge to Y Linh Ho village, visit H'mong families, and have a picnic lunch. Then it's another 2 hours of trekking to reach Lao Chai and Ta Van, where you stay overnight at a homestay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Free walk around Sapa town
- Visit to Sapa market
- Visit to old cathedral
- Exploration of Muong Hoa Valley (approximately 1 hour descent on foot)
- Suspension bridge crossing
- Visit to Y Linh Ho village and H'mong families
- Trek to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages (approximately 2 hours)
- Visit to local homes and village schools in Ta Van
Landmarks/POIs Sapa Market Sapa Cathedral Muong Hoa Valley Fansipan Peak Y Linh Ho Village Lao Chai Village Ta Van Village Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range - Day 5
Ta Van to Hanoi
The morning includes visits to Heaven Gate and Silver Waterfall with your guide. After lunch, you transfer back to Hanoi on a sleeping bus, which takes approximately 6 hours. The tour ends when you arrive in Hanoi.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to Heaven Gate
- Visit to Silver Waterfall
Landmarks/POIs Heaven Gate Silver Waterfall
