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SAPA WEEKEND PACKAGE ON FRIDAY
Timetable: Start on Hanoi on Friday and return to Hanoi on Sunday
Accommodation: 2 nights on train + 1 night at Victoria Sapa Hotel
Activities: Trekking to visit villages of hill tribes, Visiting Bac Ha market
SAPA INTRODUCTION
 Spectacular scenery and ethnic minorities of Sapa. The northwest of Vietnam is a captivating blend of dramatic landscapes and colorful hill tribes. Sapa is set in a spectacularly beautiful valley close to the border with China. Its breathtaking mountain scenery is some of the best in Asia. Ethnic minorities from many of the surrounding villages don their most colorful costumes and head for the famous Saturday market and hiking and trekking opportunities are in abundance.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai (Friday)
Vietnam TriAdvisor will pick up by taxi at your hotel and transfer to the Hanoi train station to board night train (22:00) to Lao Cai station.Stay overnight on the train.
Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa (Saturday)
 Arrive in the early morning at Lao Cai Station, near the Chinese border, and transfer to our private car for a scenic drive to the hill station of Sapa. Enjoy the spectacular views of rice-terraced mountains and Black H’mong and Red Dao hill tribe people dressed in their colorful wares walking along the roadside. After checking into the hotel and breakfast, begin a walking tour through the market, where hill tribe people from villages afar converge here on Saturday, and continue towards Cat Cat Village, home to the Black H'mong hill tribe. Back to the town for a late lunch at a local restaurant After lunch hang around the town to interact with the Dzao, H’mong and Dzay hill tribe people. Balance of the day is free at leisure.
Meals : Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 3: Sapa - Bac Ha Market - Hanoi (Sunday)
Waking up early morning at 06:30. Drive to Bac Ha. This Sunday market also attracts a wide variety of ethnic minority groups including the Variegated H’mong, Dao, Phu La, La Chi, Tay who still retain their age old cultural traditions and are recognizably distinct from each other by their dress. The experience of this congregation is unique. After touring around the market, the car will take you to Ban Pho villages where inhabited of Flower H’mong people. Driver back to Lao Cai town to board Victoria Express back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.
Meals : Breakfast,Lunch
Upon arrival in Hanoi at about 05:30 AM on Monday, you will arrange transportation by your selves back to your hotel.
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Rates are quoted in USD per person
The rates are valid until December 2008 |
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Category |
For private group
of 2 passengers |
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Superior Class
(superior 4 berth cabin
and superior room) |
378 USD/1 pax |
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Deluxe Class
(deluxe 2 berth cabin
and deluxe room) |
528USD/1 pax |
Inclusions
- Accommodation (double/twin sharing)
-Private pick up and transfer (A/C van)
- English/French speaking local tour guide
-Meals specified in tour program
-Return train tickets (Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi)
- Sightseeing tours per program
- All entrance, permission and visiting fees .
Exclusions :
- Meals which do not specify in the program
- Personal travel insurance
-All personal expenses
-All gratuities and tips to driver and tour guide
What to bring:
-Sun Block
-Wide brim hat
-Camera + Film
-Comfortable shoes
-Rain gear
-Warm clothes
-Insect Repellent
-Original Passport
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