Itinerary: Hanoi – Sapa – Ham Rong Mountain – Cat Cat Village – Sapa – Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Ham Rong (L, D)

07:00 – 07:30: Pick up at your hotel or at the meeting point and then departure to Sapa, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai High-way. Along the way, you will have chance to contemplate the beauty of northwest mountains that terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have a short break for 30 minutes then continue the trip to Sapa.

13:00: Arrive in Sapa, check in your hotel and have lunch.

Afternoon: You will begin the trek up Ham Rong (Dragon’s Jaw) Mountain. Ham Rong Botanical Garden: don’t miss the lovely botanical gardens above the main square in town with their spectacular viewpoint from the top. There are fabulous views of the town and the wider landscape as well as tended gardens to visit. This park is essentially a long cobblestone walkway to the top of Ham Rong Mountain. It’s a strenuous climb, but the panoramic vista at the top is well worth tackling all those stairs. Along the way, there are countless potted orchids, beautiful landscaped gardens and a few really tacky statues of cartoon characters like Scooby Doo and Mickey Mouse. One word of caution, the stone stairs could be treacherous on a rainy or misty day.

Evening: After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night: enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market which is one of unique cultures of ethnic minorities H’mong, Dzao in Lao Cai in particular and North West of Vietnam in general.

Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.

Day 2: Cat Cat Village – Sapa – Hanoi (B, L)

09:00: After breakfast, start trekking to Cat Cat village, about 45 minutes walking from Sapa, this is the village of the Black H’mong hill tribe. The village is on the slope of the hill and easy walking, rice and corn are grown here. You will have a chance to visit a big waterfall on the stream and the old Hydroelectric Power Station built by French people. That is the image of young women sitting by looms with colorful pieces of brocade decorated with designs of flowers and birds. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and embroidered with beautiful designs. A note worthy is that H’mong women use indigo plants and leaves to dye these brocade fabrics. And then they roll around and smooth section of wood covered with wax on fabrics to polish them, making their colors durable.

Go back by car to the hotel for check out and have lunch.

Afternoon: Free time to explore Sapa town or go shopping at Sapa Market.

16:00: It’s time to say “Good bye Sapa!” and drive back to Hanoi.

21:30: We arrive in Ha Noi and you will be dropped off at your hotels in Old Quarter.

Inclusion:

– Pick-up and drop-off at the hotels in Old Quarter

– English speaking guide

– Eco Sapa Bus (2 ways)

– Accommodation in a 3 star hotel in Sapa (4 star hotels are available as request)

– All meals as mentioned

– All entrance fees as mentioned

– Small bottles of water

Exclusion:

– Personal expenses

– Insurance

– Tips

– Drinks

– Pre & post accommodation

– Others not mentioned

Itinerary:  Sapa –  Bac Ha Market – Ban Pho Village – Sapa

(Opt 2: Lao Cai Station – Bac Ha Maret – Ban Pho Village – Lao Cai Station)

We will pick you up early at your hotel in Sapa. If you arrive at Lao Cai Station on Sunday by train, we will pick you up at the station and transfer directly to Bac Ha Market. You will have time for breakfast, bathing, relaxing before the tour starts.

Bac Ha market is one of the largest markets in the Northwest region of Viet Nam and is only open on Sunday. It is situated about 110km from Sapa or about 2.5 hours away by bus and is worth every second of the ride. Every Sunday, the different and colorful ethnic minorities come all here to sell their homemade products or buy something for their family. They are H’mong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung minorities. Some of these ethnic minorities can’t be met in any other areas.

As soon as we arrive at Bac Ha, you will have free time for visiting one of the most colourfull 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.

After lunch, we leave the market for visiting the H’mong King’s house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920, short walking to see Ban Pho village where is the homeland of flower H’mong.

After that, we will come back Sapa if you have more days for Sapa or we will drive downhill towards Lao Cai if you come back Hanoi. On the way back, drop in to see the Vietnamese and Chinese Harbor Mouth in Lao Cai.

The tour ends at Lao Cai Station or Sapa Town.

Inclusion:

– Pick-up and drop-off at Lao Cai Station or Sapa Town

– English speaking guide

– All meals as mentioned

– All entrance fees as mentioned

– Small bottles of water

Exclusion:

– Personal expenses

– Insurance

– Tips

– Drinks

– Pre & post accommodation

– Others not mentioned

Itinerary: Lao Cai Station – Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Sapa – Lao Cai Station

6:30: You will arrive at Lao Cai Station. We will pick you up at the station. Please look for our guide who is holding a sign with your name on. Transfer to Sapa. You will have time for breakfast, taking a bath, relaxing after 2 hour driving from Lao Cai Station to Sapa.

9.30: Trek from Sapa to Y Linh Ho, then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.

From a high point of the main road, great view of the whole villages open wide to offer the marvelous panorama views, backed by high mountains and facing the river. Here you will enjoy the fresh air, see terraced fields and stream, discover and visit some of Black H’mong families.

12.30: Have lunch at Lao Chai Village

13.30: Head to Ta Van Village – home of Dzay ethnic people.

14.30: Come back Sapa. You will have free time to discover Sapa until take a shuttle bus to Lao Cai Station.

17:30: Have dinner and transfer to Lao Cai Station. Take your train to come back Hanoi.

Inclusion:

– Pick-up and drop-off at Lao Cai Station by shuttle bus

– English speaking guide

– All meals as mentioned

– All entrance fees as mentioned

– Small bottles of water

Exclusion:

– Personal expenses

– Insurance

– Tips

– Drinks

– Pre & post accommodation

– Others not mentioned

Price: 35USD per person. Private tour is available, the price depends on the group size. Please email us at ecosapabus@gmail.com for the best price.

Itinerary: Sapa – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village – Sapa

9.30: Pick-up at the hotels in Sapa. Trek from Sapa through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.

From a high point of the main road, great view of the whole villages open wide to offer the marvelous panorama views, backed by high mountains and facing the river. Here you will enjoy the fresh air, see terraced fields and stream, discover and visit some of Black H’mong families.

12.30: Have lunch at Lao Chai Village

13.30: Head to Ta Van Village – home of Dzay ethnic people.

14.30: Come back Sapa.

Trekking distance is about 12 kms and you will come back our hotel at around 3:00pm.

Inclusion:

– Pick-up and drop-off at the hotels in Sapa

– English speaking guide

– Lunch at the village

– All entrance fees as mentioned

– Small bottles of water

Exclusion:

– Personal expenses

– Insurance

– Tips

– Drinks

– Pre & post accommodation

– Others not mentioned

Price: 20USD per person. Private tour is available, the price depends on the group size. Please email us at ecosapabus@gmail.com for the best price.

Enjoy our direct limousine bus from the capital of Hanoi to the great mountains of Sapa, as our Sapa bus concept is easy, fast and safe. The comfort is high as the van is equipped with only 8 flight seats instead of the normal 16 seats.

We pick-up and drop-off at the hotels in Old Quarter and Sapa Town.

Hanoi – Sapa Bus Schedule

07:00am – 07:30am Pick up at your hotel (Hanoi Old Quarter)

5-hour direct drive incl. 20-minute break

12:45pm – 1:15pm Arrive at your hotel in Sapa Town

Sapa – Hanoi Bus Schedule

3:05pm – 3:30pm Pick up at your hotel in Sapa Town

5-hour direct drive incl. 20-minute break

9:00 – 9:30 Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter

Inclusion:

– Experienced and professional mountain drivers

– Hotel pick-up and drop-off (in Hanoi Old Quarter and Sapa Town)

– Biscuits

– Water and wet tissues

– Tea at break place

– Elegant decoration

– 06 rechargeable USB ports

– Surround sound system and TV LED 19”

– Private reading lights

– Free Wi-fi

Exclusion:

– Personal expenses

– Insurance

– Tips

– Drinks

– Pre & post accommodation

– Others not mentioned

Price: 20USD/way/person

Sapa  Office:  No 5 Muong Hoa Street, Sapa, Vietnam

Phone: +84 – 984 709 669

Email: ecosapabus@gmail.com

Web: ecosapabus.com