DAY 1: HANOI – SAPA – CAT CAT ( LUNCH, DINNER )
06h00 – 06h30: Our bus will pick you up at your hotel in hanoi old quarter, then depart to Sapa, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway.
Along the way, you will enjoy by the beauty of northwest mountains, terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Stop and have a rest in 30 minutes.
13h00: Arrive in Sapa. Check in the hotel and have Lunch in hotel
14h00: Our bus and tour guide will take you to Cat Cat Village, home to the Black H’Mong ethnic group. Here, you can visit the old hydroelectric power station built by the French in the early 20th century. Discover the traditional lifestyle of local minorities while admiring stunning terraced rice fields and the scenic Cat Cat Waterfall. Visitors can also learn about the culture, unique customs, and traditional handicrafts such as weaving, silver carving, and blacksmithing.
Cat Cat Village Sapa
19h00: Have dinner at the restaurant with specialties bearing bold features of the Northwest mountains: forest vegetables, stream fish, Ban pig… and enjoy the apple cider in the cold air. wonderful romantic feelings. After dinner, the group is free to visit (Sapa night market meets daily) with local products: Brocade, white silver. You are free to explore Sapa, Sapa Church (Saturday night at the Church area often takes place the Love Market session – is an attractive tourist destination for both domestic and foreign tourists when participating in Sapa tours. )
– Lunch and dinner are all included.
– Round-trip transfer to Cat Cat Village
– Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.
– Tourist bus Hanoi – Sapa
DAY 02: SAPA – BAC HA MARKET- HANOI ( B/ L/-)
6:30| Have breakfast at your hotel
7:00| Pick up at hotel. It takes 3 hour driving to Bac Ha market. At the market you will also meet Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Tay, Nung, La Chi, Phu La and other tribal groups who come from far and wide to buy and sell a wide variety of goods and livestock, to exchange news and to renew friendships. In the past the market was a centre for trading horses but now that motorbikes have replaced them it is more common to see buffalo, cows, goats, fish and other. Continue the trip to Hoang A Tuong Royal Palace.
Discover the lively and diverse atmosphere of Bac Ha sunday market
12:00| Lunch at local restaurant
13:30| Trek to Ban Pho village of the Flower H’Mong people, to see their house, the daily life, understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. Drive back to Sapa, 110 km in about 3 hours ride. En-route, stop to see Trung Do village of the Tay people (if time permits).
16:30 – 17:00| Arrival in Lao Cai , the bus stops at the restaurant, you wait at the restaurant then the sleeper bus picks you up and returns to Hanoi
22:00| Arrive in Hanoi. You will get off at the bus stop on Tran Quang Khai Street near the Old Quarter and make your own way back to the hotel. The tour concludes here. We look forward to seeing you again!
