Exploring Sapa - Ha Giang

Tour code: NE 3 Tour duration: 5 days - 4 nights

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Day 1: Lao Cai - Sapa - Suoi Ho - Giang Cha - Ta Phin( B, L, D )
Distance 13 km - Duration 4 - 5h
Our driver pick you up from Lao Cai station to our office in Sapa town for shower and breakfast and then you can visit the town before we start tour. Trekking down the beautiful valley with many great rice terrace fields of Hmong people, they made it about 300 years ago and beautiful pine  and bamboo forest. Trek through small dirt trail and both of side are rice field, if you want you can go to there work with local people to known how to make rice, it is so sudlime by hard ethnic farmer made it. Lunch in local restaurant. After that we continue to Ta Phin valley of red Dzao minority, you will get in a local house to talk with them to known the uncanny cultures. A beautiful valley with rice terrace and corn fields, so quiet valley with many small villages of Hmong and Dazo ethnic people living there. Overnight the home of Red Dzao people. Possible take a traditional herbal bath and enjoy diner with family.

Day 2: Suoi Thau – Phin Ho – Ban Khoang -Sapa ( B, L )
Distance 10 km – Duration 4h walking
Breakfast at the homestay and then trek up to Suoi Thau village. Have a amazing panoram of Ta Phin valley ( one of the most beautiful place for rice terrace fields in Sapa Vietnam ). You will pass through several minority villages along the way. The nice walk rice paddy field arrive to the top of mountain and enjoy breathtaking views over the fantastic valley.  Lunch in local restaurant and come back Sapa by bus. Overnight in hotel.

Day 3: Ethnic market - Ha Giang ( B,  )
Distance 260 km – Duration 8 -9 h(  2-3h walking ) 
A nice day we continue the trip by car to ethnic market.  Enjoy beautiful rice terrace fields on the way to market. Arrive to market with colorful from different ethnic people, have a nice pictures and drink some corn wine, enjoy some local foods with ethnic people, Visiting animal area such as buffalos or cow, horse, dogs, duck, cat..... Lunch in local restaurant and then we drive to Ha Giang, you will have chance to discovering the beautiful mountainous landscape in Vietnam with many different ethnic people, walking through many villages to discovering the daily life. Overnight in hotel.


Day 4: Dong Van karst plateau geo-park – hotel ( B…)
Distance 150 km – duration 8-9h ( 2-3h walking )
Breakfast in the hotel and then We continue to spectacular road with amazing view of Vietnam countryside, passing many different valleys and have a short walk to ethnic villages and rice terrace fields, Visiting a fairy bosom. Lunch in local restaurant in Tam Son town and then continue cross a landscape of pine forest and exploring the Hmong King Palace, a fortress built by a local chief  Vuong Chinh Duc. have a short walk around some villages of ethnic to discovering their culture and daily life with stunning view of Dog Van rock plateau. Arrival in Dong Van town about 17h:00 and sleeping in hotel
    
Day 5: Ma Pi Leng heaven gate - Meo Vac karst plateau geo-park- Ha Noi ( B… )
Distance 150 km – duration 8-9h ( 2-3h walking )
A beautiful day. the tour continue to Dong Van market, a ethnic market with colorfull ethnic people from faraway villages come here in early morning. where the locals shop before returning to their eagle nest. Continue to Ma Pi Leng Pass, through a gigantic maze of lime peaks, "stone forests", and canyons unique in the world. have a panorama of the deep valley. Drive down to Meo Vac valley and have a short walk around Hmong village for some nice pictures, it was so famous for drug town. Lunch in local restaurant and then we continue to Ha Giang city for night sleeping bus at 20h00 and arrive to Hanoi about 4h00 am.

Include: English speaking guide, transport following program, entrance fee, mini hotel, homestay, meals( B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Diner)  1 litre of water/pax/day, bus ticket from Ha Giang - Hanoi
Exclude: tip , insurance, personal expenses

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