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SAPA HARD TREKKING

At a elevation of 1600 meters, Sapa is a delightful old French hill station situated in the mountainous region of Vietnams' northwest, close to the Chinese border. The region is home to many ethnic minorities groups all wearing their traditional and colourful attire. This trip includes a 4-day trek through the hills and valleys in the Sapa region. Average walking time for each day is around 6 hours, passing through H'mong, Day, Tho, Tay, Nhang, and Red Dao communities. Three nights are spent in these minority villages so be warned, you will have to do without some modern comforts on this one. Often there is no electricity or running water and bedding can be a layer of straw covered with a mat in some cases. The apparent hardships are worth it though as we walk through some of the most spectacular scenery that Vietnam has to offer.

Day 1: Night 1 : Hanoi -Laocai ( Overnight on the train )

Private car pick up you from your hotel to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to get to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train.

Day 1: Sapa -Lao Chai - Ta Van. (B,L,D)
Picked up at Laocai Railway station early in the morning by bus. Arrive at Sapa round 8:00 AM. Breakfast and relax. Walk around Sapa and then start trekking from Sapa at 10:00 AM to visit a village of the Black H’mong (LaoChaiSan). Go though hillsides along MuongHoa river. Cross the river by a suspension bridge to reach LaoChai village. Take the paths across the paddy fields to get to the 3rd village of the Dzay minority (TaVan) and stay the night at a Dzay family in this village. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 2: Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Ban Ho.(B,L,D)

Breakfast with the local family and then get to a village located at the foot of HoangLienSon range via bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall and a rattan bridge. After the village, get down to the river, cross it and keep going to SuPan village for 2 minorities – The H’mong and the Red Dzao. . Get off the road to go down hill to BanHo village. Overnight at Ban Ho with a Tay family who have houses on stilts. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 3: Nam toong – Thanh Phu – My Son .(B,L,D)

Get up early in the morning for fresh air and peaceful daily life of the people. Breakfast and leave the village for a hard day. Walk uphill to a smallest and almost untouched village of the Red Dzao (Namtoong). Go further to another village on the same side of of the mountain range to see the XaPho ethnic group in NamKen. Get down to the river and go up to MiSon to visit the XaPho again. Spend the night in ThanhPhu village at a Tay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner with the local family.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 4: Thanh Phu – Sapa.(B,L,D)

Breakfast at ThanhPhu village. Walk back to SuPan village where to take a jeep back to Sapa. On the way back, visit the ancient stone circle (stones decorated with ancient car or vanvings which are said to have described the life of the people lost in the mists of prehistory) Check in hotel. Lunch at SuPan and dinner in Sapa.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 5: Sapa - Hanoi (B,L,D)

Breakfast, free to go around and explore the town . Lunch and check out the hotel. Free at your own leisure until car pick up you then transfer to Laocai Station. Dinner at Lao Cai Station, get the night train to Hanoi. Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 6: Hanoi arrive

Arrive in Hanoi early morning.Private car pick up from Hanoi station then transfer to your hotel.Tour ends.

Tour Class [A]	All prices are valid through 30 September 2009 Tour price in USD net per person in group of							Surcharge If required
Hotel Categories	1	2	3-5	6-9	10-12	13-15	16 up	Single
Budget=2*	739	442	347	261	234	227	225	+ 13
Standard=3*	760	453	357	271	243	237	236	+ 23
Superior =4*	799	472	376	291	261	254	255	+ 40

Includes:

Private car/mini van
AC 4 berth soft sleeper train (join cabin)
All entrance fees
English or French speaking guide
All meals as per program (B: Breakfast, L: lunch, D: Dinner
Accommodation as program

Excludes:

Insurance, Personal expenses & Tips
Drinks, except otherwise mentioned

Hotels quoted in above packages or similar category

Location	2 star	3 star	4 star
Tavan	Homestay	Homestay	Homestay
Ban Ho	Homestay	Homestay	Homestay
My Son	Homestay	Homestay	Homestay
Sapa	Khanh Hai hotel or Hoang Lien hotel	Royal Sapa View hotel* or Bamboo hotel*	Chau Long Sapa hotel****