VT-SICP01 HANOI – SAPA BY TRAIN – 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS

Day 1: HA NOI – ARRIVAL (No meals)

Pick up at Noi Bai airport by driver only. Transfer to hotel for check in.

Note: Transfer with driver only, without tour guide.

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: HANOI – SIC TOUR TO VISIT HA NOI CAPITAL – LAO CAI (B/L)

08:00 – 08:30 A.M : Pick up at your hotel (joint tours will free pick up all points in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi).

Places to visit : President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Quan Thanh Temple (Taoist – dating from the Ly Dynasty) and the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on the West lake (One of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam), Bat Trang pottery village (apply on Mon, Wed & Fri). Lunch at local restaurant.

PM: the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Passing Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. Ending tour at Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 – 16h00.

20:30 – 21:00 Pick-up at the hotel by driver only. Transfer to railway station for a night train to Sapa

Overnight on train (soft berth, air-conditioned, 04 pax in 1 cabin)

Note: On Monday and Friday morning, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and museum are closed.

Day 3: LAO CAI – SAPA – CAT CAT – SIN CHAI VILLAGE – SIC TOUR (B/L/D)

AM: 6h30- Arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast and some time for resting.

09h00 – 09h30 : Trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H’Mong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way.

Check-in hotel (check-in after 12:00 P.M)

Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon: free time to explore Sapa market & Stone church. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Sapa

Day 4: SAPA – LAO CHAI – TAVAN VILLAGE – LAO CAI (B/L)

After breakfast, you will check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Picnic lunch on the way. Back to Sapa by motorbike/jeep. (App .5 hours trekking – 13 km)

Drive to Lao Cai Station. Dinner is on your own.

Overnight on train

Day 5: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)

Arrive in Hanoi Train Station at around 05:00AM. Pick up & transfer for breakfast at hotel at 3* hotel or similar. Depending on your flight time, you can take times at your own leisure then being picked up by our drive to the airport for departure flight.

Note: Transfer with driver only, without tour guide.

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