Meeting point for tour departure at 31 Lo Su, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Cat Cat village

6:30 - 7:00: Get picked up from your accommodation and board a Luxury Limousine Car to Sapa. While en-route you can admire the countryside and mountains in the distance. 9:30: A short break at Lao Cai Highway. 11:00: Take one more break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of mountains and rice terraces along the ways from Lao Cai to Sapa city. 13:00: Arrive in Sapa Town and admire the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. Your tour guide would take you to the hotel where you will stay to have a local Vietnamese lunch. 14:30: Take a short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is home to the Black H’mong ethnic group. You will walk uphill for bus to pick you up and head back to Sapa in the afternoon. Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and lasts for 2 hours 17:00: Arrive back to Sapa Town. Overnight in hotel.

Ta Van Village

08:00: Have breakfast at the hotel, check out of the room and prepare a light bag for trekking. (Keep luggage in the hotel) 09:00: Start trekking down to the Lao Chai village of the Black H’mong ethnic group, about 8 km from Sapa town. Here, we will discover their daily life including how they make traditional clothes, handicraft, and more. We will also visit the biggest valley which provides the best view for golden rice terrace fields in Vietnam. After Lao Chai we will walk to the Ta Van village of the Dzay people. 12:00: We will have lunch with the locals in one of the local houses. The bus will pick you up from Ta Van village and return to Sapa Town. In the afternoon Free time at leisure for shopping or visiting Sapa on your own. 15:30: “Good bye Sapa” and drive back to Hanoi. Along the way, you will once again have a chance to enjoy the magical beauty of northwest mountains. 21:30: Back to your hotel.