Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa - Cat Cat - Shin Chai village - Pao’s Sapa Leisure Hotel
- 06:30am: Free pick up at hotel in the Old Quarter of Hanoi and transfer to Sapa.
- 12:30am: Arrive in Sapa, checkin Pao’s Sapa Leisure hotel then we have luch with local food.
- We will depart from the hotel at 2:00pm and walk down 3km to Exploring Cat Cat – Shin chai village of H’mong – A colonial French discovered area and a renowned resort to officials from the early twentieth century.
Arriving to Cat Cat village, visitors will be visiting the Hydropower station, the waterfall of Cat Cat village as well as learning about the culture, customs and unique people here with traditional crafts such as weaving, carved silver, hand forged agricultural tools.
After that you will walk back to Sapa (4km)
- You will have dinner at 6:30PM or 7:00PM.
- After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market which is one of unique cultures of ethnic minorities HMong, Dzao in Lao Cai in particular and North West of Vietnam in general.
- Overnight at Pao’s Sapa Leisure hotel.
Day 2: Y Linh Ho - Tan Van village
- 8:00 am: Having Breakfast then we could start our trek down to Y Linh Ho, a village inhabited by the Hmong minority. This is a great opportunity to take photographs of hereditary terraces that are estimated around 100 years old.
- From Y Linh Ho we will make our way to Lao Chai village where you will visit the Hmong home town. You will then continue to Ta Van, an established Hmong and Giay village. In Ta Van village we will then arrange a mini van to pick you up and take you to Sapa.
- After dinner at 6:30PM or 7:00pm you will have free time to exploring Sapa town.
- Overnight at Pao’s Sapa Leisure Hotel
Day 3: Suoi Ho - Matra -Ta phin
- Before 9am: having breakfast and check-out the room.
- We begin the day with a 3km by Car then get drop off to trek through breathtaking landscape to the village of Suoi Ho, home to Hmong minority. From here you can enjoy views over endless rice terraces, and you will have the opportunity to see some of the animals used by the locals.
- Continuing on to Matra village you will come across the impressive ruins of a church dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s. Take a minute to explore this intriguing sight and take some photos.
- Trekking to the village of Ta Phin you will be able to meet both Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities. The Red Dao are known for their expertise in herbal medicine as well as usage of plants from the land to treat many illnesses. Your guide will be able to introduce you to some Red Dao women who can tell you more about their many remedies. A Red Dao herbal medicine bath can be arranged for you to experience, so please ask.
- Transport will be provided from Ta Phin back to Sapa. Upon arriving back into Sapa, you will have a few hours to take shower and spend in town. Depending on what time your bus departs from Sapa, we will prepare you some sandwiches before taking you to the bus office again if you take the bus at 4PM. Or having dinner at the hotel if you take the night bus which departure at 10PM Included.
