Hard Trek 4 nights 3 days – 1 night in hotel, 1 night homestay - 3 days / 4 nights

Day 1: night train to Lao Cai Station

South Pacific Travel’s coach and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you for the overnight train to Lao Cai Station. Enjoy the experience the romance of overnight train travel.

Transfer: Private AC coach hotel – railway station
Guide: English speaking
Accommodation: Oriental Express 4Soft sleeper A/C shared cabin
Meal: Not applicable

Day 2: Lao Cai – Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai – Ham Rong (B,L,D)

We will take 1hr bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Upon arrival in Sapa Town we have breakfast in local restaurant and then get ready for our trek. You first sneak through the market and leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you will follow a road going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station. Enjoy traditional music performance there with colorful culture. Take a rest here before you trek downhill to get Sin Chai village. Enjoy beautiful scenery on the way back to Sapa town for lunch. Afternoon visit Ham Rong (Dragon mount) and Orchid garden. After Vietnamese cuisine dinner overnight in Sapa.

Transfer: Private AC coachLao Cai - Sapa
Trek: 8km 3hrs trek downhill. Moderate grade
Activity: Music performance
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Bamboo Sapa Hotel or equivalent

Day 3: Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van - Homestay (B,L,D)

Sunrise breakfast in the hotel and then prepare for a great trek down to the picturesque valley of Muong Hoa. We will walk on small paths and trails to reach Lao Chai and Tavan Village to visit the Tay and Day tribes , where we will have unique homestay experience among hill tribe people. Picnic lunch on the way then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley. Cooking demonstration with local people. Your overnight in the local house.

Trek: 5-hrs trek/dirt paths/downhill
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner.
Guide: English speaking
Cooking demonstration with local people
Accommodation: Home stay

Day 4: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Sapa – Lao Cai (B,L)

Once you get energy for your next day trek by having a delicious breakfast, you leave for Giang Ta Chai village of Red Dao minority. You will trek through bamboo forest which belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. On the way you will pass by a waterfall where you will have time to take a rest and enjoy surroundings. You will find a nice place to enjoy lunch. Amazing seneries and beautiful waterfall are to be seen in the afternoon. Arrive Supan,take a rest then back to Sapa for freshen up before heading to train station.

Transfer: Private AC coach Su Pan - Sapa – Lao Cai
Trekking: 20 km 6hrs trek– Challenge
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Guide: English speaking
Freshen up service: room available
Accommodation: Oriental Express 4Soft sleeper A/C shared cabin

Day 5: Arrive back to Hanoi

You will arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30. Our tour finishes.

Transfer: Private AC coach
Guide: English speaking guide