Ha Giang group tour from Hanoi

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Ha Giang group tour from Hanoi

You want to travel to Ha Giang with a limited budget. Join us today. We will buy you shuttle bus from Hanoi to Ha Giang, from there you can join daily group tours to Quang Ba, Dong Van, Ma Pi Leng Pass. It costs just more than 200 USD per person for 3 days and 2 nights. (Optional) Hanoi – Hagiang shuttle bus service 6h30 – 7h00 AM: Our guide & bus pick you up at your hotel/stay in the Old Quarter to get on our shuttle bus to Ha Giang. Day 1: Ha Giang, overnight at Good Morning Ha Giang Inn (L, D) 13h30 – 14h00: Our local guide picks you up to our Inn to check in and have lunch. 15h00: Our guide takes you to the nearby hill tribe village to visit the Tay village. There, you can watch buffalo, cows and peaceful life of the locals. 18h00: Having dinner and overnight in Good Morning Ha Giang Inn. Day 2: Quang Ba – Yen Minh – Lung Cu – Dong Van, overnight in hotel (B, L, D) 7h30 AM: After breakfast, we take you to the road up to the hill and stop at Quang Ba Heaven Gate. You visit Lung Tam linen village which produces handmade linen products. 11h30: Approaching Yen Minh for lunch, then heading to Pho Cao with spectacular Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark 14h00: You visit the Mansion of Vuong family who was the leader of all the ethnic people there. The so – called King of H’Mong people Vuong Chinh Duc, then visit the North Pole of Lung Cu with huge flag tower. You arrive Dong Van, check in and have dinner and overnight there Day 3: Dong Van – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Meo Vac – Ha Giang – Hanoi (B, L) 7h30: After breakfast, we drive to Ma Pi Leng – the highest pass in Northern Vietnam then visit Meo Vac with marvelous Karst Plateau, have lunch at Yen Minh. 15h00: Coming back to Good Morning Ha Giang Inn to refresh and be ready for Hanoi. (Optional) 22h00: Our guide takes you back to your hotel/stay. Trip ends. INCLUSION 2-night accommodation in Ha Giang and Dong Van with twin sharing basisModern bus in Ha Giang with experienced driverEnglish speaking tour guide in Ha GiangMeals as 3 lunches, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners with local dishesAll entrance tickets during your visit2 complimentary bottles of water/personGood motorbike with helmet & admission fee (if you join our motorbike tour) EXCLUSION Shuttle bus Hanoi – Ha Giang – Hanoi, 300,000 & 2 ways= 600,000 VNDTour guide picks up/drops off at hotel in Old Quarter HanoiBeverages, tax, travel insuranceCost of repairing motorbike damage caused by tourists (if you join motorbike tour)Others not clearly mentioned above THINGS TO BRING Hat or cap, sun cream, camera, cash in Vietnam Dong GOOD DEAL GH01 –...

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Fansipan Trek, up on foot, down by cable car 1 day

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Fansipan Trek, up on foot, down by cable car 1 day

Fansipan Trek, climbing up on foot, going down by cable car in just one day from/ to Sapa Town At 3,143 meters (10,312 feet), Mount Fansipan is the highest peak to be found throughout Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam combined. It is a challenging but realistic option for adventurous visitors as you can get down by cable car. Start: from Sapa End: in Sapa Duration: 1 day Route: Sapa —> Park Ranger’s Station —> Fansipan Summit —> Cable car to Sapa Cable car station- Sapa Grade: Difficult With an early start time of 7:00 A.M.-7:30 A.M., we meet our guide and driver. We are then transferred by car 15km from Sapa, to arrive at the Fansipan Park Ranger’s Station at a height of 2,000m, ready to begin the climb. The mountain’s ecosystem is rich, with 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. The challenging assent will take around 5 hours. Throughout, we hike through stunning primary deciduous and evergreen forests, follow crystal clear mountain streams, and brave windswept ridges. Short breaks along the way will allow you to take in the various scenic views that this climb has to offer. Forest types change with increasing altitude. Around the summit, dwarf bamboo is all that can survive. We arrive at the 3,143m summit around midday, and celebrate this victory with a picnic lunch, sitting high above the hills with views of this stunning mountainous landscape. The descent, we will go down for 600 steps towards Fansipan Cable Car station (easy). Your guide will buy your tickets and 30 minutes on the car for viewing the mountain from above. Price in USD per PERSON Number of persons 2 3 4 5 6-7 8 Price 135 124 120 118 115 115   INCLUDES: – Local H’mong porter as well as your guide – All needed transport – Lunch – Water on the whole trip – All entrance fees and permit – Cable car ticket Fansipan Legend (from the top to Sapa station) EXCLUDES: – Insurance – Hotels in Sapa – Train tickets from/to Hanoi – Other meals not mentioned – Banking fee and credit card fee This 1-day tour on foot for treeking up and downing by cable car is operated by Sapa Travel with its professional travel guide and local porters. Once you’ve seen our itinerary for Fansipan Mount, you can make any changes you wish. We are a very flexible tailor-made tour operator and we can design tours to meet our clients’ precise requirements. Please send email to Sapa Travel via: info@travelsapa.com for information about Sapa Tours in Vietnam. Book now for getting promotion rate with First...

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Snow falls in Sapa in 2018

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The temperature has sharply fallen in Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai bringing snow. Luu Minh Hai, head of the provincial Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting, said that the mountainous areas of Lao Cai saw the temperature of below zero degrees centigrade on Wednesday morning. Sapa Town has been covered by snow, particularly in the O Quy Ho Pass area. Despite the chilling-bone cold, snow has attracted quite many tourists to Sapa. Authorities of Sapa District have urged local residents to take measures to mitigate the worst effects of the...

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Vietnam to issue one-year visas to US citizens

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Vietnam to issue one-year visas to US citizens

Vietnam is poised to extend the validity of single-entry visas for U.S. citizens to one year to facilitate their travel and foster trade and commercial ties between the two countries, the lawmaking National Assembly said Monday. U.S. tourists or business travelers currently can only apply for a three-month, single-entry visa for their Vietnam trips, and the American business community has repeatedly pushed for the term to be prolonged. A proposal to extend the visa term to one year was delivered to the National Assembly at Monday’s meeting in Hanoi by Vietnam’s newly elected President Tran Dai Quang and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. Vietnamese citizens who wish to enter the U.S. for business and tourism purposes are now allowed to apply for a multi-entry, 12-month visa, and Vietnam should do the same on the basis of reciprocity, according to the proposal. The proposition therefore calls on the National Assembly to approve a new diplomatic note on granting visas between Vietnam and the U.S., with the extended duration included. The new visa term will facilitate the travel of U.S. citizens and boost Vietnam-U.S. trade and commercial ties, according to the proposal. The proposition was discussed by lawmakers at the meeting. Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong, who chaired the event, eventually concluded that the legislative body “agrees to grant one-year visas” for U.S. citizens to enter Vietnam. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly will prepare a resolution to officially ratify the diplomatic note as proposed by the president and foreign minister, Phong...

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Trek to Fansipan after cable car installation

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Trek to Fansipan after cable car installation

The trekker would have to start 3 hours earlier than usual despite the dark, the cold and fog to be at the summit before the cable car is to open at 8:00. After the grand opening in February 2016, the cable car system between Sapa and Fansipan is a hot topic to debate among community and trekkers. Spending only US$ 30, anyone can touch the legendary summit at 3143 meters within 20 minutes. Most of the peope agree that the cable car installation would change the beauty of Indochina roof, even some people think that the cable car will kill the Fansipan with the picture of the crowd at the Fansipan top. With the experience of a real Fansipan trekker via the classic route, Mr. Kien Lam in Hanoi told us that “Fansipan would not die but our spirit would die slowly. The cable car would be a test for the trekkers’ determination and...

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Fansipan cable car is to open in Feb 2016

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Fansipan cable car is to open in Feb 2016

The cable car system is ready to use in February 2016. The Sun Group has announced that they will open the cable car in 2nd Feb 2016. Be the first to experience the cable.   WORKING HOURS Start: 7:30 A.M End: 17:30 Date to start: 2nd Febururay 2016 PRICE Adult and child (taller than 1,3 m): US$ 33.00/person/ one way Child: US$ 22.00/person/ one way   HOW TO GET TO SAPA STATION Taxi: From the town center (Sapa Church), the Fansipan Legend is about 3 km, it costs US$ 3 to travel by taxi Walk: please go to Thac Bac Street and go straight about 1 km, then turn left onto Nguyen Chi Thanh Street for 1,7 km more STATION Sapa Station area includes the station, Van Sam Buffet restaurant, Hoa Dao restaurant, Moc La cafe, shopping center and pagoda Thien Tu Fansipan Station area includes the station, shopping center, Do Quyen restaurant, Pagoda Thanh Phong and the Fansipan peak Road Path meeting point station in sapa town Fansipan Cable Car, Legend Fansipan Cable car Cable car Sapa station Parking area, Fansipan Cable Car 2016 Pagoda Sapa Station Sapa Station on the Fansipan Cable Car, Fansipan Cable Car, Fansipan Cable Car, It normally takes people one or two days to reach the peak of Fansipan mountain on foot. The three-rope cable car system, invested by SunGroup, will carry passengers from the bottom to the highest point of the mountain in 15-20 minutes. It will come into operation on Vietnam Tet Holiday 2016 The world’s longest three-rope cable car system, extending from the northern Lao Cai Province’s Sapa Town to Fansipan peak, will open for passengers in February 2016. The project’s investor SunGroup announced this at a recent meeting with the leaders of Lao Cai Province and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV). The construction of the cable car is being carried out in the first phase of the Fansipan Sapa tourism complex. The construction began on November 2, 2013 and is expected to be complete by National Day (September 2) in 2015. The cable car can carry a maximum of 2,000 passengers per hour, with each cabin accommodating 35 passengers. The cable car will transport passengers from the base of the 3,143-metre Fansipan mountain to its highest point within 15 to 20 minutes. Currently, it takes one to two days to trek to the top of the mountain. WHERE TO BOOK Please contact Sapa Travel to have the cable car tickets to Fansipan in 2016 Office in Hanoi: representative by First Choice Travel– 18 Lane 32, Chua Ha Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Mobile: (+84) 912217448 Email: info@travelsapa.com Web: http://www.travelsapa.com Booking office telephone:...

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