Now in 2015, you can save a lot when travelling to Sapa. The bus trip is comfortable from Hanoi via the new highway. Sapa Travel has designed the trip to Bac Ha and Sapa by bus with severe budget at attractive prices
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This is a budget tour (cheap tour) for travelling from Hanoi to Sapa. You will stay in budget hotel and share the group tours to the fixed places of interest. Type: Group tour Duration: ( 2 days and 3 nights ) Places to visit: Visit 4 villages (Cat Cat, Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van) of 2 different minorities (Black H’Mong, Dzay) Get started: Take the night train from Hanoi Railway Station to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train. Day 1: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B, L,D) 05h30: Arrive in Laocai early in the morning. Bus to Sapa, and breakfast. 10h00: Start trekking to Muong Hoa valley to visit 3 villages of the H’mong and the Dzay (Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van). Lunch on the way. 14h30: Back to Sapa and spend the night at hotel. Day 2: Sapa – Cat Cat – Sapa – Lao Cai (B, L) 09h00: A walk to Cat Cat village to visit the H’mong, the hydro electric power station built by French people and silver waterfall 11h00: Walk back to Sapa and free to explore the town. 17h00: Get on the bus to Laocai station for the night train to Hanoi (air-con. berth). The end of the tour. Budget Tour Sapa word file Budget Tour Sapa pdf file PRICE in USD per person Number of persons 1 2 4 5 6-7 8 Price 90 79 76 75 70 68 – Additional charge: 10$/room/night (If guests stay in Superior-mountain view room) – Surcharges may apply in high season. Contact us for details INCLUDES: Bus Laocai – Sapa, Sapa – Laocai. Hotel (Royal Sapa Hotel – Standard room) Meals as mentioned (B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner) Entrance fees to the villages. English speaking guide. Pick-up from Ta Van EXCLUDES: Train from/to Hanoi – Lao Cai (around US$ 30/ticket/one way): see the train tickets here (train page) Personal Insurance Drinks Phone calls Other expenses NOTES: The excursions are based on sharing group of maximum 12 travelers Other meals in Sapa Town are recommended to be booked in advance. GUIDE: English speaking. All of our Sapa Tour Guides are tourism-reponsibly educated. They were born and raised in Sapa and Vietnam, thereby having first-hand expert knowledge of their Sapa Area. They are friendly, fun, and most of all they are flexible, allowing you to choose the pace of your tours. Please keep in mind this is a GROUP TOUR so feel free to ask Sapa travel specialist to book a PRIVATE TOUR to have the most flexibility. CONFIRMATION: Once you are satisfied with the group tour itinerary, we will secure the services and you will be required to pay a deposit of 30% of the total cost of your trip. The balance of payment can be paid either by CASH UPON PICK UP in your hotel in Hanoi...
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The tour starts and ends in Hanoi with the soft sleeper trains to Lao Cai Station. The package from Sapa Travel is to provide you 2 days of biking in Sapa. Sapa Travel will include the ride to Muong Hoa Valley, Lao Chai, Ta Van Village and then to Ban Ho & Thanh Phu. We choose Topas Ecolodge as your accommodation. Topas Ecolodge is located 18 km from Sapa, deep in the Hoang Lien Mountains. The 25 bungalows overlook the entire valley with the ethnic minority villages of Ban Ho and Thanh Phu, 400 altitude meters beneath. This package has been carefully designed to give you the best opportunity to experience the highlights of northern Vietnam: the ethnic communities with their unique cultures, the deep valleys covered by terraced rice fields, the breathtaking mountains… and the peacefulness. OUTLINE Day 1: Night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai. Day 2: Transfer to Sapa. Biking to Topas Ecolodge. Day 3: Full day biking. Day 4: Back to Sapa. Transfer to Lao Cai. Train to Hanoi. Day 5: Tour ends in Hanoi. ITINERARY Day 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai (-,-,-) You will depart from Hanoi in the evening by night train to Lao Cai near the Chinese border. Day 2: Full day biking – Topas Ecolodge (B,L,-) You will arrival early in the morning in Lao Cai and meet your driver who will transfer you to Sapa. The drive is approximately 1 hour. Here you will enjoy your breakfast at a one of the recommended places in Sapa. At 9h00 you will be transferred uphill to Heaven’s Gate (Tram Ton Pass), the highest pass of Vietnam. From here you will have the bird’s-eye view of the breathtaking Muong Hoa valley, where you will have the opportunity to pass by during the day’s cycling trip. You will get on your bike and start descending into the Sapa valley, observing the fantastic scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields along the way. After leaving Sapa town behind for a while, you make a turn and follow a dirt road to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai. From Lao Chai the road will take you to a village inhabited by the Giay tribe. You stop in a local house where you will enjoy lunch and have time to explore the village. After lunch you continue your ride along the valley. You arrive at Topas Ecolodge in the mid afternoon. You check in to your bungalow and enjoy the view over the valley and dotted mountain surroundings. Approx: 4 hours biking/ 30 minutes driving/ 35 km/elevation up 180 m/ down 1,300 m Day 3: Topas Ecolodge – Full day biking – Topas Ecolodge (B,-,-) After having your breakfast, you will start by cycling from Topas Ecolodge down to the valley of Ban Ho. You will ride through the beautiful rice paddy fields along the river and continue until...
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This package is from Friday to Tuesday in 5 nights and 4 days with an extension to Bac Ha Sunday Market and Coc Ly Market. You will have 1 full day on the town and 1 day for Bac Ha colorful market on Sunday. We will use the luxury train lines from Victoria and you will stay in the luxury resort. OUTLINED ITINERARY: Friday: Overnight on Sapa Luxury Train Saturday: Sapa Trekking to Cat Cat Village Sunday: Sapa Bac Ha Market Monday: Lao Chai- Ta Van Tuesday: Coc Ly market- Lao Cai- night train to Hanoi DETAILS OF THE LUXURY MARKET TOUR PACKAGE Day 1 – Friday: Hanoi – Lao Cai for Sapa Our luxury adventure trip starts with an overnight train journey from Hanoi to the border town of Lao Cai. Our English assistance will pick up & bring you to the Hanoi Station at 120 Le Duan Str., Hanoi for getting on the Victoria Sapa Luxury Express Train departure at 21:55 – 06:00. Day 2 – Saturday: Lao Cai – Sapa (B/L) The luxury train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 6:00 A.M. There will be a luxury vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa Town. The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5 hours. Once at Sapa Town, we will check into Victoria Sapa Resort and Spa (Early check-in subject to availabilty) and have breakfast at the Ta Van Restaurant of Victoria Sapa Resort and Spa and then enjoy a free morning to explore Sapa Market and the town. Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 14:00 for a walking tour to the hilltribe villages of Cat Cat, home to the H’mong ethnic minority peoples. As you walk to the villages nestled in the valley below Sapa, you will meet some of the local minority people on their way to and from Sapa. In the village you have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with the families that live in the area. Overnight at Victoria Sapa Resort and Spa. Note: please enjoy the love market near the Church. Day 3 – Sunday: Sapa – Bac Ha- Lao Cai – Victoria Train (B/L) Awakening to the sounds of a new day, we eat breakfast at our hotel and head out for a stunning spectacular weekend market. Bac Ha is considered one of the most wonderful and colorful markets in extreme north Vietnam where thousands of local people in their traditional attire buy and sell the local products. Dogs, cats, pigs, horses… are all on sales. This is a golden opportunity to take your best photos! In the afternoon, we will take a pleasant walk to Ban Pho village, home to the flower H’mong people. This is a great opportunity to interact with the friendly locals and have pleasant walk amongst tribal villages. Overnight in Victoria Sapa Resort and Spa Day 4- Monday: Sapa – Lao Chai- Ta Van Breakfast at our Victoria Hotel. Let’s embark on a lovely walk that will take...
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From Friday to Sunday, the package is for market lovers. Enjoy the luxury services from Victoria Train and Resort in Sapa. 3 days 2 nights with extension to Bac Ha Market on Sunday.
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This package is from Friday to Sunday in 3 nights and 2 days. You will have 2 full day on the town for the luxury adventure and discovery. We will use the luxury train lines from Victoria and you will stay in the luxury resort.
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