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Hanoi - Sapa Villages - Hanoi
03 Days - 03 Nights

Night 1: Ha Noi – Lao Cai
Guide meet you at hotel in Hanoi. Depart at 20.00pm from your hotel. Overnight on AC Soft Sleeper of Hanoi - Lao Cai train.

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sa Pa -  Cat Cat & Tafin villages (B)
Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.30. Take a ride to Sapa. Have breakfast and relax before exploring Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of H’mong Ethnics. Meet & talk with locals to learn more about their daily life. Then continue the ride to Tafin village (12km from Sapa) home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit Tafin Cave, Tafin handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have good choice to buy woven and textile brocades, which are hand made by ethnic people. Visit a small hamlet of Black H'mong people here too.
Night 2: Overnight at your hotel in Sapa.

Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van villages (B, D)
Breakfast at hotel and check out at around 9:00-10:00am. You’ll use a private car to visit Lao Chai village of Black H’mong people. Then trek a little to visit Ta Van village of Dzay ethnic people. Drive back to Sa Pa for lunch at your own arrangement. A short shopping in town before moving to Lao Cai station. Dinner at Lao Cai. Have a train trip back to Hanoi.
Night 3: Overnight on an AC 4 berth soft sleeper train to Hanoi

Day 3: Hanoi (B)
Arrive early morning (around 05:30-06:00) in Hanoi. Check-in to Hong Ngoc hotel or a similar one to freshen up and have breakfast (check-out time is 12:00 noon).
Tour ends.

Type of tour: Private tour, Easy/Medium style soft trek
Departure :   Every day

NOTE OF THE TOUR PROGRAM
Accommodation:  
- Standard:    Bamboo or Royal View Hotel or similar
- Superior:    Chau Long Hotel - New Wing
- Deluxe:      Victoria Sapa Resort

Inclusive:    
- Private car/mini van in Sapa & taxi for short transfer hotel in Hanoi to railway station & railway station to hotel in Hanoi
- Soft sleeper in joined cabin 4  berths with A/C
- All entrance fees
- English or French speaking guide from Hanoi
- All meals as per program
- Accommodation as program, based in twin sharing.

Exclusive:   
- Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
- Insurance,
- Personal expenses & Tips.