4 day Sapa tour

4 DAYS SAPA & TRIBAL MARKET

(Guaranteed weekly departure on Monday)
Sapa is a delightful French hill station built in the early years of the century. Like Dalat in the South it served as a retreat for French administrators when the heat of the plains became unbearable. At 1,650m Sapa enjoys warm days and cool evenings in the summer, but gets quite cold in winter. Rain and cloud can occur at any time of year but the wettest months are May to Sept. with nearly 1,000 mm of rain in July and August alone.
The huge scale of the Fan Si Pan Range gives Sapa an Alpine feel and this impression is reinforced by Haut Savoie Vernacular architecture with steep pitched roofs, window shutters and chimneys. In an alluring blend of French and Vietnamese vegetation the gardeners cultivate foxgloves and apricot trees next to clumps of bamboo.
Distinctly oriental but un-vietnamese in manner and appearance are the Hmong, Dao and other minorities who come to Sapa to buy and sell.
Sapa is a pleasant place to relax and unwind but being comparatively new it has no important sites, but several French buildings in and around are worth visiting. Most spectacular is the ruined church in the centre of Sapa built in 1930.

ITINERARY:
Monday
Day 01 Hanoi - Lao Cai

Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, transfer to Hanoi railways station for the night train to Lao Cai at 21.30.
Overnight on Victoria Carriage - 4-soft berth Superior compartment.

Tuesday
Day 02 Lao Cai - Coc Ly- Sapa (B/L/D)

Pick up at Lao Cai station.
Breakfast at a local restaurant.
Continue by car to visit Coc Ly tribal market which offers chances to see H'mong and Dzao minority people in their most colourful costumes. Take a boat trip down stream on Chay river with picnic lunch.
Enjoy scenic view from the river and trek to visit villages of Dzao and Tay minorities on the way. Disembark and drive to Sapa.
Check in at the Victoria Sapa Hotel.
Dinner and accommodation

Wednesday
Day 03 Sapa (B/L/D)

Breakfast.
Transfer to Ta Van village, spend about 8 km twisty road from Sapa's town to this village. Along the road you will see many H'Mong, Dzay, Dzao ethnic people dressed in their traditional colourful costume. Two-hour trekking tour through a terrace paddy field and discover lifestyle of the Dzay minority. Return to Sapa.
Lunch at the Gecko restaurant.
Afternoon trek to Cat Cat village of Dzao and Dzay minorities.
Dinner and accommodation at hotel.

Thursday
Day 04 Sapa - Hanoi (B/L/-)

Breakfast.
Transfer to Lao Cai train station for day train to Hanoi departure at 1000am .
Lunch on board at the Le Tonkin restaurant.
Arrive in Hanoi in late evening (etc 2000).
Transfer to your hotel in Hanoi. End of service.

PRIVATE PACKAGE TOURS – UK£
Number of passengers (Nett per person in half-twin room)
Hotel category	1	2	3-5	Single supplement
Best available	395	255	245	68

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Including:
· Accommodation with meals as indicated in the programme
· Transfers, tours with English/French speaking guide
· Entrance fees
· Train ticket Hanoi/Lao Cai/Hanoi on Victoria carriage (4-bed superior cabin)
· Service charges, rooms tax and handling fee
Not included:
· International airport tax in Hanoi at USD 10.00 nett per person
· International airfare to/from Hanoi
· Personal insurance
· Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry & etc.