Sapa Short tour

Sapa Short tour, Within only 2 days, this journey will bring you a brief understanding of Sapa and its tribal peoples while enjoying its amazing beauty, paying visit most Sapa's wonders as well as to some tribal villages scatering around Muong Hoa Valey which is well-known for its breathtaking scenery

Get started: Hanoi - Laocai

• 20: 00 pm - Pick up at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi railway station to board the express train to Laocai.


• Overnight in an air-conditioned soft sleeper cabin.

Day 1 : Sapa Town -  Silver Waterfall -  Tram Ton Pass (B/L/D)

• Meet your guide and driver upon your arrival at Lao Cai station and an hour transfer uphill the Hoang Lien Son mountains to Sapa. Great views of valleys and terraced rice fields along the way.


• After Breakfast, you will fancy a walk for a brief introduction of this charming town. At the market, where ethnic minority people of different groups wearing their traditional costumes made by themselves comes every day selling local products includes vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom, medicinal herbs and souvenirs...you have chance to make friends with them and take their photos. Later you will follow the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong Mountain for over viewing beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding area, paying visit to an orchard garden and a mini museum which tells you a lot about ethnic minority people living in Sa Pa and the northwest region.


• Afternoon, your Sapa guide and driver will pick you up at about 14.00 and then drive up hill to visit the famous Silver Waterfall and then onto Tram Ton, the highest mountain pass in Vietnam at 1,800 m above sea level for enjoying the magnificence of Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range as well as over viewing spectacular landscapes of the whole area.


• Transfer back to Sapa and relax.


• Overnight in Sapa.

Day 2 :  Explore Muong Hoa Valley - Night train to Hanoi (B/L/D)

• Today you will spend the whole day exploring the spectacular Muong Hoa. A Jeep will take us out of the town, following the only road built on the side of a mountain range, looking down the valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed of high mountains, deep valleys, and stream of water winding, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies...Many time, leaving the main road, you will visit tribal villages such as Ta Van of the Zay, Su Pan of the Black H'mong, Giang Ta Chai of the Red Zao...there are chances for meeting and contacting locals at home and at works.


• Arriving back to Sapa in the afternoon, take a shower and then transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train to Hanoi.


• Overnight in an air-conditioned soft sleeper cabin.


• End of your Sapa short tour.

Include:

• Train tickets King Express/Livitrans train Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi, soft sleeper, wooden cabin with A/C.


• All meals as mentioned in the tour program ( B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)


• All entrance fees


• Hotel pick up and transfer as tour program


• English speaking tour guide/ French Guide


• Accommodation (1 night at three stars hotel: Paradise Sapa hotel, Bamboo Sapa hotel, Royal View hotel...)

Exclude:

• Travel insurance


• Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program


• Single supplement


• Personal expense

Vietnam train tour begins from Ha Noi capital

Day 1 : Ha Noi – Ninh Binh  - Tam Coc – Bai Dinh pagoda (L)

• Morning, our driver pick you up at your hotel and transfer to the railway station for boarding the day train SE7 to Ninh Binh (06.15am – 08.29am). You have chances to view the landscapes along the railway sides in early morning. Arrive to the train station. Meeting your tour guide and driver. Start your sightseeing for a visit and offered incense at Bai Dinh pagoda. This is a complex of temples known for many Vietnam record are established as the largest temple area, the largest bronze Buddha statue, the temple has many statues and most Arhat most Bodhi.


• Proceed to Tam Coc, we take sampans to visit Tam Coc, which is literally known “ Three Caves” First Cave is the longest one which is considered a real rainbow in the water in the morning time stretching on both sides of the Ngo Dong River. The quiet movements of the oars create a sort of musical rhythm inside the cave. As the boat leaves the cave, you can see what seems to be an old man with a white breard fishing, fairy flying in the clouds, peasants collecting fuel and a group of white goats grazing on the hills. Then we move to the Second Cave and the Third Cave.


• Transfer to your hotel.


• Dinner on guest’s account.


• Overnight at your proposed hotel in Ninh Binh.

 Day 2: Trang An – Dong Hoi (B/_/_)

• Following breakfast at your hotel. Meeting your tour guide at 7.00am at your hotel for visit Trang An. Trang An is an area of ​​our country, clouds swirled. The bottom blue water reflecting the cliffs on route. It has 31 lakes, lagoons unconnected by 48 caves have been discovered in caves through which water 2km long as Dia Linh cave, Sinh Duoc cave,  May cave... Transfer to the train station for boarding the day train SE 5 to Dong Hoi (11.17am – 19.10pm).


• Pick up and transfer to your hotel.


• Lunch & Dinner on guest’s account.


• Overnight at your proposed hotel in Dong Hoi.

Day 3: Dong Hoi – Phong Nha caves – Paradise caves – Hue city (B/L/_)

• At 7.30am, Meeting our tour guide and drive at your hotel. Proceed to Phong Nha cave, you will take a boat along Son River pass through river and forest to Phong Nha Caves and enjoy the wonderful sights of this cave. You will stop to visit Cung Dinh cave, Tien Cave and Bi Ky Cave with beautiful limestone formations.


• Then driven to Paradise cave which is about 30 minutes driving from Phong Nha caves. you will have a chance to see Paradise Cave which is a dry cave and appreciated the most stunning cave in Phong Nha Caves System because of its size and unique making a deep impression for the visitors. After going 2000 meters on transferring by golf car through the old forest with many kinds of valuable and rare of plants you will have an opportunity to discover the Cave with its great structure and the stalactites and stalagmites inside. All these are the creations of nature, only the 1100 meters wooden pathway through the cave was man - made. You will leave more 2 hours to explore the cave. Proceed to Hue city by car. Arrival to the city around 6.00pm.


• Dinner on guest’s account.


• Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hue.

Day 4: Hue city (B/L/_)

• Have breakfast at the hotel. At 8.00am, our guide and driver pick up you at your hotel and then take a full day to discover Hue: visit Emperor Minh Mang's Mausoleum, Emperor Khai Dinh's Mausoleum, Performing Programs of VO KINH VAN AN - Vietnam Traditional Kungfu and Emperor Tu Duc’s Mausoleums. Stop on the way to see how conical hats and incense sticks are made.


• Lunch at a local restaurant.


• In the afternoon, visit Imperial capital during Nguyen Dynasty and the seven – storey Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank. Return by boat on the gentle Perfume River and do not miss the sunset on the river.


• You will come back your hotel.


• Dinner on guest’s account.


• Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hue.

 Day 5: Hue & departure (B)

• Having breakfast at your hotel. Free until transfer to the train station or the airport for your next destination.


• See you next Vietnam train tour

Include:

• Private car/van/minibus for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program


• Train ticket:  Ha Noi – Ninh Binh (soft seat)


• Train ticket: Ninh Binh – Dong Hoi (soft berth)


• Cold mineral water and cool tissue on car


• English speaking tour guide


• Private sampan in Tam Coc, Trang An, Phong Nha cave


• Private boat trips in Hue


• All entrance fees


• Meals as indicated in the tour program (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)


• Hotel accommodation based on two people share a double/ twin room.

Exclude:

• International flight to/from Vietnam


• International airport tax


• Vietnamese entry visa


• Early check in and late checkout at these hotels


• Travel insurance


• Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program


• Personal expense.

Note:

• Tailor Vietnam train tour begins from Ha Noi capital is available on request