MIDDLE ROAD TO NORTH WEST LOOP OF VIET NAM - 5 DAYS - 5NIGHTS

Highlight: Mu Cang Chai – Sapa Trek – Hill Tribe Market
 
Itinerary:
 

Day 1- Wednesday : Hanoi – Yen Bai – Nghia Lo (L/D):
 
TOM Travel guide & driver will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi then we drive from Ha Noi to Nghia Lo (about 260 km/7 hrs) Along the way, you will be hosted by different hill tribes wearing amazingly elaborate and colorful costumes, these are people who have been living on the hill for a thousand years; their way of life has remained unspoiled generation after generation. Visit one the largest farm in the north of Viet Nam Muong Lo , where we will have chance to understand the daily life Thai people
 
Overnight in hotel in Nghia Lo (Optional)
 
Day 2- Thursday: Nghia Lo – Mu Cang Chai – Lai Chau (B/L):
 

Have breakfast at the hotel then start a new day trip . A more challenging and remote alternative to North West loop (240km/7hrs),this breathtaking and non-touristy route takes you through primitive forests, lakes, rivers and amazing terraced paddy in Mu Cang Chai . You may communicate with hill tribe people on the way. Trek through beautiful tea plantations, rice terraces and farm land to local villages of Red H’mong,Black Dao and Lu minority.
 
Overnight in Lai Chau (Optional)
 
Day 3- Friday : Lai Chau – Binh Lu – Tram Ton Pass – Sapa (B/L):
 

After breakfast in Tam Duong we start driving up over mountains, heading towards Sa Pa. On the way we may get off to explore the Tram Ton pass which is the highest mountain pass in Viet Nam at 2047m above the sea level. From there drive downhill to the town of Sa Pa, where you will check in to your hotel. Take some free time to explore the market, check out the market and enjoy lunch in restaurant. Trekking to Cat Cat waterfall to visit Black H’mong minority people.
 
Overnight in Sapa (Optional)
 
Day 4 – Saturday: Trekking to Muong Hoa Valley (B/L):
 
Depart from Sapa town by car to Lao Chai village, following the road down the hill. Views of the Muong Hoa valley and magnificent surroundings of mountains and rice terrace fields can be seen from this road. Along the road, people from many ethnic groups (H’mong, Zay, and Red Dao) are likely to be met, and there are stalls along the way that serve tea, fruits and sweets. Soon after turning off the main road and taking a local path, we will arrive in the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai, where you will experience the daily life of the villagers.After that, we walk from Lao Chai to Ta Van village, where the Zay hill tribes live. Here you take a rest and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by your local guide in a local house. After lunch you trek up and downhill. Specially you will trek through bamboo forest then relax beside the waterfall. Explore the Red Dao village of Giang Ta Chai where you will also have the chance to see their daily activities. In the afternoon the car will pick you up for the return journey to Sa Pa.
 
Overnight in Sapa (Optional)
 
Day 5- Sunday : Sapa – Bac Ha Hill Tribe Market – Lao cai train – Hanoi (B/L):
 

(optional : If you arrival on Tuesday visit Coc Ly Market, Wednesday with Cao Son Market, Thursday with Lung Khau Nhin Market, Saturday with Can Cau Market – And Bac Ha on Sunday)
 
Leaving Sapa in the morning, we travel by car to Bac Ha Market Arriving at Bac Ha, we visit the big outdoor market with its colorful ethnic minority people, such as Flower Hmong, Phu La and Dao Tuyen, who gather here to buy and sell their handicraft products. After visiting the market, you will enjoy lunch at a restaurant. We leave Bac Ha Market for Trung Do Village, where we will enjoy a magical water buffalo cart ride while traveling through amazing countryside inhabited by the happy and hospitable Tay minority people. From the village we will travel by boat down the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenery and magnificent sights along the river. After the boat trip we will enjoy a refreshing cup of tea before our driver transports you to Lao Cai station.
 
Overnight in an AC soft sleeper sharing cabin 4berths- Will arrival Hanoi Next Morning around 5:30 AM.
 
Tour End.
 
Accommodation :
 
In Nghia Lo : Muong Lo Hotel. Nghia Lo Hotel
In Lai Chau : Lan Anh Hotel, Muong Thanh Lai Chau Hotel
In Sapa : U Sapa, Chau Long New Wing Hotel
Train : Let contact us to upgrade to a Private cabin
 
Inclusive:
 
Private car/minivan transfers
Soft sleeper in joined Cabin deluxe express Train 4berths with A/C
All entrance fees
Local English speaking guide in Sapa
All meals as per program
Accommodation as program, based in twin sharing
Mineral water & Tissue are available on the vehicle
 
Exclusive:
 
Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
Insurance,
Personal expenses & Tips
 
Things to bring:
Hat,.sun block ; good walking shoes; tee-shirt & shorts; medical kit; camera with plenty of film.