In this option you will have more chances to experience the attractive Sapa, understand more about the culture of other minority. Especially you will stay overnight on the stilt-house of the Tay hill tribe. We hope that you will be satisfied after doing this tour.

NIGHT 1: NIGHT TRAIN TO LAO CAI

DAY 1: LAO CAI - SAPA - BAN HO (B/L/D)

DAY 2: BAN HO - SAPA - LAO CAI (B/L)

DAY 3: HANOI Arrival

(B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner)

NIGHT  : HANOI - LAO CAI
 
PM: 20.00 pm - Pick up & depart from your hotel to Ha Noi Railway Station to catch the 21.20 night train (Basing in First Class Soft Sleeper 4 beds Wooden Cabin with Air-condition) to Lao Cai.    

DAY 1: LAO CAI - SAPA - BAN HO (B/L/D)

AM   05.30am - Arrive in Lao Cai. The bus ride uphill to Sa Pa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. 
After breakfast, meet with our local guide then hike down along local trails and across rice terraces to visit Black H'mong and Dzay ethnic minority communites. The trekking route offers some challenge as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside. Head downhill and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch. 
          
PM    In the afternoon, car transfer uphill before descending down to the quaint Tay hill tribe village of Ban Ho. for an insightful night with your Tay hosts, where you'll sleep in the cosy loft complete with comfy mattress and a mosquito net (Ban Ho Home Stay)
 
DAY 2: BAN HO - SAPA - LAO CAI (B/L)

 AM   After breakfast, you will start the day with an easy trek on dirt paths. Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces. Make your way along a stream to cross a hanging bridge before arriving in Nam Toong Village. After a picnic lunch, walk back to the meeting point where our driver is waiting to take you back to Sa Pa for a shower at the MinMax Travel branch office.
          
 PM   Enjoy an afternoon to explore Sa Pa town, great shopping in the market for local produce and you can buy handicrafts from many of the local hill tribes selling their wares there.

18.00 - Bus departs from MinMax Travel's office in Sa Pa to Lao Cai

20.20pm - Night train back to Ha Noi (Basing in First Class Soft Sleeper 4 beds Wooden Cabin with Air-condition)

DAY 3: HANOI Arrival

AM   5.00am - Trip ends at Ha Noi Railway Station.

Note: Rates are valid until April 30th, 2012by Vietnam Culture Travel. All rates are quoted per person in U.S Dollars. Rates are net and inclusive of service charges and 10% VAT.

* At the time of quotation, Vietnam Culture Travel reserves the right to adjust prices to take account of unusual movements in currency markets, hotel and transport costs as a result of inflationary price pressures in oil and other commodity markets.

* If, at the time of booking, any HOME STAY are fully booked, we will endeavour to find accommodation of a similar standard elsewhere. If the only available accommodation is of a higher or lower standard, we will revise the price accordingly and consult you immediately.

 Tour Prices Include:

* Accommodation in first class soft-sleeper wooden Cabine, A.C(2 ways).
* Accommodations in Friendly Home Stay
* All Transportation in air-conditioned car, mini van as per program mentioned and vehicle with drive in delta.
* English speaking guide and local guide for trekking.
* Meals as mentioned: B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner.
* Entrance fee to indicated sights seeing.
* Permit and porter for trekking.
* Train tickets (in 4-soft berth A/C cabine) (2 ways)

Tour Prices Exclude:

* Drinkings, last dinner, personal expenses,...

This is an example of one of our classic tailor-made holidays in Vietnam - we'll be pleased to design similar Vietnam vacations with dates and itinerary customised to your personal preferences.

WHAT TO BRING:

* Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, Insect, Repellentand Original Passport...

HOW TO START:

* Vietnam Culture Travel is a fully escorted tour and best-available all year round; the only thing you need to prepare in advance is the international air-ticket from/to your country.

* If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure, we will help you to obtain Vietnam Visa on arrival easily (getting visa at the airport, on your arrival)