Sapa 2D1N – Cat Cat Village & Lao Chai – Ta Van Trek

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Sapa 2D1N – Cat Cat Village & Lao Chai – Ta Van Trek

Two days in Sapa, the misty mountain town in the Hoang Lien Son range. On the first afternoon you walk down to the H'Mong village of Cat Cat with its water wheels and waterfall. Day two is a trek along the Muong Hoa valley through some of the most beautiful rice terraces in the north to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages, with lunch at a local family's home before the bus back to Hanoi.

Illustrative photos: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 · 06:00-06:45 – Sleeper bus Hanoi – Sapa – A sleeper or VIP cabin bus collects you in Hanoi's Old Quarter and takes the Noi Bai – Lao Cai expressway, about 5–6 hours with a rest stop, past the mountains and terraced fields of the northwest.
  2. Day 1 · 13:00-13:30 – Arrive in Sapa, lunch – Your guide meets you at the bus station; check in at the hotel and have lunch.
  3. Day 1 · 14:00-14:30 – Cat Cat village – Walk down to the H'Mong village of Cat Cat to learn about local customs and linen weaving, and see Cat Cat waterfall and the hydro-electric station built by the French in the early 20th century.
  4. Day 1 · 19:00 – Dinner and overnight in Sapa – Dinner at a restaurant, then free time at the night market and stone church. Overnight at a hotel in Sapa town.
  5. Day 2 · 08:00-08:30 – Trek Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – After breakfast your guide leads you through Y Linh Ho village and down the rice terraces along the Muong Hoa stream to Lao Chai (Black H'Mong) and Ta Van (Giay), with views of the Hoang Lien Son range.
  6. Day 2 · 13:00 – Lunch in Ta Van – Lunch and a rest in Ta Van village.
  7. Day 2 · 14:00-14:30 – Back to Sapa town – A car takes you back to town.
  8. Day 2 · 15:00-15:30 – Bus back to Hanoi – Board the sleeper bus back to Hanoi.
  9. Day 2 · 21:00-21:30 – Arrive in Hanoi – Drop-off near the Old Quarter (Tran Quang Khai / Ly Thai To street). Tour ends.

Included

  • Return sleeper or VIP cabin bus Hanoi – Sapa (air-con, wifi, blanket, pillow)
  • 1 night at a hotel in Sapa town (2–3 per room)
  • 3 main meals and 1 breakfast
  • Local English-speaking guide in Sapa
  • Entrance fees on the itinerary

Not included

  • Drinks with meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and personal expenses

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