Day 1: Night train to Lao Cai Station

Bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you for the overnight train to Lao Cai Station. Enjoy the experience the romance of overnight train travel (SP3 21h50)
Private t ransfer hotel – railway station
Guide : english speaking
Accommodation : Oriental Express 4 Soft sleeper A/C cabin
Meal: Not applicable

Day 2: Lao Cai Station – Bac Ha Market – Sapa (B, L,D) .

Arrive in Lao Cai Station do a little bit morning exercise, feel ready for our trip. Our guide with the board under your name welcome you and pick you up at Lao Cai station. On the way we will stop for breakfast and then transfer to Bac Ha Market ( 75km from Lao Cai station). The landscape is attractive and the ethnic markets are a fascinating experience. Unlike those in the tourist areas, the markets that we choose are for not only buying and selling, but also meeting places for ethnic minority people to meet and exchange news. There will be plenty of colour and authentic costumes, but very little to buy as souvenirs unless you want to barter for a water buffalo or a sack of fertiliser. After having lunch time for you to discover ethnic markets. About 2pm transfer to Sapa Town , a small town perched on the mountainside opposite Mt. Fansipan , Vietnam 's highest peak for your overnight stay.
Private transfer : Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Sapa
Guide: english speaking
Meals : Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Accommodation : Bamboo Sapa Hotel or equivalent

Day 3: Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai village – Lao Cai Station (B, L).

We will take 1hr bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa . The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Upon arrival in Sapa Town we have breakfast in local restaurant.You first sneak through the market and leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you will follow a road going down hill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station. Enjoy traditional music performance there with colorful culture Take a rest here before you trek downhill to get Sin Chai village. Enjoy beautiful scenery on the way back to Sapa town for lunch. You will have free time to discover by yourself in the afternoon. Freshen up in the hotel. Dinner will be your choice. Be relax until our driver will come to take you to train station (SP4 21h00)
Trek : 8km 3hrs trek downhill. Moderate grade
Activity : Music performance
Meals : Breakfast and lunch
Freshen up service: room available
Accommodation : Oriental Express 4 Soft sleeper A/C cabin

Day 4: Arrive back to Hanoi

You will arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30. Our tour finishes.
Private transfer: train station to hotel
Quotation in USD per person

Please note that this tour can be organised as group. Please contact us for further information
Our prices include:
Breakfast and accommodation sharing twin or double room
Pick-ups and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
Return train tickets: Hanoi - Lao Cai – Hanoi (Oriental Express 4 soft sleeper A/C cabin)
Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver.
The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary
Frenshen up service (shower on the last day in Sapa)
Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.
Our prices do not include:
International flight tickets and airport tax.
Visas.
Dinners, except as specified above.
Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
Insurance