HANOI – CAT CAT – LAO CHAI – TA VAN – BAC HA 3D2N

6:30: Take sleeper bus from Bus Station to Sapa Town.

9:30: First break on the highway to Lao Cai city.

11:00: Second rest stop in Lao Cai before Sapa.

13;00: Arrive in Sapa with colorful H'Mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic outfits.

Welcome cocktail and itinerary briefing - Local Vietnamese cuisine for lunch

14:30: A short trek to Cat Cat village, home to Black H'mong people near the bottom of a deep valley at Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the everyday life activities of the residents, travel down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, stop for a photo with the bridge and waterfall, then walk uphill to catch the afternoon bus back to Sapa.

The 2.5-km trek takes 2 hours.

16:30: Return to Sapa. Dinner, hotel stay, and night activities.

Meals: Lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa

7:00-7:45: Breakfast at hotel and pack light for 5-km hike.

8:00: Drive to Y Linh Ho, then climb through rice terraces and down Muong Hoa Stream to Lao Chai, a Black Hmong village, to enjoy Hoang Lien Son Mountain's stunning scenery, then trek to Ta Van, a Dzay village. Trekking is 9 kilometres and takes 4 hours.

11:30: Ta Van Bridge bus to Sapa.

Lunch and afternoon free time to explore Sapa town. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in Sapa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa

6:15-7:00: Have breakfast at the hotel and pack your bags for Bac Ha market.

7:00-3:00: Travel 2.5 hours to Bac Ha Town, home of Flower H'Mong people.

Bac Ha market is the most popular weekly market with many ethnic people.

Local eatery for lunch

A short stroll to Hoang A Tuong's 1914 French-Vietnamese mansion and Flower H'Mong village "Pho." It takes 2 hours to trek 4 kilometres.

13:00: Drive back to Lao Cai in 1.45 hours.

15:00: Shuttle bus returning to Hanoi with one comfort break.

We say goodbye at the bus station. Ends trip