Through Hoang Lien National Park to Lao Cai Ref. T5B
(5 days)
(5 days)
Sapa – Seomity – Ta Trung Ho – Thanh Phu - Sin Chai – Ben Den – Lao Cai
Day 1: Sapa - Tavan - Seomity (-, L, D)
Met
up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then transferred to
Muong Hoa valley. Your trek will begin from Tavan village of Giay
minority. The first day trek will be mostly uphill. Whenever you stop
for a rest, you will be able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop
again at a nice spot for lunch.
The
trek will be softer in the afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more
beautiful. You pass by Seomity village of Black Hmong minority before
you arrive at the campsite, which locates nearby a river outside the
village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner, you can take a walk
to stretch the legs.
Approx: 0,5 hour driving/ 4,5 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch
Day 2: Seomity – Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho (B, L, D)
The
trek today takes you through beautiful rice paddies and over old
suspension bridges. You will trek on small trail sneaking through
rainforest. You arrive in Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here
you stop for lunch either nearby a river or in a local school according
to the weather.
After
lunch, the trek will becomes tough on tinny footpath going up and down,
which requires a lot of concentration. You will reach to Ta Trung Ho
village of Red Dao minority where you spend the night in local house.
Both the valley and the village have just received foreign visitors. The
night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful
hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao
Approx: 7 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch
Day 3: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong – Thanh Phu (B, L, D)
You
are now at the fringe of the rain forest by the Hoang Lien Son mountain
range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with its 3143 m, is
located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by
ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here y our lunch
will be prepared in a local school.
After
lunchtime, you descend to the valley where locates My Son village of Xa
Pho minority, one of the smallest groups ethnic in Northern Vietnam.
From there you take a short walk to Thanh Phu village of Tay minority.
Here you spend the night in traditional house of the Tay. You can take a
walk to explore local daily life while your dinner will be served with
Vietnamese dishes.
Approx: 6 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch
Day 4: Thanh Phu - Nam Cum – Sin Chai (B, L, D)
Today’s
trek will be relatively short and soft. Once leaving Thanh Phu, you
follow the trekking route built in the bottom of the valley, which
offers the best view to the surrounding mountains. You stop at a nice
spot for lunch. After lunchtime, you continue the walk toward Sin Chai
village of Red Dao minority where the night will be spent in a bamboo
hut in the village.
Approx: 3 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch
Day 5: Sin Chai - Nam Ket –Ben Den – Lao Cai (B, L, -)
You
wake up for an early breakfast and repack your luggage for the long
trek heading toward Lao Cai. Once you leave Sin Chai, the trip
takes you into a fabulously mountainous area, the most remote
part of Sapa. En route you meet children’ curious eyes as you are very
first tourists passing by. Red Dao ethnic minority inhabits the entire
area. You will enjoy the fresh of bamboo forest and jungle until you
make a stop at Nam Ket for lunch.
After
lunch, your trek will be mostly downhill. After about half an hour, you
will have an opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful views of
days over a green valley lying along the Red River. You eventually
arrive in Ta Thang village of Tay minority. Here you will be transferred
by car to Lao Cai.
Approx: 7.5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.
Note:
The trek is tough. The itinerary can be changed due to high water level in the river between
Seomity
and Ta Trung Ho. There will be no toilet facilities in the National
Park area. Toilet tent will be provided. This trip will easily
combine with the transfer to Lao Cai railway station without
repeating the way or passing by Sapa.
Cost in US$ per person in the party of (valid 30 Sep '11)
|
Through Hoang Lien National Park to Lao Cai Ref. T5B
|
1 pax | 366 |
2 pax | 277 |
3 pax | 241 |
4 pax | 229 |
5-8 pax | 210 |
9-12 pax | 203 |
13-16 pax | 193 |
INCLUDING:
• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
• Accommodation in homestay
• Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner
• English or French speaking guide
• Entrance fee to indicated sights
• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
• Accommodation in homestay
• Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner
• English or French speaking guide
• Entrance fee to indicated sights
EXCLUDING: Other meals, tip, drinks, single room, personal expenses, insurance...
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