From Hanoi: 3-Day Sapa Tour with Fansipan Peak Visit

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Duration

3 Days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

About this tour

Hanoi, Sapa

Commence and conclude your journey in Hanoi! Embark on an Active Adventure with the 3-Day Sapa Tour featuring a visit to Fansipan Peak. This 3-day tour package guides you through Hanoi, Vietnam, and Sapa. It encompasses accommodation in a hotel, the expertise of a guide, meals, transportation, and additional perks.

Included/Excluded

* Throughout the tour, guests will be accommodated exclusively in 4- and 5-star hotels.
* Accommodation based on twin or double sharing room
* All transfers and road transport in modern, air-conditioned vehicles if specified in the program
* Meals as mentioned in the program. B-Breakfast, Br-Brunch, L-Lunch, D-Dinner
* Your tour guide is a professional, fully trained employee of VTP Travel
* Entrance fees if specified in the program
* Airfares, Cruise, Train, Sleeper bus if specified in the program.

* Compulsory tips for tour guide and driver
* Meals not mentioned in the program
* Single Supplement. Early check-in and late check-out. Hotel/Room upgrade
* Drinks, personal expenses and any services not clearly mentioned in the program
* Surcharge for the festive seasons
* Applicable Government Taxes and other service charges.
* The tour cost does not include POE charges and passport charges.
* Porterage Facility

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Itinerary

Experience an overnight journey on the sleeper bus departing from Hanoi to Sapa between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

<span> Day 2</span> SaPa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van

5:00 - 6:30 We will pick you up in SaPa for breakfast and hotel check-in (if available).

9:00 – 9:30 Commence a 12 km trek, visiting Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai villages of the H'Mong minority.

13:00 After lunch at a local family's home in Lao Chai or at a nearby riverside drinking shop, we continue hiking to Ta Van village of the Dzay ethnic group. Our guide will lead you to visit some traditional houses on stilts, providing you with an opportunity to experience their daily life, work, and unique customs. Enjoy some green tea and engage in conversations with the ethnic people.

14:30 We return to the main road in Ta Van Village, where the van will pick you up and take you back to the hotel.

18:00 – 19:30 Enjoy dinner at our hotel.

After dinner, feel free to explore the enchanting night atmosphere of Sapa. You can savor roasted corn, baked eggs by a charcoal fire, or indulge in some shopping.

Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a visit to the love market, a unique cultural event among ethnic minorities (H’mong, Dazo) in Lao Cai and the Northwest region of Vietnam in general.

Stay overnight at Sapa Relax Hotel or a similar establishment.

<span> Day 3</span> Sapa - Fansipan Peak – Ha Noi

8:00 AM: Your driver and tour guide will escort you to the Cable Car Station. Take a delightful 20-minute cable car journey to revel in the breathtaking scenery.

9:00 AM: Upon reaching an altitude of 2800 meters, seize the opportunity to admire the panoramic views, capture stunning photos, visit the pagoda, a spiritual destination, and embark on a trek up 600 steps to reach the summit of Fansipan - the Roof of Indochina (Allow approximately 1.5 hours for hiking and photography).

11:00 AM: Return to the Cable Car Station and travel back to Sapa town.

12:30 PM: Enjoy lunch at the hotel.

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Take some leisure time to explore Sapa town on your own, shop for souvenirs, and gather with fellow group members at the hotel to prepare for the bus journey back to Hanoi.

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Arrive in Hanoi.

Durations

1 - 4 days

Languages

English

Regional Tours

Vietnam

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