Old Quarter

DAY 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat – Sapa (L-D) 6:30 - 7:00 – Our driver and tour guide will come and pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi to depart for Sapa. 10:00 – Follow the highway to Lao Cai City with a comfortable short break on the way to Sapa. (Total driving about 6 hours)

6 hours

Sapa

13:00 – Arrive at Sapa town and be amazed by the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people. Enjoy welcome drinks and itinerary briefing. Then, have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes before the hotel check-in.

1 hour 30 minutes

Cat Cat village

14:30 – Start hiking downhill to Cat Cat village at the bottom of Muong Hoa Valley. Enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards Fansipan – the highest peak in Vietnam and Indochina. Upon arrival at the village, you will have a chance to visit the Black H’mong’s traditional stilt houses as well as watch people weaving, embroidering, and drying their clothes, etc. Then, keep walking to visit the dramatic and picturesque Cat Cat Waterfall, which is a great spot for photo-shoots.

2 hours 30 minutes

Sapa

17:00 – Return to Sapa town for dinner. Enjoy your free time in the afternoon to explore Sapa Market and town. Overnight at the hotel

14 hours

Sapa

DAY 2: Sapa – Bac Ha Market – Lao Cai – Ha Noi (B-L) 6:15 - 7:00 – Have breakfast at the hotel, check out, and prepare your luggage before departing for Bac Ha market.

1 hour

Bac Ha Market

7:00 - 14:00 – Take a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Bac Ha Town, the home of Flower H’Mong people. Visit Bac Ha market, the busiest and most popular weekly market of the minorities in the Northern Vietnam. Have lunch at local restaurant at noon. Take a short walk to visit Hoang A Tuong’s palace (H’mong King’s palace), which was built in 1914 with French – Vietnamese architectural style and then visit Pho Village of the Flower H’Mong people. The trekking distance is about 4km and the duration is roughly 2 hours.

6 hours

Hoang A Tuong's Castle (Pass By)

Take a short walk to visit Hoang A Tuong’s palace (H’mong King’s palace), which was built in 1914 with French

Lao Cai

14:00 – Take a 2-hour drive back to Lao Cai City. Here you will have a short break and a shower before being transferred back to Hanoi City.

2 hours

Hanoi

16:30 – Depart from Lao Cai City. 21:30 – Arrive in Hanoi City and we will drop off the guests at 160 Tran Quang Khai Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Tour finish

5 hours