Climbing Mount Fansipan 4 Days

Day 1: Sapa – Cat Cat – 2300m (L,D)

8:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa. You will travel by car mostly downhill toward Cat Cat village of Black Hmong minority, which locates right at  the  foot of Hoang Lien mountain  range. Here you  start heading up  the mountain. After a couple of hours of hiking, you stop for lunch nearby a river.After lunch, you climb toward the campsite at 2300m ASL. Here you spend a night in tents. You can stretch your leg by taking a short walk around while your guide will be cooking dinner. 

Day 2: 2300m - 2700m - 2900m - 2600m (B,L,D)

Today’s trek will continue as soon as you finish breakfast. You trek deep into the mountains and wild nature. By noon, you spend some times for lunch.

In  the afternoon, you ascend  toward  the peak of 2900m ASL before descending  to  the  campsite, which  locates  at 2600m ASL. Here  you  spend  another  night  in  tent  before  climbing  to  the  top  of Fansipan.

Day 3: 2006m – the top of Fansipan – 2900m (B,L,D)

Today you head to  the  top of Fasipan, which is  the highest peak of Indochina. You get  to  the top after a couple of hours of ascending. Here you can enjoy  the best view  to beautiful sceneries and celebrate your victory. You will then descend to a nice spot for lunch.

After having lunch, you descend again until you arrive in the campsite, which locates at 2900m ASL. Here your last night in the mountain will be spent in tents. 

Day 4: 2900m – Tram Ton – Sapa (B,L)

Fansipan mountain trek will be soft compaired to the others.  After putting down the tents, you start descending the mountains. You will follow trail and steps built of stone by Hoang Lien National Park. You stop for lunch before heading out the mountains.

You arrive in Tram Ton in the early afternoon. Here you get on the car on the journey back to Sapa after the big loop in the mountains. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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Climbing Mount Fansipan 4 Days

Day 1: Sapa – Cat Cat – 2300m (L,D)

8:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa. You will travel by car mostly downhill toward Cat Cat village of Black Hmong minority, which locates right at  the  foot of Hoang Lien mountain  range. Here you  start heading up  the mountain. After a couple of hours of hiking, you stop for lunch nearby a river.After lunch, you climb toward the campsite at 2300m ASL. Here you spend a night in tents. You can stretch your leg by taking a short walk around while your guide will be cooking dinner. 

Day 2: 2300m - 2700m - 2900m - 2600m (B,L,D)

Today’s trek will continue as soon as you finish breakfast. You trek deep into the mountains and wild nature. By noon, you spend some times for lunch.

In  the afternoon, you ascend  toward  the peak of 2900m ASL before descending  to  the  campsite, which  locates  at 2600m ASL. Here  you  spend  another  night  in  tent  before  climbing  to  the  top  of Fansipan.

Day 3: 2006m – the top of Fansipan – 2900m (B,L,D)

Today you head to  the  top of Fasipan, which is  the highest peak of Indochina. You get  to  the top after a couple of hours of ascending. Here you can enjoy  the best view  to beautiful sceneries and celebrate your victory. You will then descend to a nice spot for lunch.

After having lunch, you descend again until you arrive in the campsite, which locates at 2900m ASL. Here your last night in the mountain will be spent in tents. 

Day 4: 2900m – Tram Ton – Sapa (B,L)

Fansipan mountain trek will be soft compaired to the others.  After putting down the tents, you start descending the mountains. You will follow trail and steps built of stone by Hoang Lien National Park. You stop for lunch before heading out the mountains.

You arrive in Tram Ton in the early afternoon. Here you get on the car on the journey back to Sapa after the big loop in the mountains. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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Sapa Vietnam Adventures Hiking Seomity Ta Trung Ho Thanh Phu Sin Chai Ben Den Lao Cai

Day 1: Sapa- Tram Ton – Sin Chai (L,D)

Met  up  with Lotussia Travel team at  your  hotel  in  Sapa  then  transferred  to the  Silver Waterfall where you will be able to take a hike to the waterfall. 

You will then drive further to Heaven Gate, the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From there you can see Fansipan, the highest peak  of  Indochina  mountains  as  well  as  enjoy  stunning  views. We  start  descending  nearby  the waterfall. The trail takes you all the way downhill through bamboo forest, which belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. 

Your lunch will be served at a nice spot nearby a river.

After lunch, you continue  the  trek  to Sin Chai village of Black H’mong minority, where Community Based Tourism  in  Sapa  takes  place.  You will  have  opportunity  to  explore  daily  life  of  one  of  the largest group ethnic minorities in Sapa area. Here you spend the night in local house.

Day 2: Sin Chai – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho (B,L,D)

After having breakfast, you start heading up the mountain. Once you get to the top, you will trek on a small trail with spectacular view and then gradually descend to Cat Cat village, where you will have lunch nearby a waterfall. 

In the after noon, you take a trail sneaking through mountain. You also will enjoy  spectacular  scenery while walking  along  a  narrow  river  You  eventually  arrive  in  Y  Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest in a nice spot nearby the beautiful river before climbing toward a road, where you return Sapa by car. 

Day 3: Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai – Tavan (B,L,D)

Today we trek Hoang Lien mountain range, which offers you many opportunities to enjoy view over huge rice paddy terraces in Muong Hoa valley, the largest one in the area.

After lunch at a nice spot, you descend into the bottom of the valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route.  

You spend the night in a traditional house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby. 

Day 4: Tavan - Seomity (B,L,D)

After having breakfast, you continue your Sapa village treks, which is mostly uphill until lunchtime. 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 Sapa villages 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  in  a  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. 

Day 5: 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.

Day 6: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong – My Son – 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 Sapa trek today by ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your 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.

Day 7: 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 your Sapa hike toward Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority where the night will be spent in Red Dao village. 

Day 8: 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  adventures 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 a opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful view 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.

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Hanoi Sapa Hill Tribe Villages Treks 7 Days

Night 1: Overnight train to Laocai.

Overnight train to Laocai. Train ??? Departure at 20:30 (to be advised).

Day 1: Arrive Laocai. Travel to Sapa. Trekking (B,L,D).

 Arrive in Laocai early this morning at 5:30 (to be advised). You will be greeted by Lotussia local team and transferred to Sapa.

Breakfast will be provided in a local restaurant in town.

After a short rest, travel to Tram Ton Pass with a short top at the Silver Waterfall. Walk 15 minutes around the Heaven Gate for magnificent scenery of the other side of Hoang Lien Son range.

Start trekking from Tram Ton along a narrow trail sneaking on mountain sides through the thick rain forest of the Hoang Lien Nature Reserve mostly downhill for nearly 3 hours, then getting along the upstream part of the Muong Hoa River for the whole afternoon until reaching to Sin Chai Village of the H’mong. Walk around to explore the village, paying visit to local homes as well as getting intact with villagers. 

Arriving to home-stay at about 5.00 pm. 

Day 2: Continue trekking (B,L,D)

Breakfast at home stay and departure at 08.30 to 09.00 am. 

Hike to Cat Cat Waterfall. Short rest at this nature wonders and continue up and downhill along the Vang Stream for over 4 hours through part of Hoang Lien National Park covered by thick bamboo and rain forest, passing several isolated hamlets of the Black H’mong.

Arrive to Y Linh Ho Village in mid afternoon, walk around to explore the village for 1 hour and then settle down for relax at home-stay.

Day 3: Continue trekking (B,L,D).

Breakfast and leaving Y Linh Ho at 09.00. Start trekking from home stay along a large path for an hour to Lao Hang Chai Village of the H’mong, passing several hamlets along the way with traces of the past sifting way of life. Enjoy spectacular scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley.

The trail becomes narrow and tough uphill through bamboo and then later thick rain the Hoang Lien National Park. Nearly 5 hours trek in the reach nature and some times the trail gets out of the forest to offer stunning panorama of the long and large valley below.

Arriving in Seo Mi Ty Village located in a charming valley at the height 1567 m above sea level in late afternoon, free time to relax by the stream near the newly built hydraulic power station. 

Day 4: Continue trekking (B,L,D).

It is a great adventure today! Be ready to explore the remotest land of Sapa.

Breakfast and leave Seo Mi Ty at 08.30. Easy walk for 20 minutes and then trekking 2 hours along a tougher trail winding downhill through thick rain forest to Den Thang village which isolated itself in a remote valley. Explore this village and then lunch break.

Leaving this isolated hamlet, the hiking trail continuing along a narrow stream up and downhill through the wildest land of Sapa for about 4 hours to Ta Trung Ho Village of the Red Zao.

Arriving to home stay at Ta Trung Ho at about 5.00 pm. Explore the village, getting in touch to locals. This is a special occasion to both visitors and locals.

Day 5: Continue trekking (B,L,D).

Breakfast at home stay and leave Ta Trung Ho at 08.30 am. Sapa challenging trek goes along a narrow dirt trail sneaking on steep hill sides through narrow & sharp canyon from the height of 950 m up to nearly 1,500m for the whole morning. Lunch break at the top of the mountain in the forest.

Then following the same trail downhill for 1,5 hour through the forest to Nam Ngan Village of the Red Zao. Walk around to explore this quiet and charming village. Then following larger dirt path 1 hour downhill to Nam Sang Village of the Xa Pho peoples. Paying visiting to local homes here for interesting discovery of the unique way of living. The Xa Pho is a sub group of the Phu La ethnic whose population is just about 4,000 in Vietnam and still live a primary way.

Walk through Nam Sai Valley for 1.2 hour, and walk around this prosperous village of the Tay before settle for home stay.

Day 6: Continue trekking (B,L,D).

Breakfast and leave Ban Sai at about 09.00 am. Trekking along a large & good path uphill to Nam Nhiu Village of the Red Zao and then continue along a dirt path for 1,5 hour to Nam Than Village of the Red Zao and Black H’mong. This portion of the trek offers stunning view of Nam Sai and Nam Cang Valleys as well as chances to understand life of tribal peoples in remote land.

Leaving Nam Than for an hour through wild land dotting with terraced fields, bamboo forest…Lunch break.

Continue for 2, 5 hours in the afternoon along the same trail passing through the land of Suoi Thau Commune to Sin Chai B Village of the Red Zao. Check in home-stay, having a short rest and enjoy an easy walk to explore this charming and quiet village.

Day 7: Continue trekking. Travel to Lao Cai. Overnight train back to Hanoi (B,L) 

Breakfast and leave Sin Chai B at about 08.30. Trek along a narrow dirt trail for ½ hour to the bottom of the valley and gradually uphill for nearly 2 hours to Nam Lang A and then continue to Nam Lang B, the 2 village of the Red Zao. Enjoying several visiting to local homes for learning more fact about the life and way of living of the Red Zao. 

Lunch break at Nam Lang B.

Following a large and rocky road for ½ hour to the top of the mountain range, then the Sapa trek gradually getting downhill to Nam Ket Village of the Red Zao and the Tay.

Continue along the same trail downhill for nearly 2 hours to Ta Thang Village which offers wide view of the Red River Valley which runs through the Bao Yen District.

Picked up at Ta Thang for an hour road transfer to Lao Cai. Here clients may relax and take the night train to Hanoi or transfer for another hours uphill back to Sapa. 

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Hoang Lien National park and Muong Hoa Valley Trek Hiking Tram Ton Sin Chai Y Linh Ho Lao Hang Chai

Day 1: Sapa – Tram Ton – Sin Chai (L,D)

09:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa and transferred to the Tram Ton Pass. Stop at the Silver Waterfall for a short walk (optional). 

We begin our trekking trip by walkliing to the Heaven Gate. Enjoy magnificent view over the other side of Hoang Lien Son range.

Our Sapa trek mostly goes downhill following a narrow trail sneaking on mountain sides. We hike through the thick rain forest of the Hoang Lien Nature Reserve. After 3 hours trek, we reach the upstream part of the Muong Hoa River. 

In the afternoon, we hike to Sin Chai village of the H’mong. 

We may have time for a short walk before checking into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Sin Chai – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho (B,L,D)

After breakfast at home stay, we will leave Sin Chai village at about 09.00 am. Our 1 hour walking tour runs along good path to Cat Cat waterfall. Have a short rest at this nature wonders and continue hiking up and downhill along the Vang stream. We trek for over 4 hours through part of Hoang Lien National Park covered by thick bamboo and rain forest. 

We will hike through isolated hamlets of the Black H’mong before we arrive at Y Linh Ho village in mid afternoon.

Check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 3 : Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai San – Lao Hang Chai – Giang Ta Van -  Sapa (B,L)

Breakfast and leave Y Linh Ho village at about 08.30 am. We follow a large dirt path hiking uphill to Lao Chai San 2 and Lao Chai San 1 villages of the H’mong. Then we continue our Sapa trekking tour going up and downhill along for about 2 hours before we arrive at Lao Hang Chai of the H’mong. Have a short visit of this village and then we trek for 2 more hours through the thick rain forest. 

Lunch will be provided en route.

After lunch, we continue our Sapa village hike descending to Giang Ta Van village and then onto Ta Van village of the Giay. Both villages are located near the beaufiful Muong Hoa River. Have a visit of this large and prosperous village before we are picked up again by our vehicle and transferred back to Sapa. Trip ends.

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Muong Hoa Valley Trek Travel Cat Cat Y Linh Ho Lao Chai San Lao Hang Chai Giang Ta Van villages

Day 1: Sapa – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho (L,D)

08.00 am: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa. Hike from Sapa to Cat Cat village along a narrow trail for an hour. We walk through fruit gardens and vegetable farms to the southern end of Cat Cat Village.

We continue hiking up and downhill along the Vang stream for over 4 hours. We go through part of Hoang Lien National Park is covered by thick bamboo and rain forest. We pass by several isolated hamlets of the Black H’mong.

We arrive in Y Linh Ho Village in mid afternoon. We will have the opportunity to walk around a bit more to explore the village.

We check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai San – Lao Hang Chai – Giang Ta Van – Sapa (B,L)

After breakfast we leave the Y Linh Ho village at about 08.30 am. We follow a large dirt path going uphill to Lao Chai San 2 and Lao Chai San 1 villages of the H’mong. Then we trek up and downhill along a narrow dirt trail for about 2 hours. We will hike through Lao Hang Chai and Giang Ta Van Village of the H’mong. We explore this village and then we trek downhill for about 30 minutes to Ta Van Village of the Zay ethnic.

Lunch break in a local house.

We trek for 2 hours through terraced rice fields, bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai hamlet of the H’mong. There are 5 house-holds in the village. These house are beautifully set amongst the bamboo forrest.

We continue trekking to a waterfall near the rattan bridge and then onto Giang Tu Chai Village of the Red Zao. We walk around the village for half an hour.

We trek downhill to Muong Hoa River and hike up on the other side for about 20 minutes to the motorway. We will be picked up by our vehicle and transferred back to Sapa. End.

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Sapa Hiking Tour One Day Travel from Heaven Gates to Sapa Valley

08.00 am: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa. Leaving Sapa, we enjoy the stunning view of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range and lush farm land of Sapa’s suburb. Stop at the Silver Waterfall, walk up the step to high elevation for the surrounding scenery. 

We continue by road to the Heaven Gate where we will spend half an hour enjoying magnificent scenery around the Tram Ton pass.

We go downhill following a narrow trail sneaking on mountain sides through the thick rain forest of the Hoang Lien Nature Reserve. We walk for nearly 3 hours before reaching the Sin Chai Village of the H’mong. Have some more walk inside the village, stopping by local houses and talking with the hosts. 

We will be picked up again by our vehicle and transferred back to Sapa. Arriving in Sapa around late afternoon, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Sapa. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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Sapa Hiking One Day Travel Y Linh Ho Lao Chai San Giang Ta Van

08.00 am: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa. We walk for 2 hours following a narrow trail downhill from Sapa and then later along the bank of Muong Hoa River. Paying visit to some hamlets of the Black H’mong along the way, where traces of the old way of living “sifting style” can be seen evidently. 

Crossing the Muong Hoa River by a suspension bridge, we go to the other side and then we trek uphill for an hour to Y Linh Ho Village of the Black H’mong. Paying visit to local homes here for discovery of their unique culture, custom and daily practice. 

Then walk along a single dirt trail up hill for 3 hours via Lao Chai San, Hang Lao Chai, and Giang Ta Van. These villages, inhabited by the H’mong scatter on high elevation of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, amongst harmonious nature setting. 

We walk downhill in mid afternoon for half an hour to Ta Van Village of the Zay ethnic peoples. Spend half an hour exploring this village for discovering interesting way of living of the Zay peoples. 

We will be picked up again by hour vehicle at Ta Van Bridge and transferred back to Sapa. Arriving in Sapa around late afternoon, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Sapa. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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