DAY 1: HANOI - SAPA BY BUS WITH A LONG TREK Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN VILLAGE (L, D)

6:00 – 6:30: Pick up from the hotel in the old Quarter or bus station, get on the sleeping bus, and depart to Sapa. 7:30 – 11:45: Following the Highway to Lao Cai City with the comfort break 11:45 – 13.15: Bus on the mountain road approaching Sapa Town. On the way you can see the beautiful view, the valley with terraces field. 13:15 - 13:30: Arrive in Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’Mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic People.  Welcome drink and itinerary briefing. Enjoy lunch with local Vietnamese dishes 14:15: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong Village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. You approach Ta Van Village which Dzay Ethnic People inhabit in the late afternoon. The trekking distance is about 9 km and it lasts for 3.5 hours 17:45: Check in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time to enjoy the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists then overnight at homestay.

DAY 2: MEDIUM TREK TA VAN - GIANG TA CHAI VILLAGE (B, L, D)

8:00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with the more interesting trek. 8:45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes; a trek through the bamboo forest; stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai Village – home of red Dzao People. 11:00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to the main road, a bus will pick you up to come back to Sapa Town. The trekking distance is about 4 km and it lasts for 2 hours 12:00 – 14:00: Welcome drink at the hotel, have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes, and check-in procedures 14:30: A short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home to Black Hmong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, stop for a photo with a bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for the bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. 16:30: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in a hotel with night activities.

DAY 3: SAPA – HANOI (B, L)

7:30 – 12:00: Have breakfast at the hotel and free time to discover Sapa town by yourself. Check out 12:30 – 13:00: Have lunch, and time at leisure on your own. 13:30: Meet all group members at May Hotel to get ready for Hanoi. 14:00: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks. 20:30 – 21:00: We say goodbye to you at the bus stop. Trip ends.