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TOPAS ECOLODGE HIKING & BAC HA SUNDAY MARKET 3 days 2 nights From/to: Hanoi, by luxury limousine shuttle bus Reference: NPM3 Activity: Hiking, Market visiting Grade: Easy Duration: 3 days and 2nights – it’s possible to extend with one or more nights. OVERVIEW The markets are always the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes of Vietnam. Minorities come down from the mountains to sell their produce. Sometimes it is a long hike for the tribes to come to sell or exchange their goods. Others may simply come in order to catch up on the latest news or gossips. With the various tribes in their colorful traditional dress, the smell of exotic herbs and spices, abundant rice wine and food stalls – you can be assured that market day in Vietnam is truly an unforgettable experience. Your journey from Hanoi to Sapa is by the new Topas Mountain Express. The 10 seats limousine has luxurious modern interior design with wood and leather, spacious and soft chairs, offers you a comfortable journey for the 5-5:30 hours transfer. You will stay the 2 nights at Topas Ecolodge, located deep in the Hoang Lien Mountains. The 25 bungalows overlook the entire valley with magnificent views the ethnic minority villages, valleys covered by rice terraces and towering mountains… SUMMARY Day 1 (Friday): Take Topas Mountain Express via the mountain town of Sapa to Topas Ecolodge. Day 2 (Saturday): Explore the remote area dominated by the Red Dao minority. Day 3 (Sunday): Visit Bac Ha market. Transfer by Topas Mountain Express to Hanoi. ITINERARY Day 1 (Friday): Comfortable drive via Sapa to Topas Ecolodge (-,-,-) From 6:30 – 7:00 AM, you will commence from your hotel with Topas Mountain Express for a 5 hours transfer to the mountain town of Sapa. You then continue the ride to the remote hilltop located Topas Ecolodge. After checking in your bungalow, you will enjoy the beautiful and peaceful view of the surrounding mountains and valleys from your private balcony. Day 2 (Saturday): Explore the most remote land of Sapa (B, L,-) The Red Dao village of Nam Cang is 20km from Topas Ecolodge. At 8:45 AM, you have a drive to the village, enjoying the picturesque views of peaky mountains, endless rice terraces, waterfalls and Hill tribes’ villages on the way. Nam Cang village locates at the far end of the road. The Red Dao women wear some of the most colorful and diverse costumes of all Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Herbal bath, local medicine and embroidery are some of the things that the Red Dao are very skilled at. Accompanied by your guide, you will explore around the village and learn how the local villagers make writing paper, jewelry and embroidery. You then have your lunch at the Nam Cang Riverside Lodge, enjoying the peaceful life on the banks of river. In the afternoon you can choose...
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A common question is that how many H’mong porters to assist you in the tour to Fansipan Mount. The Answer from Sapa Travel is that the ratio should be 1:2 for porters/passengers. If your group is 2 pax, you need one porter to carry the food. If you are 10 trekkers, we will have 5 H’mong porters to help you to trek to the peak. Don’t ask for more porters to carry to luggage. Just bring with you the light backpack. The Hmong are a proud people and utilising them in a way you are proposing is something we are not aligned to as an organisation that wants to promote social equality and positive cultural exchanges. hmong porters h’mong porters porters sapa...
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Nam Cang commune is the most remote region of Sapa district, situated 36 km from Sapa town. The village is inhabited by the Red Dao & Black Hmong minority people. The commune includes 267 households with round 1,578 persons. Before year 2000, nearly 80% of households were in hunger and poverty and over 70% of the population were illiterate, but due to a local development plan the and investments in education and farming the population is now living under much better conditions however still poor. As part of the development strategy the growth of cardamom was initially a pilot project in two households in the commune. But as the result with high economic outcome quickly change the numbers of farmers. Now, Nam Cang farmers grow around 600 hectares of cardamom deep in the forest with an important income in return. But still the biggest croup is rice, whish is somehow the foundation of all livelihood in the mountainous area. During your stay you are welcome to participate in daily traditional activities of Nam Cang people: rice planting or harvesting, fishing, archery, silver smith, bamboo paper making. Nowaday, the Topas Travel has built a community-based home stay for travellers. It is called Nam Cang Riverside Lodge. Located deep in the remote Sapa Valley with a beautiful river running in front of the lodge and green forest just behind you don’t find a better location for staying overnight in an old traditional minority village, in the heart of the Vietnamese mountains. This new lodge is built and owned by a Red Dao minority family and operated in partnership with Sapa Travel and opened in the end of 2013. The area is brand new to visitors so prepare to whiteness the real and remote Vietnam when we go beyond the normal tourist routes, the surprised but friendly looks of local minority people, the children who swim in the river next to your lodge and to be welcomed to private homes as the local mountainous hospitality is unique. We hope you would like to share our interest in unique experiences and welcome you a remote stay but in comfortable rooms combined with good food and service. To book the package to Nam Cang Home Stay, contact our travel expert, Mr. Tran Quoc Long Email: longquoctran@hotmail.com or Sapa Travel...
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Nam Cang village locates in a remote and beautiful area dominated by Red Dao minority. Visiting the most remote part of Sapa area equals real adventure and great opportunities to explore the natural life of ethnic minority groups living in the mountains. The locals will look with big eyes and followed by happy smiles as this is “off the beaten track”. You enjoy your lunch in a comfortable riverside lodge connecting with Nam Cang village with own bridge. Along the tour you will meet several different tribes, each with own language and costumes. Highlights • The best picturesque mountainous and rice-terrace views of the most remote area of Sapa; • Encounter with the minorities of Red Dao and Blue H’mong. The Red Dao village of Nam Cang is 35km from Sapa. The drive is on mountain road running aside of the scenery Muong Hoa valley, with picturesque views of peaky mountains, endless rice terraces, waterfalls and Hill tribes’ villages. Your 3-hour hike starts near the Nam Nhiu village. You are now on off the beaten track trails, enjoying beautiful views of high mountains, waterfalls and the deep valley. After a hard ascending, you will arrive at the Blue H’mong village of Nam Than. The walk is now mostly downhill and soon you will reach the small and remote Red Dao minority village of Nam Cang. Your lunch is served at Nam Cang Riverside Lodge, situated few meters from the river with own suspended bridge and with the jungle close by. Nam Cang village locates at the most remote area of Sapa. The Red Dao women wear some of the most colorful and diverse costumes of all Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Herbal bath, local medicine and embroidery are some of the things that the Red Dao are very skilled at. Accompanied by your guide, you will explore around the village and learn how the local villagers make writing paper, jewelry and embroidery. You may also want to take a swim in the river, before having a transfer back to Sapa town. Information • Kind of trip: joining tour of maximum 10 travellers • Departure from: • Sapa office at 8:00 • Finish approximately at: Sapa Hotel at 17:00 • Activities: Walking, cultural exploring, sightseeing • What to take: a day backpack; comfortable walking shoes; hat; sun cream; shorts & T-shirt for hot season and long trouser & light windbreaker jacket for cold season. PRICE IN USD PER PERSON Number of persons 2 3 4 5 6-7 8 Price 45 42 40 39 35 34 Note: The price based on sharing group of minimum 2 travelers INCLUDES • English speaking guide • All needed transportation by shuttle bus • Lunch • Water and snack • Entrance fees EXCLUDES • Insurance • Tip and gratuity BOOKING Make this one day trek to Nam Cang Village with Sapa Travel. Please contact us...
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The travel package for Singaporean students to Trek Fansipan. It is suitable for the travelers with low budget and start from Singapore. Our package includes the international flights from/ to Singapore with Vietnam Airlines Fansipan Mountain is located 9km south-west of Sapa Town let in the Hoang Lien Mountain Range. It has been branded as “the Roof of Indochina” at the height of 3,143m. Mount Fansipan has been approved as one of the very few eco-tourist spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. The topography of Fansipan is varied. Muong Hoa Valley, at the lowest altitude (950-1,000m), is created by a narrow strip of land at the base on the east side of the mountain. Geologists say the Hoang Lien Mountain Range, with Fansipan as its highest peak, did not emerge in the mountainous North West of Vietnam until the neozoic period (circ. 100 million years ago). Fansipan, a rough pronunciation of the local name “Hua Xi Pan” means “the tottery giant rock”. The French came to Vietnam and in 1905 planted a landmark telling Fansipan’s height of 3,143m… Very few people climbed to the top of Fansipan at the time. Then came the long years of war and Fansipan was left deserted for hunting and savaging. The trail blazed by the French was quickly overgrown by the underbrush. The summit of Fansipan is accessible all year round, but the best time to make the ascent is from mid-October to mid-November, and again in March. Kindly note that this is a tough trek… suggested to be done after you have climbed mountains like Kinabalu and/ or Rinjani. DETAILS Day 1: Singapore- Hanoi Check in at the Airport at least 2 hours before flight departure. Fly to Hanoi, North Vietnam (3hrs plus flight). Our representative will meet you upon arrival at the airport. From here, you will be transferred to Hanoi Railway Station in Tran Quy Cap Street for your overnight train journey (sleeping berths with Air Conditioner) to Lao Cai, leaving at about 21:50. Overnight on the train Day 2: Lao Cai- Sapa- Base Camp The train will arrive in Lao Cai station around 6:30 in the morning. The driver will pick up the Singaporean group from station to Sapa for breakfast at local restaurant. 9:00 you are transferred to the start point in Tram Ton, amongst the H’mong Village. Commence the Fansipan Trekking, with a light lunch stop at about 1300m. Continue through the bamboo forest until arrival at base camp located at 1650m. Dinner with the local porters. Overnight stay in tents. Day 3: Summit- Base Cam Breakfast. Continue down the valley to ascend the ridges towards the Roof of Vietnam. Continue trekking, aim to arrive at the Summit (3143m) for a late picnic lunch. After the usual mandatory photo shoot, descend to base camp, arriving before last light. Overnight stay in...
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Sapa Travel can arrange two, three, and some four day treks with home stays, these are a great way to see the beautiful Sapa Valley and get further from the Sapa Town. Homestays are a type of Inn which is normally run by Giay families down in the valley. When you choose to stay the night at a homestay you wake up already in the valley, which enables you to explore more of the scenery. The guests share one big loft room, on the second floor of a traditional house. The host and their family stay in a separate part of the house. There are no private bedrooms in the homestays. There are hot showers, western standard toilets, beds and tasty traditional food. The homestays are clean and safe. Where is the home stay: – In Ta Van Village – In Ban Khoang village – In Ban Ho village – In Ta Phin...
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