Posted in 2 days, Hanoi Sapa Routes |
This 2 day tour is designed for travelers who want to spend a short trip to Sapa. This short excursion from Hanoi is to save your time but you still visit the most popular travel sites in Sapa, stay overnight in a good hotel to be comfortable, much lower cost than going by night train, especially you can enjoy the friendly services provided by Sapa Travel. Duration: 2 days 1 night Destinations: Sapa, Cat Cat, Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van Route: Hanoi- Lao Cai highway- Sapa- Cat Cat Village- Y Linh Ho Village- Lao Chai Village- Ta Van Village- Lao Cai- Hanoi Departure: Everyday from Hanoi Picking up point: at your hotel in center of Hanoi. OUTLINE Day 1: Hanoi- Lao Cai by bus- Sapa- Cat Cat village Day 2: Y Linh Ho- Lao Chai- Ta Van- Lao Cai- Hanoi DETAILS Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L) 06.30 – 07.00: Pick up from your hotel/stay, get on big bus and depart for Sapa. 09.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break 11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa 13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. Welcome drink and itinerary briefing Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures 14.30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong 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 photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours 17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner on your own account and overnight in hotel with night activities. Day 2: Sapa – Hanoi by bus with a long trek Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B/L) 07.00 – 7.45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking 08.00: 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 after that heading to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people. Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours 11.30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa. 12.00 – 15.00: Have a shower at hotel, check out and have lunch and time at leisure on your own. 15.00: Meet...
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Posted in 3 days, Hanoi Sapa Routes |
Now in 2015, you can save a lot when travelling to Sapa. The bus trip is comfortable from Hanoi via the new highway. Sapa Travel has designed the trip to Bac Ha and Sapa by bus with severe budget at attractive prices
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Posted in 1 day, Sapa Excursions, Trekking |
Sapa Off the Beaten Track Tours have been designed to give our more active and adventurist clients the opportunity to forgo some of life’s general comforts, see real village and country life, enjoy home-stays with tribal groups, and head off with a sense of adventure. This off the beaten track tour is valid in 2015 upwards. Highlights: Leave the busy life behind to enjoy a nice walk in a quiet area. Inhabited by the Red Dao and Hmong peoples. This valley is quiet and non touristic which is quite different from Ta Phin or Muong Hoa valleys where the local peoples have changed much because of the strong influence of tourism. So, you do not go to the touristy places. Go & Travel different routes and we call “off the beaten track”. Let’s see the details of Sapa 2015- the new itinerary from Sapa Travel Itinerary: We will visit the following villages in Sapa: Ban Khoang (Dzao) – Ta Giang Phing (Hmong and Dzao) Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver for a short road transfer heading northwards of Sapa along national road 4C to O Quy Ho with several stops for magnificent landscapes of Fansipan, Sin Chai valley and especially amazing flower and vegetable farms . Then turn right to follow a narrow road for half an hour getting through the wild region with thick rain forest covering walled-up mountains, passing several waterfalls before arriving to Ban Khoang, a village of the Red Zao ethnic peoples who live their unique way of life and well maintain their traditional values. The village looks prosperous thanks to the combination of wet rice cultivation on the terraced fields with cardamom farming under the shade of trees in thick forest. Spend over an hour walking to explore this remote village for a brief understanding of local life. Leaving Ban Khoang and process along the road for about 10km to Ta Giang Phin valley inhabited by the Black Hmong who live in some small villages scattering along a peaceful stream. Enjoy an hour lunch break on the bank of a stream before walking along village path which connects village to village to witness daily activities of local life such as plough and harrow the fields, growing, harvesting or doing some house work. In leisure months men often gather to built new houses or repair parts of old ones while women stay home making their traditional costumes. The walk ends in mid afternoon, picked up for the road ride back to Sapa. PRICE in USD per person Number of persons 2 3 4 5 6-7 8 Price 38 30 27 26 24 23 INCLUDES: Picnic lunch, tour guide, transport, village entrance fees EXCLUDES: Drinks, personal travel insurance, tips Tour name: Off the beaten track Sapa 2015 Duration: 1 days Start: Sapa End: Sapa Route: Sapa town —>...
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Posted in Blog |
The most popular and convenient way to get to Sapa from Hanoi is by sleeper train. If you choose to an experience with us we can also book the overnight trains and transfers for you. We try to make this very easy for our guests by arranging train tickets for more than 95% of our guests. Once you read these hints and tips you will understand why it is better to leave it to us the professionals to take the guess work out and leave you to have a smooth stress free journey to Sapa. The trains to Lao Cai depart Hanoi everynight of the week at 21:50. We choose to book our guests on the Livitrans or King Express or Fanxipang train carriages as we believe these to be the best. These carriages are VIP with 4 beds in each room. There is a toilet at the end of the carriage. We strongly advise our guests to book a private 4 berth cabin even if there are only one of two guests travelling, this ensures privacy, security and a better night sleep. The train line was build in 1906 and you can feel every piece of history in the track as you take the journey 320kms to Sapa. It certainly is a wonderful way to travel and makes coming to Sapa all that more exciting. Bus transfer from Lao Cai to Sapa: After 9 fairly sleepless hours on the night train you want to make sure your bus transfer from Lao Cai train station to Sapa has been organised by your hotel in Sapa, because at 5:00am when your train pulls into Lao Cai the last thing you want to do is to be left standing around having to negotiate for a seat to Sapa. I have heard crazy stories where travellers paid more then US$30 for a single ticket from Lao Cai to Sapa in a mini van. Please don’t let this happen to you. Here are some tips: If you want a taxi this will cost you up to 580.00 VND The journey is 37km from Lao Cai to Sapa The journey will take up to 1 hour depending on the weather When you arrive it will be too early to check into most hotels. Find a good cafe or restaurant for breakfast – Our Indigo Summer House is open from 7.30am and is a great place to shower and get some breakfast. If you negotiate a bus ride yourself, do not pay until you arrive in Sapa Make it easy for yourself, the train station is not the place for an adventure!!! Terms & Conditions By making a train booking with Sapa Travel, you acknowledge reading and accepting these Terms and Conditions and agree not to violate our policies. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS In these Terms and Conditions “we, our, us, company” refers to Sapa...
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Posted in Maps |
Hi Travellers of Sapa Travel, today I have the drawing map to show you the main road in Sapa Town
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Posted in Blog |
Sapa is famous for both its fine, rugged scenery and also its rich cultural diversity. If trekking is your thing, why not opt for a two or three day experience incorporating homestays in the villages of your choice. What better way to expose yourself to the cultures and colour of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities on a trek through terraced rice paddies, bamboo groves and traditional villages all in the shadow of Mount Fansipan. Sapa Travel work in association with a number of host families throughout the Hoang Lien Son Mountain range and each village has something different to offer. Our homestay partnerships grew out of Sapa Travel’s mission to promote and support responsible travel. From the popular Lao Chai and Ta Van homestays to the quiet and remote village of Lao Chai San, each homestay has a different feel, but all offer the traveller a rare glimpse into the way of life that has all but vanished from the rest of Asia. Here you will find no welcome mats or rehearsed “cultural” parades, just real people living real lives who greet visitors with genuine warmth and real smiles. There are two types of homestay. The choice is either a well established mini guest house style homestay with other travellers or staying in an a traditional Hmong home as exclusive guests. In both, expect to experience village life in all its glory. On the plus side, you will get some quality time with the wonderful Black Hmong community. Hmong homes are set within the famed rice paddies and have incredible views if the weather permits. On the downside, expect to be awoken early by roosters or the families livestock. You can choose towards the end of your trek which type of homestay you want to stay. Village Guesthouse Your choice of trek often influences the homestay we can use. The guesthouse style homestays are quite large and built from wood or brick. There are no separate bedrooms or en suit bathrooms and only some homestays have wifi. The guesthouses do have electricity. Typically, there is one big open space upstairs, which is then divided into zones with mosquito nets. The photos below show the sort of setup you might expect. These homestays normally have a couple of western style toilets and warm showers. The number of guests varies per day, but typically, two to three groups will share a particular homestay on any given night. There are facilities to buy soft drinks, beers or water at an additional cost. What are the bathrooms like? The bathrooms are clean and do offer privacy. There are hot showers and flushing toilets! Whilst walking around the house, it is best to take off your boots and slide into a pair of the plastic sandals. For more tips of acceptable behaviour, please see our comprehensive code of conduct. Traditional Homestays If you are...
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