Thứ Bảy, 30 tháng 7, 2011

Sapa Vietnam Walk and Bac Ha Market

Duration: Sapa Vietnam 3 days/ 4 nights
    Departure: Every Thursday from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi    
    Grade: Easy    
         
      Description    
Breathtaking mountain scenery and tribal villages amongst perfect nature setting are highlights of Sapa. Getting off the beaten track and walking through villages where ethnic minority peoples live, paying visit to their homes, witnessing their every day activities,.. Although traveling in very basic condition, including 2 nights on the train, 1 night home stay in tribal village, 1 night in standard hotel in Sapa, the trip will bring unforgettable experiences.    
     
           
    ITINERARY

   
    Night 1 (Thursday Night) Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 (Friday) Lao Cai // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van    
    Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant you will enjoy a free walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir. Back to our Sapa office at about 10.30 and begin your exploration trip to Muong Hoa valley. You will follow the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a foot path down hill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Settle down in Ta Van village for an overnight home stay.    

      • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village    

      Day 2 (Saturday) Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Hau Thao // Sapa Saturday Market    
      Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast, you will take the trail uphill, passing fascinating terraced rice field and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. After spending time visiting the village, making friend with the Zao and experiencing the hospitality you will cross the river by another suspension bridge and then uphill again to Hau Thao village where you will pay visiting to a local handicraft center where H’mong and Zao women gather for exchanging experience and skill of making handicrafts. A late Lunch will be prepare here nearby this center and then you have time relaxing as well as getting acquaintance with local school boys, girls and their teachers as well.
Later a short drive will take you back to Sapa, check in your hotel and evening is free to attend the locals at Saturday market in Sapa.
   

      • Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own    
      • Basic hotel in Sapa Town    

      Day 3 (Sunday) Sapa // Bac Ha Market // Overnight Train to Hanoi    
      Wake up early for Breakfast and check out your hotel at 07.00 for a 3 hour road ride to Bac Ha via Lao Cai. The road trip is long and hard but the landscapes along the way is so beautiful and several stops at beautiful spots makes the journey shorter. Arrival in Bac Ha at about 10.00 at the most crowded time of the market which is very active and colorful thanks to the traditional dresses of the tribal peoples, especially of the Flower H’mong. You will join the locals at the market for your own discovery, taking a lot of photos as well as enjoying funs. Lunch break in a local restaurant before enjoying a walk for about 2 hours to Ban Pho village of the Flower H’mong and Tay which sits on the sides of several hills looking down a stunning valley. The road trip back to Lao Cai station take about two hours and you will arrive in late afternoon. Taking a shower and Dinner on your own before taking the overnight train to Hanoi which arrive early the next morning and your trip ends.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
    • Overnight stay on the train    
               
    Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: USD 135 (group maximum 10 persons)    
    Private Tour:    
               
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
                          200               190              180                   170                160    
   
         
      Tour price includes    
      • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in deluxe hotel in Sapa and 1 night at village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
      • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam Hard Trekking Two

Duration: Sapa Vietnam 5 days/ 6 nights
    Departure: Every evening from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel    
    Grade: Hard    
         
      Description
   
This five days hard trekking trip offers a chance to explore the most stunning area of Sapa district which is under protection of Hoang Lien Son nature reserve. Trekking from 6 to 7 hours every day you will follow foot paths up and down mountains, through forest, terraced rice paddies, crossing river and water streams by suspension bridges… from village to village of different ethnic minorities including H’mong, Zao, Tay, Xa Pho,.. paying visit to local homes, witnessing daily life activities and especially village home staying will bring the interesting insight of local life.    
     
           
    ITINERARY

   
    Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van // Homestay    
    Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant, transfer 6km along the main road to a beautiful spot where your village trek begins.
This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience.    

      • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village    

      Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Su Pan // Ban Ho    
    Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast and following the foot path uphill, you will pass through impressive terraced rice paddies on the hill slopes before getting through a bamboo forest, a huge waterfall to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples. Walking around the village you will meet many women with their embroidery work to make their traditional dresses, occasionally you can see the blacksmiths making farming tools and even hunting riffles. Passing the Muong Hoa river again and then trek uphill to Su Pan village passing the rocks field with unique carving which is believed to be the messages of the ancient peoples. In this village you will see the special technique to build houses on the steep rocky land. From Su Pan trekking downhill for an hour, Ban Ho valley will opens wide in your sight. Arriving to Ban Ho of the Tay late in the afternoon, check in the spacious local house built on stilts for Dinner and Home stay.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    
    • Accommodation: Homestay in Ban Ho Village    

    Day 3 // Ban Ho // Nam Toong // My Son    
    After Breakfast we spend an hours walking to explore Ban Ho, a large village of the Tay peoples who live on spacious wooden houses built on stilts and very well organized before ascending uphill to Nam Toong village of the Red Zao. The trail of this part is really steep but the higher you reach to, the more stunning scenery will open in your sight. The village locates on the top of a hill and almost isolated and the houses are rudimentary but the peoples are very welcoming. After Nam Toong, the trail winds its way up and down hill slopes for an hours to Nam Keng and My Son, the two small villages of the Xa Pho ethnic whose population is only about 4000 in Vietnam. Most of the Xa Pho are still living the most primitive way basing on forest gathering, hunting and practicing slash and burn agriculture. Every family here built a small house on stilts away form their living house to avoid catching fire for store their food and valuable property. You will stay overnight in this village.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
    • Accommodation: Homestay in My Son Village    

    Day 4 // My Son // Thanh Phu // Sapa    
    Wake up early for fresh air watching local life before Breakfast. The amazing thing here is watching children walking some kilometers up and down hill to school and it seems that they enjoy their school hours very much! Leaving this poor village, walking downhill to the river for a crossing and then uphill again to Thanh Phu, another Tay village where you will spend about two hours wandering around the village before Lunch. In the afternoon, continue trekking for few hours along the way back which offers panorama view of Ban Ho valley before picked up and drive back to Sapa by jeep. Check in hotel and your evening is free.    
     
    • Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own    
    • Accommodation: Basic hotel in Sapa Town    

      Day 5 // Sapa free day // Overnight train to Hanoi    
      Today is set free for your own plan to explore Sapa town. Our recommend is to take a walk to Sapa market, where you can meet tribal ethnic peoples such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay… from nearby villages come every day selling their farming, gathering products: Vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom… and of course handicrafts for souvenir. Continue walking the steps from the market to the church and then onto the top of Ham Rong Mountain where you can visit an orchid garden and a small museum about ethnic peoples of the Northwest.
Picked up in the afternoon at about 16.00 by mini bus for a transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi which arrive early next morning and your trip ends.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own    
    • Overnight stay on the train    

    Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: Not available    
    Private Tour:    
               
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
                          230               210                 195                 188                   180    
   
         
      Tour price includes    
      • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 3 nights at village and 1 night at deluxe hotel in Sapa.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
      • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam Hard Trekking One

Duration: Sapa Vietnam 4 days/ 5 nights
    Departure: Every evening from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi    
    Grade: Hard    
         
      Description    
Three days trekking from the centre of spectacular Muong Hoa valley up and down hills you will challenge your feet with hard trekking while enjoying beauty of nature, meeting and making acquaintance to tribal peoples from different ethnic groups to enrich your knowledge with different culture and way of life. You also have chance to experience peoples and especially their hospitality while staying two nights in their homes.    
     
           
    ITINERARY

   
    Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 // Lao Cai // Sapa // Ta Van // Seo Mi Ty    
    Pick up at Lao Cai station upon your early arrival for over an hour transfer uphill to Sapa by mini van with A/C. Freshen up and Breakfast before walking around the town centre and paying visit to the market. Back to our Sapa office for a short transfer southwards by jeep to Ta Van village of the Zay peoples where your trekking begins. The morning trek is really challenging because the path is tough and mostly uphill but you will enjoy many short breaks for resting. The scenery gets more beautiful and the view gets wider as after every hundred meter you walk. After a long break for Lunch, the trek gets easier and the trail winds its way through an area of the nature reservation. Enjoy your discovery of the wild nature before paying visit to an isolated village of the H’mong, watching everyday life activities before arriving to our camp site which is nearby a river away from the village. You may join your tour guide and porters putting up tents and prepare dinner or fancy a walk around to stretch the legs and discover wild life. Evening comes earlier than usual and everyone sit down near the fire for dinner and revise of what you got today.    

      • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Accommodation: Homestay in Seo Mi Ty Village    

      Day 2 // Seo Mi Ty // Den Thang // Ta Trung Ho    
    Breakfast and follow a narrow trail sneaking through thick rainforest for a couple of hours, crossing some old suspension bridges and then suddenly the view opens to a wide valley with beautiful terraced of rice paddies in all shapes as you approach to Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you will drop in some local homes and visit a school before sitting down for Lunch.
Afternoon trek becomes tougher on tinny footpath going up and down hills to Ta Trung Ho village. Here you will, with your guide, spend the rest of the day walking around the village, visiting homes, talking to the Red Zao people for your discovery of a unique culture and way of life. The area is not visited by tourists and outsiders till recently, so the people is little bit reserved but hospitable and frank.
   

    • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    
    • Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Trung Ho Village    

    Day 3 // Ta Trung Ho // Nam Toong // Ban Ho // Sapa    
    Saying good bye to our host, you are now on the path again, from the fringe of the rain forest of the Hoang Lien Son mountain, ascending through forest and terraced rice paddies and corn fields to Nam Toong, another village of Red Dao and here lunch will be prepared in a local school. It is interesting to spend time talking with the teachers and playing with children, teaching them some English. They are very keen to learn new things.
Continue our trek in the afternoon descending to Ban Ho valley dominated by Tay peoples. Crossing the river by suspension bridge you will walk through this large and well organized village composed by over a hundred large wooden houses built on stilts, enjoying your discovery of the Tay way of life as well as making acquaintance with local peoples. Picked up and transfer by jeep to Sapa late in the afternoon, check in your hotel and relaxed.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
    • Accommodation: Basic hotel in Sapa    

    Day 4 // Sapa free day // Overnight train to Hanoi    
    Enjoy the whole day to explore Sapa town on your own. Our recommend is to take a walk to Sapa market, where you can meet tribal ethnic peoples such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay… from nearby villages come every day selling their farming, gathering products: Vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom… and of course handicrafts for souvenir. Continue walking the steps from the market to the church and then onto the top of Ham Rong Mountain where you can visit an orchid garden and a small museum about ethnic peoples of the Northwest.
Picked up in the afternoon at about 16.00 by mini bus for a transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi which arrive early next morning and your trip ends.    
     
    • Breakfast, Lunch included. Dinner on your own    
    • Overnight stay on the train    

    Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: Not available    
    Private Tour:    
                   
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
                           202             190               180                  175                  150    
   
         
      Tour price includes    
      • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 bed cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 2 nights at village and 1 night at deluxe hotel in Sapa.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
      • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam Medium Trek Two

Duration: 4 days/ 5 nights
    Departure: Every evening from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi    
    Grade: Medium    
         
      Description    
Taking this 4 days medium trekking trip you will enjoy hiking from 6 to 7 hours every day, follow foot paths up and down mountains, through forest, terraced rice paddies, crossing river and water streams by suspension bridges… from village to village of different ethnic minorities including H’mong, Zao, Zay, Tay… paying visit to local homes, witnessing daily life activities and especially village home staying will bring the interesting insight of local life. The last day is set for your own plan in Sapa to enjoy your self relaxing and wandering the charms of this old French hill station.    
     
           
    Itinerary    
    Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van // Homestay    
    Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant, transfer 6km along the main road to a beautiful spot where your village trek begins.
This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience.    

      • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village    

      Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Su Pan // Ban Ho    
      Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast and following the foot path uphill, you will pass through impressive terraced rice paddies on the hill slopes before getting through a bamboo forest, a huge waterfall to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples. Walking around the village you will meet many women with their embroidery work to make their traditional dresses, occasionally you can see the blacksmiths making farming tools and even hunting riffles. Passing the Muong Hoa river again and then trek uphill to Su Pan village passing the rocks field with unique carving which is believed to be the messages of the ancient peoples. In this village you will see the special technique to build houses on the steep rocky land. From Su Pan trekking downhill for an hour, Ban Ho valley will opens wide in your sight. Arriving to Ban Ho of the Tay late in the afternoon, check in the spacious local house built on stilts for Dinner and Home stay.    

      • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Accommodation: Homestay in Ban Ho Village    

      Day 3 // Ban Ho // Nam Toong // Sapa    
      After Breakfast we spend an hours walking to explore Ban Ho, a large village of the Tay peoples who live on spacious wooden houses built on stilts and very well organized before ascending uphill to Nam Toong village of the Red Zao. The trail of this part is really steep but the higher you reach to, the more stunning scenery will open in your sight. The village locates on the top of a hill and almost isolated and the houses are rudimentary but the peoples are very welcoming. After visiting Nam Toong, you will take another trail back to Ban Ho village an then pick up for transferring back to Sapa by Jeep.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    
    • Accommodation: Basic hotel in Sapa    

    Day 4 // Sapa relaxing day // Night train to Hanoi    
    Today is set free for your own plan to explore Sapa town. Our recommend is to take a walk to Sapa market, where you can meet tribal ethnic peoples such as Black H’mong, Red Zao, Zay… from nearby villages come every day selling their farming, gathering products: Vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom… and of course handicrafts for souvenir. Continue walking the steps from the market to the church and then onto the top of Ham Rong Mountain where you can visit an orchid garden and a small museum about ethnic peoples of the Northwest.
Picked up in the afternoon at about 16.00 by mini bus for a transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi which arrive early next morning and your trip ends.    
     
    • Breakfast included    
    • Overnight stay on the train    

    Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: USD 140 (group maximum 10 persons)    
    Private Tour:    
               
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
                           190               180                 170               160                   150    
   
         
      Tour price includes    
      • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in deluxe hotel in Sapa and 1 night at village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
      • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam Medium Trek One

Duration: Sapa Vietnam 3 days/ 4 nights
    Departure: Every evening from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi    
    Grade: Medium    
         
      Description    
Breathtaking mountain scenery and tribal villages amongst perfect nature setting are highlights of Sapa. Getting off the beaten track and walking through villages where ethnic minority peoples live, paying visit to their homes, witnessing their every day activities,.. Although traveling in very basic condition, including 2 nights on the train, 1 night home stay in tribal village, 1 night in standard hotel in Sapa, the trip will bring unforgettable experiences.    
     
           
    Itinerary    
    Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van // Homestay    
    Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant, transfer 6km along the main road to a beautiful spot where your village trek begins.
This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people, paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Tonight you will enjoy a home stay in Ta Van Village for an unique life experience.    

      • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village    

      Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Su Pan // Sapa    
      Wake up in the morning, you may feel little bit tired, let go out to the river, breathing fresh air and do some exercises, freshen up and enjoy breakfast, the food get tastier for sure!
Leaving Ta Van Village, your trek goes along Hoang Lien Son mountain range, passing fascinating terraced rice field and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. After spending time visiting the village, making friend with the Zao and experiencing the hospitality you will cross the river by a suspension bridge and then uphill to visit Su Pan village on the other side of the valley before getting back to the road for transferring back to Sapa, check in hotel and relax.
   

      • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included    
      • Basic hotel in Sapa Town    

      Day 3 // Sapa // Cat Cat // Sin Chai // Overnight train to Hanoi    
      Breakfast at your hotel and departing for a walk to Cat Cat village locating near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Spectacular scenery of mountains and terraced rice paddies changes after every corner as you walk downhill. Getting through Cat Cat village of the H’mong, you will pay visiting to some local homes, witnessing their daily life activities and experiencing their hospitability. Continue walking down to the valley bottom, having a break at a stunning waterfall where the French built a hydraulic power station. After Lunch you will walk uphill and make a loop around the valley to visit another village of Black H’mong and then back to Sapa in middle afternoon. You will have time to take a shower, wandering around town before transfer by mini bus down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train to Hanoi which arrives in Hanoi early at 05.30 to 06.00 next morning.    

    • Breakfast, Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
    • Overnight stay on the train    
               
    Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: USD 127 (group maximum 10 persons)    
    Private Tour:    
               
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
                        175               163                  154                   149              140    
   
         
      Tour price includes    
      • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in deluxe hotel in Sapa and 1 night at village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
      • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam Easy Trek and Hotel Stay

Duration: Sapa Vietnam 2 days/ 3 nights
    Departure: Every evening from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi    
    Grade: Easy    
    Description    
Within only 2 days, this journey will bring you a brief understanding of Sapa and its tribal peoples while enjoying its fascinating scenery, paying visit to Sapa town and 3 tribal villages of Black H’mong and Zay peoples which is well-known for its breathtaking scenery. You will spend 2 nights on the train in 4 bed cabin with air-conditioning and 1 night in a standard hotel in Sapa.    
     
           
    Itinerary    
    Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 // Sapa Town // Cat Cat Village    
    Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant you will enjoy a walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir.
Check in your hotel, having Lunch and noon Break before departing for a walk to Cat Cat village locating near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Spectacular scenery of mountains and terraced rice paddies changes after every corner as you walk downhill. Getting through Cat Cat village of the H’mong, you will pay visiting to some local homes, witnessing their daily life activities and experiencing their hospitability. Continue walking down to the valley bottom, having a break at a stunning waterfall where the French built a hydraulic power station, you will walk uphill and make a loop around the valley and get back to Sapa. The rest of the afternoon and evening is at your leisure.    

      • Breakfast and Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
      • Accommodation: Basic Hotel in Sapa    

      Day 2 // Explore 3 Minority Villages // Night train to Hanoi    
      Leaving your hotel after Breakfast, you will walk along the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a foot path down hill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong. Picnic Lunch and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Pick up and transfer back to Sapa in the afternoon, take a shower and then transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the night train to Hanoi which arrives in Hanoi early at 05.30 to 06.00 next morning.    

      • Breakfast & Picnic Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
      • Overnight on the train    

      Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: USD 120 (group maximum 10 persons)    
    Private Tour:    
                   
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
Basic Hotel      145                 135                130                      125              120    
   
         
    Tour price includes    
    • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 berth shared cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in basic hotel in Sapa Town.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
    • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam Easy Trek and Homestay

Duration: 2 days/ 3 nights
    Departure: Every evening from Hanoi    
    Pick up: At your hotel in Hanoi    
    Grade: Easy    
         
      Description    
After the overnight train journey from Hanoi, you will be exploring Sapa and its beautiful southern valley for two days with one night home stay in Ta Van village of the Zay minority peoples. The trek from Sapa along Muong Hoa River, passing villages of the H’mong, Zay and Zao will offers spectacular scenery and a lot opportunities to get intact with local ethnic peoples for your new cultures discovery.    
     
           
    Itinerary    
    Night 1: Take overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City.
• Overnight on the train    
         
    Day 1 // Lao Cai // Sapa // Y Linh Ho // Lao Chai // Ta Van    
    Picked up at Lao Cai Station upon your early arrival for over an hour drive uphill in a shared mini van to Sapa. After freshen up and Breakfast in a local restaurant you will enjoy a free walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir. Back to our Sapa office at about 10.30 and begin your exploration trip to Muong Hoa valley. You will follow the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a foot path down hill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and in a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen. Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here you will pay visiting to some H’mong families, watching them doing their daily works. After picnic Lunch, the trail continues up and down hill for about 2 hours as you reach to Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong and then following the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Paying visiting to local homes, village schools… you will enjoy much your cultural discovery of local ethnic peoples as well as breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley. Settle down in Ta Van village for an overnight home stay.    

    • Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner included    
    • Accommodation: Homestay in Ta Van Village    

    Day 2 // Ta Van // Giang Ta Chai // Hau Thao // Sapa // Overnight train to Hanoi    
    Leaving Ta Van village after Breakfast, you will take the trail uphill, passing fascinating terraced rice field and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall, enjoy a break for magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao peoples which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river. After spending time visiting the village, making friend with the Zao and experiencing the hospitality you will cross the river by another suspension bridge and then uphill again to Hau Thao village where you will pay visiting to a local handicraft center where H’mong and Zao women gather for exchanging experience and skill of making handicrafts. A late Lunch will be prepare here nearby this center and then you have time relaxing as well as getting acquaintance with local school boys, girls and their teachers as well.
Later a short drive will take you back to Sapa, take a shower and enjoy about two hours free time in Sapa before transfer down hill to Lao Cai station to take the overnight train back to Hanoi, which arrives early next morning and the trip ends.    

      • Breakfast & Picnic Lunch included, Dinner on your own    
      • Overnight on the train    

    Tour Price per person in US Dollars: Basing on bellow join group or private tour    
      Join Group: USD 115 (group maximum 10 persons)    
    Private Tour:                        
   
Group Size     2 persons     3-4 persons     5-6 persons     7-8 persons     9-10 persons    
                          140              135                 125                     120                 115    
   
         
      Tour price includes    
      • Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa and back in shared mini bus with air-con
• Return overnight train basing on first class 4 bed shared cabin with air-con
• Accommodation: 1 night in Ta Van Village.
• All meals as mentioned on above itinerary.
• Sightseeing fee, tax and services charge.
• Local English speaking tour guide.    

      Tour price excludes    
    • Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
• Drinks and Personal expenses.

Sapa Vietnam

Sapa Vietnam
   
Sapa is located in Lao Cai province, 350 km from Hanoi, close to the border with China. The Hoang Lien Son range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes Vietnam’s highest peak, Fansipan, at a high of 3142m above sea level and a vast area covered by thick forest, rich in wildlife. The town of Sapa lies at the attitude of about 1,600m. The climate is moderate, cool in summer, foggy and cold in winter with occasional snowfall.
Sapa is home to a great diversity of ethnic minority people. It is likely that, Sapa was first inhabited by highland minorities of H’mong and Yao group and later came the Tay, Zay, and a small number of Xa Pho to form the 5 main ethnic groups which takes about 85% of the district’s population today and a very small number of them live in Sapa town, most of themlive in small villages and hamlets scattering in valleys and
hamlets scattering in valleys and mountains throughout the district.
           
 Sapa Vietnam  
   Till middle of 20th Century, a majority of the ethnic people live a moving style earning a living by slash and burn agriculture which caused huge damages to the nature. Nowadays, most of them have changed into sedentary basing on intensive farming and work their land on sloping terraces cultivating rice and corn, since the vast majority of the land is mountainous. However due to climate condition, only one crops can be grown annually.
In spite of changes of living conditions, especially fast better transportation, TV, media… offers great opportunity to get contact with outside world, the ethnic minority people still keeping their self sufficient ways of life and maintain their own culture and custom. View Details >>
         
    Sapa Tours From Hanoi        
    Most of visitors to Sapa, especially for the first time are anxious of having a memorable vacation, an opportunity to explore this remote part of the country with its hidden values, admiring beauty of the rich nature, meeting local ethnic minority peoples with their interesting culture,… all should be realized in a proper way as what they wished.
Combining professionalism with large knowledge and understanding of Sapa region and its peoples as well as experiences gained after many years working in Sapa, all members of our team, from trip planers to tour operators always base on your interests and work on every detail in order to firstly help you make the best possible plan and preparation for your trip which will be well fitted your personal situation, wishes and hobbies… with Sapa conditions. Secondly we care of every portion of the trip while processing. Especially our local Sapa guides while fulfilling their duty will add more color to your vacation with their local breath, sharing understanding of locals and even their interesting personal experiences.
 Sapa Budget Tours    
    These trips are designed for those travelers with limited budget who are happy to travel in basic condition of hotel, meals, join stay at home of local people and sharing transfer. Trips are ranged from easy to adventure with trek.    
Sapa Classic Trips
In spite of your age, fitness or mobile ability…our classic tours are designated and operated in a proper way to help you enjoying your vacation with all the best that Sapa has to offer...  
 Sapa Trekking and Adventure Tours
Endowed by the nature with cool climate, beautiful mountain terrain, rich in culture of a diversity of ethnic minority peoples who live in small hamlets and villages scattering on the hilly lands and being connected by a system of foot paths…    
         
 Sapa Minority Markets Excursions
Ethnic minority peoples dominate Sapa as well as the vast northern mountainous region and have been living in their traditional style which base on self subsidiary system for hundred of years...    
         
 Sapa Luxury Holidays
Our luxurious holiday packages combine the international 4 star standard services including train carriages, accommodation… with selected excursions and our professional services in order to satisfy visitors to Sapa who wish to enjoy their vacation in comfort...    
         
 Sapa Cycling Options
Cycling is always add more fun to all the trip and to some extends is an interesting way to explore rural area. The same as trekking, cycling offers more chances to get as close to the nature as possible and helps to protect local environment by...    
 Northern Mountain Discovery Packages
Moving along curving road, walking around an unknown tribal villages, trekking up and down hills if you wish, home stay with locals and sample their traditional food… such experiences are all included in your memorable trip to explore the northern mountains...

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Sapa Vietnam những tâm hồn trong sáng

Vào một ngày đẹp trời tôi có dip lên sapa vietnam chơi. nơi đây phong cảnh dpj tuyệt trần, mới đầu chúng tôi đi xe buyt 16c lên sapa leo qua những con đường rất coanh co và hoa mat, tróng mặt con đường ai 35 km, chúng tôi tới sapa vietna, Tại đây tôi có cơ hội gia lưu đượ với những đôi tri gái người Hmông, họ rất đỗi thật thà, họ nói chúng em đi múa hát bgiờ thành nghề kiếm cơm rùi, có khách thì chúng em múa.

Victoria Sapa Vietnam - Monday Package

Victoria Sapa - Monday Package
Hanoi
Sapa Vietnam
4 days 4 nights
Day 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai (Monday)

At 21:00 Pick up at your hotel and residence in Hanoi and transfer to the Hanoi train station to board night train to Lao Cai. Stay overnight on the train.
Meals: N/A
- Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa Vietnam(Tuesday)
The train arrives in Lao Cai station at around 05:30 am. Our local tour guide and transportation will pick up and transfer to Sapa town. Check-in Victoria Sapa Hotel and you will be free at leisure for the rest of morning. Afternoon, we take a light trek to Cat Cat village to see Black H'mong hill tribes. Walking back to hotel. Overnight in Sapa
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 3: Sapa Trekking (Wednesday)
Morning trek to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages. Enjoy the breath-taking landscapes. Touring the villages and car will transfer you back to the hotel. Overnight in Sapa
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 4: Sapa Vietnam - Lao Cai - Hanoi (Thursday)
Check-out and have breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Lao Cai to take day train back to Hanoi (The train will leave Lao Cai at 10:20 AM)
Meals: Breakfast
Upon arrival in Hanoi at about 08:30 AM on, you will arrange transportation by your selves back to your hotel.
Inclusions :
Accommodation (double/twin sharing)
Private pick up and transfer (A/C van)
English/French speaking local tour guide
Meals specified in tour program
Return train tickets (Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi)
Sightseeing tours per program
All entrance, permission and visiting fees
Exclusions :
Meals which do not specify in the program
Personal travel insurance
All personal expenses
All gratuities and tips to driver and tour guide
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Chủ Nhật, 17 tháng 7, 2011

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Hanoi Best Golf Tour, Vietnam travel

Hanoi Best Golf Tour, Vietnam travel
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Tour outline with vietnam travel

Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi with Vietnam travel

Day 2: Play golf in Star Golf and Country Club in Hai Duong province with Vietnam Travel

Day 3: Golfing in King‘s Island Golf Resort In Dong Mo area With Vietnam travel

Day 4: Departure for the next destination with Vietnam travel


Tour itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi City – Play golf in Star Golf and Country Club with Vietnam travel

We welcome you at airport, transfer to Sheraton hotel or similar in Hanoi by private car, check in hotel and spend time relaxing. In the evening, we host a special dinner for you in the best luxury restaurant in Hanoi and enjoy your night by yourself.


Day 2: Play golf in Star Golf and Country Club in Hai Duong with vietnam travel

After breakfast, private car and tour guide pick you up in hotel for Hai Duong province to spend the whole day playing golf.


Day 3: Play golf in King’s Island Golf Resort in Dong Mo with Vietnam travel

In the morning, we take you to Dong Mo – 50 kms from Hanoi for playing Golf. You return to Hanoi in the afternoon.


Day 4: Departure for the next destination with Vietnam travel golf

This is the last day, you are in Hanoi, spend the whole morning for shopping and entertaining until our car comes to pick you up to airport.

Things to bring: Cap, sun cream and personal things are necessary.


Cuisines: In the golf courses, there are luxury restaurant with plenty of dishes for you.


Tour guide: He will accompany you in the whole trip except for the time you are playing golf.

Tour Name:       Hanoi Best Golf Tours
Duration:           4 days and 3 nights
Rate:                 On request

Tour included:

- Private chauffeur driven vehicles

- All airport pick up & transfer

- Reserved tee time at each course

- Green fees and caddie fees

- Shared electronic carts / buggy

- Accommodation based on twin or double sharing with daily breakfast

- Cultural sightseeing if included


Tour excluded:

- Visa to Vietnam (please contact us for visa upon arrival letter)

- Food and beverages either taken on the course or in clubhouse

- Other meals if not included in the program

- All International flights to and from Vietnam

- Travel and medical insurances, all personal expenses

- All gratuities and tips to driver and tour guide

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King's Island Golf Resort Dong Mo with vietnam golf tours


Course Feature
International 18 hole golf course 
Designed by Robert McFarland
Lake and Mountain view
Description
Situated in Ha Tay province, Viet Nam, Kings’ Island Golf  tours is an international standard golf tours club located 36 km. west of Hanoi, and 45 km. from Noi Bai International Airport. The club is located in the Kings’ Valley on 350 hectares along the shores of Dong Mo Lake. Access to the course is by boat.
Kings’ Island has two 18 hole golf courses. The Lakeside Course opened in 1993 and the Mountain view Course opened in Oct – 2004. Kings’ Island is the first 36 hole facility in Northern Viet Nam. The facilities include a fully air-conditioned clubhouse & restaurant, driving range with putting greens & practice bunker, pro shop, swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and boat dock.
Playing the Course
Lakeside was designed by American Golf Course Architect, Robert McFarland, who has been involved in designing championship golf courses around the world including Mission Hills California. He specializes in challenging designs using local terrain and natural hazards.
Lakeside includes numerous and varied uses of the water surrounding the course and the gently sloping terrain. Water is in play on 14 of the 18 holes. Nature herself has created a superb setting for this very challenging 6,454 Yards, Par 72 course.
The 18 hole Mountain view Course is Par 72 playing 7100 yards. It was designed by Pacific Coast Design Pty. Ltd. Based in Melbourne, Australia. Pacific Coast has been involved in site planning & golf design for over 18 years and has completed major projects in India, Malaysia, China, Thailand & Australia.
The course is designed to fit the setting’s natural contours. The design takes maximum advantage of the ambience of the waterside setting, distant mountains and surrounding trees. The layout of the golf course will excite and challenge all levels of players.
The Mountain view Course includes a new clubhouse, boat dock and driving range with a putting green & practice bunker. Outside player use will be restricted during peak hours on the weekend.
Facilities:
New Clubhouse
The operation of the new clubhouse has complemented Kings’ Island as an exclusive Golf Resort. Members are able to utilize Clubhouse Facilities, Golf Lodge, Swimming Pool,  Sauna, Jacuzzi and more all operated to international standards.

Clubhouse Restaurant
The Clubhouse Restaurant offers a wide menu to cater for a variety of international tastes and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. While you relax in air-conditioned comfort our large screen satellite TV’s will keep you up-to-date with international sports and current affairs.
Changing and Locker Rooms
The fully air-conditioned changing rooms are a welcome sight after playing. With over 350 lockers, large golfing groups are welcome. Members may store their golf bags for no extra charge. Golf Equipment is available for rental.
Pro-Shop and Practice Range Facilities
Members have access to a fully equipped Pro-Shop and Driving Range. Our Pro shop carries a range of equipment, apparel, balls, tees, clubs and other Golf products . The covered driving range allows you to sharpen your game with 2 separate Putting Greens and a Practice Bunker. Golfing members are entitled to discounted vouchers for range balls

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Facilities & Services
We will provide our members and guests with excellent, world-class facilities attended to and Serviced by a highly motivated professional staff. a
Club house
Total floor space: about 3000m2
Steel framed reinforced concrete structure / two-story building
Designed by Mitsuyasu Nakajima, the first class architect (Kensoken CEO of CO., LTD.. .. ..)

Facilities in Club house

First floor:

Reception
   

Pro-shop
(tie-up with Japanese maker in merchadising)
   

Locker room & Powder corner
(VIP's lockers and showers are prepared separatedly)
   

Jacuzzi Shower in room
(for both Ladies & Gentlemen)
 Caddy Master's room
Second floor:
 Restaurant with marvelous view
(Fully equipped Competition Member's request according to room or private room
Introductory words from the designer of Hanoi Golf Club Clubhouse ~
Firstly, I found that the goal of Hanoi Golf Club was first to reach the championship and world-class golf course at hilly-side in the North of Hanoi. Additionally, the management of Hanoi Golf Club is members-oriented. From these thoughts, I designed the clubhouse to respond to the orientation of high-class one.
I completed the design of the clubhouse under consideration not only for Customers' enjoyment of playing golf with your friends but also for usefulness in business. I wish to show Japanese traditionally spiritual beauty with the Clubhouse.
Restaurant
Japanese cuisine will be complemented with Korean, Western, Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine. Keeping in mind the diverse culinary demands of our members and guests, we will strive to provide the finest dining with excellent service.



Driving range
Together with full-scale 280yard Driving range, Bunker and Putter training field training field will be also set.
Golf cart
  Golf carts for 2 persons will be served. We will lay down the road for golf carts only in Course. Course depending on condition, we plan to make them be able to come into Course inside. Please, make it useful for your comfortable play.
Caddy
When playing golf, Caddies are considered as both player's friend and partner. We would like to offer high-qualified Caddies who can support you to reach good scores upon the training of Caddy Master.
   


 

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