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Fansipan Mountain Discovery
Tour 8 Days / 7 Nights
This 8 days adventure tour ends at the top of Mount Fansipan, the 'Rooftop of Indochina'. Enjoy the colonial charms of
Hanoi before meeting the Black H’mong tribe in Sapa and camping under the stars on the slopes of Mount Fansipan.
BRIEF ITINERARY :
Day 1 : Arrival Hanoi
Day 2 : Hanoi City Tour – Night train to Lao Cai
Day 3 : Lao Cai – Sapa – Ta Phin
Day 4 : Sapa - Fansipan
Day 5 : Fansipan Trekking
Day 6 : Fansipan - Sapa
Day 7 : Sapa – Lao Cai – Catch Night Train back Hanoi
Day 8 : Hanoi Arrival - Departure
Accomodation categories :
Hotel Details
Destination
3star 4star 5star
Tulico Train Victoria Train Victoria Train
Train ticket or Friendly or Fasipan Express or Fasipan Express
Victoria Sapa Victoria Sapa
Sapa Royal View or Sapa hotel
or Chau Long hotel or Chau Long hotel
Fansipan Camping Camping Camping
DETAIL ITINERARY :
Day 1: Arrival Hanoi
Today is the arrival day and a transfer will be provided from the airport to Ha noi old quarter
and free time on your own to explore Hanoi capital. Our guide will provide you with a
welcome kit which contains all the necessary information about your journey. Free at
leisure and overnight in Hanoi city
Include :
Private car
Hotel in Hanoi
Tour guide
2. Day 2 : Hanoi City Tour – Night train to Lao Cai
Today we enjoy a half day city tour, seeing the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace and
Ho Chi Minh’s House. Close to this complex is the One Pillar Pagoda. We also visit the Temple of Literature and the
peaceful lake of Hoan Kiem with its sacred temple before continuing on to the impressive Ethnologic Museum, dedicated to
Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minorities, some of which we will see on our forthcoming days. The reminder of the day is free for your
own exploration of Ha Noi until until at around 20:00pm, our tour guide and driver will pick up and escort you from your hotel
to escort you to Hanoi Raiway Station to catch night train at 21:15pm to Lao Cai in soft sleeper class which is compartment
for 4 passengers. Overnight on the train.
Stay overnight on train
Include :
Private car
Train ticket: Hanoi - Sapa (first class, soft sleeper, A/C 4berth cabin)
Tour guide
Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Entrance fee
Day 3 : Lao Cai – Sapa – Ta Phin
On arrive Lao Cai railway station around 6.00 am. The bus will pick you up and leave to
Sapa city 1 hour) for breakfast. Check in hotel and relax.
Sapa is located at the extreme north of Vietnam, near the Chinese border. The Sapa
plateau was identified in 1901 during the first topographic plotting of the area. A military
post was built in 1903. Originally, Cha Pa was created for medical purposes. Its bracing
climate was beneficial to westerners exhausted by a long stay in Vietnam. The military
sanatorium, completed in 1913, was built on the hill on which the municipal cistern now
stands.
After lunch, we trek to Ta Phin Village to meet friendly Back Hmong and Red Dao minorities, explore their famous
handicrafts making and the old French catholic church, the peace grotto.
After visit Ta Phin village, we come back Sapa by jeep for dinner and free at leisure. Overnight in Sapa city.
Include :
Private car
Hotel in Sapa
Tour guide
Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Entrance fee
Day 4 : Sapa - Fansipan
We start out together with our team of Black Hmong porters from Sa Pa around 9.00 am and head for the Black Hmong
village of Sin Chai in the bottom of the valley. Soon thereafter the ascend starts and we will walk for about three hours
before our cook serves a well prepared lunch in the forest. We continue our climb and around 4.30 pm we arrive at our
campsite at approximately 2500 m. The tents are raised for your comfort and the cook is already busy preparing a well
deserved dinner. It is time to enjoy the fresh air and the nocturnal sounds of nature.
Include :
Private car
Camping
Tour guide
Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Entrance fee
Day 5 : Fansipan Trekking
Today we spend a full day trekking mountain sides. The walk is very strenuous at times so
some physical preparation will enable you to maximize enjoyment from the trip. On arrival at
the ridge of 2200m we stop to have lunch, stretch our legs and catch a breathtaking views
over the valley of Sapa. The next stop of our trip is the peak of 2900m where will set up our
tents.
Include :
3. Private car
Camping
Tour guide
Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Entrance fee
Day 6 : Fansipan - Sapa
Maybe your body feels a bit busted, but a refreshing cup of coffee and some breakfast gives new energy to the descend
from the mountain. After the camp has been packed down we start walking around 9.00 am. We enjoy lunch in the forest
before reaching Sa Pa in the early afternoon, rushing for a cold drink and a hot shower.
Include :
Private car
Hotel in Sapa
Tour guide
Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Entrance fee
Day 7 : Sapa – Lao Cai – Catch Night Train back Hanoi
Today is set aside for our relaxation, either to stay at our hotel or walk down to the local market to take some pictures. In the
afternoon, we will return to the Lao Cai train station to catch the night train back to Hanoi (the train departs at 21.15).
Overnight in train.
Include :
Private car
Train ticket: Hanoi - Sapa (first class, soft sleeper, A/C 4berth cabin)
Tour guide
Meal : Breakfast
Day 8 : Hanoi Arrival - Departure
On arrival Hanoi railways station at 5.30am, we will be picked up transfer to hotel for early check in and relax. Free at leisure
in Hanoi until time transfer to airport for departure or extension.
Include :
Private car
Tourguide
INCLUDES:
- Private tour
- English speaking guide (other language upon your request)
- All accommodation at hotel - twin share basis with daily breakfast.
- Train ticket : Hanoi – Lao Cai - Hanoi (first class, soft sleeper, A/C 4 berth cabin)
- Additional meals as indicated in the itinerary (B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner)
- All A/C private for transportation as indicated in the program
- Entrance fees and permits during guided time.
EXCLUDES:
- Personal expenses such as Bar, Telephone and Laundry bills.
- Tips and gratuities
