20.00: Trekking Sapa’s tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Ha Noi train station for the night train to Lao Cai station. Sleep on the train in 4 berth sharing cabin with AC Soft Sleeper.

Meet your Sapa guide and driver upon your arrival and transfer uphill the Hoang Lien Son mountains to Sapa. Enjoin the great views of valleys and terraced rice fields along the way. After breakfast, Trekking

Sapa’s tour guide will show you around for a brief introduction of this charming town. At the market, ethnic minority people of different groups wearing their traditional costumes made by themselves comes every day selling local products includes vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom, medicinal herbs and souvenirs… there are chances to get intact and taking photos. Afterwards you will follow the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong Mountain for over viewing beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding area, paying visit to an orchard garden and a mini museum which tells you a lot about ethnic minority people living in Sapa and the northwest region. After lunch, transfer 14km to the center of Ta Phin valley, then you will enjoy an easy walk following village path, paying visit to some H’mong hamlets scattering from the bottom of the valley to higher mountain slopes. From high elevation, great view of the valley stretching under your foot.

Continue your walk to the Red Zao village in which you will meet groups of women making handicrafts includes embroidered clothes, handbags… Transfer back to Sapa in late afternoon and the rest hours is at your leisure.

Commencing the trip from Sapa, you will cycle uphill, passing green chayote farms on the bamboo frames and rose gardens which cover the mountain slops for over 10km. First long break at the famous Silver Waterfall to enjoy magnificent scenery and overview spectacular valley.

Continue cycling uphill few kilometres further to the top of Tram Ton Pass, the highest mountain pass in Vietnam at 1,800m above sea level. From here stunning views of the valley stretches in your sight and the road downhill winds its way as a thin string on the hillsides. 18km cycling downhill with lots of fun and many stops for photos and you will arrive to a Red H’mong village of Chu Va at the foot of Hoang Lien near a clear stream of water, where you can enjoy Lunch break and swim in the river as well.

After lunch and taking a short walk around the village, you will continue cycle descending to Binh Lu where another stop to visit the market here. Afterwards, a two hours leisurely cycle to explore this lush valley, paying visit to the Lu and Zao Tien villages. You will continue cycling uphill 15km of the Hong Thu Man mountain range and when arriving at the top the great view of Tam Duong Valley which is surrounded by impressive mountain back drops with green tea plantations and terraced rice paddies. Arriving in Ban Hon Village of the Lu peoples, beautifully set on a bank of a river, taking shower or if you like swimming in the river and free walk to explore the village.

After breakfast, It is really nice to attend the market here for about an hour where you can meet many local ethnic peoples in their traditional costumes such as the Red H’mong, Black Zao, Zao with coins, Lu, Lao…

Leaving Tam Duong at about 09.00 Am you will get off the main road and follow a dirt road for about 45km off the beaten track. There is more fun along the way while you cycle through this quiet and peaceful region and paying visit to the Lu and Black Zao villages along the way.

A late lunch will be prepare in a village near Binh Lu town and along break by the side of the river again for recharging energy before cycling uphill the Hoang Lien Son range again.

The way uphill is as far as 40km and very steep, so it is flexible for you to cycle as far as you wish, other while vehicle will carry the bikes and you will relax and enjoy landscape from the car or van. Getting to Lao Cao Station late in the afternoon, you have time for a quick shower and Dinner on your own before boarding the overnight train for Hanoi. Trip ends early next morning as you arrive in Hanoi.

Getting back to Ha Noi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am, taxi to hotel on your own. Finish unforgettable Sapa Tours with Trekking Sapa. Good bye & see you in the next time! Trekking Sapa can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.