Your Trekking Sapa experience begins at 20.00 as you are collected from your hotel and transferred to Hanoi Railway Station to catch the overnight train to Lao Cai.(overnight on the train, the cabin with 4 berths, soft sleeper and air-conditioning). Arrive Lao Cai 5:30 or 6:00am.

*** It takes about 8 hours to go from Hanoi to Lao Cai by night train.

The train arrives at Lao Cai station early at about 06.00, look for the “Trekking Sapa Logo & Your Name” sign when you exit the train station, as our guide will pick you up there and an hour transfer uphill the Hoang Lien Son mountains to Sapa. Great views of valleys and terraced rice fields! When you arrive in Sapa you will be taken to a local restaurant for a morning shower, breakfast, a short rest and some last preparations before our Sapa trip. Your 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.

Leaving Sapa, you will cycle along the motor way fro few kilometers, then turn to a dirt road up and down hill to visit Ma Tra Village of the H’Mong, where you will leave your bike and take a walk for an hour to different hamlets scattering from the bottom of the valley to higher mountain slopes. Continue on two wheels for another hours to center of Ta Phin Valley where you will meet groups of Red Zao women making handicrafts includes embroidered clothes, handbags… You will explore this village of the Red Zao for an hour and then set down for Lunch.

Long break with a lot of photos taken before following the main road up hill back to Sapa. The afternoon cycle 14km to the Silver Waterfall is let open on your decision then. If not cycle, you may enjoy this portion of the trip by vehicle. Arrive back to Sapa and the rest few hours is set at your leisure.

Starting your cycle from Sapa at 08.00Am, heading south along the narrow motor way downhill and the first 7km features with steep road, wild nature and spectacular scenery of Fansipan Mount on your right side and then the large view of Muong Hoa Valley opens wide suddenly. You will cross the Muong Hoa River and exploring ethnic villages including Ta Van (Zay) and Lao Chai and Su Pan(Black H’mong).

Continue 12 km further south, you will see another large valley in oval shape. As you cycle along the road winding on the left side of the valley at high elevation great view of the Ban Ho Valley dominated by green fields and stilt houses stretching far away under your wheels. Descending downhill for about 20minutes you will arrive Ban Ho Village of the Tay where you will enjoy Lunch prepared in a local home. After long break for Lunch you will leave your bikes here and on foot to explore Ban Ho and nearby villages.

The way back is flexible for your choice. You may choose to cycle for some portions and on vehicle for the rest of the road and arriving back to your hotel in Sapa before 05.00Pm. Take a quick shower and transfer to Lao Cai Station for the night train back to Hanoi. Which arrive the next morning and end up your trip.

Upon arrival at Hanoi train Station your time with us comes to an end. Here you can catch a taxi back to your hotel by yourself.

Finish unforgettable Sapa Tour with TrekkingSapa. Good bye & see you in the next time! TrekkingSapa can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.