- 01 Night’s accommodation in a top-rated hotel; breakfast included
- 02 Nights accommodation in a 4-berth train cabin (4 persons/cabin)
- 01 Night in a local homestay - Boat Trip as mentioned in the itinerary
- All transportation in an air-conditioned car
- Tour Guides are well-informed, highly qualified, English speaking locals
- Meals and Entrance Fees are as mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals and drinks, except others as mentioned in the detail program.
- Visa, domestic and international flights with airport taxes.
- Personal insurance and personal expenses.
- Tips for tour guide and driver
- Cancellation received before 60 days: FREE of charge
- Cancellation received from 30 days to 59 days prior arrival date: 10% of total rate
- Cancellation received from 15 days to 29 days prior arrival date: 30% of total rate
- Cancellation received from 7 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 50% of total rate
- Cancellation received less than 7 days prior arrival date or No show: 100% of total rate
The rate for children applicable for one child sharing a room with two adults
- For infant (<04 years old): FOC except domestic ticket cost
- 04 - 11 years old without bed: 50% adult rate
- 04 - 11 years old with extra bed: 75% adult rate
- 04 - 11 years old in twin share: 90% adult rate
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Superior 3* |
Deluxe 4* |
Luxury 5* |
| Hanoi Hotel |
Hanoi Moment 1 Hotel or similar
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Golden Lotus Luxury Hotel or similar
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Sheraton Hotel or similar
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| Sapa Hotel |
Panorama Hotel or similar
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Chau Long Hotel or similar
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Victoria Sapa Resort and spa or similar
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Prices are in USD, per person. Validity: from 01/09/2013 to 30/09/2014
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| Tour Options |
02 Pax |
4 pax |
6 pax |
8 pax |
Single Sup. |
| Superior 3* |
US$ 297.00
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US$ 235.00
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US$ 207.00
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US$ 198.00
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US$ 17.00
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| Deluxe 4* |
US$ 336.00
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US$ 274.00
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US$ 246.00
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US$ 236.00
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US$ 42.00
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| Luxury 5* |
US$ 378.00
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US$ 316.00
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US$ 287.00
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US$ 278.00
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US$ 84.00
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Night 1 Hanoi - Night train to Laocai (Sapa)
Around 7PM our driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the Hanoi Train Station. Here you will catch the night train north to Lao Cai (Sapa). (Overnight on train.)
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Day 1 Sapa - Trek to visit Lao Chai – Ta van (B,L,D)
You will arrive at Lao Cai station around 5:30AM, where a MinMax affiliate will pick you up and transfer you to Sapa. (Before the trip starts you will have breakfast at a local restaurant.) From Sapa we will drive to the Lao Chai village and start trekking downhill through the Muong Hoa Valley. Passing through rice paddies and small hamlets, you will learn all about the life of hill tribes in the area and even have a chance to speak with some locals.
We will have a picnic lunch during the trek with a local family, and after lunch will continue trekking through villages and rice terraced fields to Ta Van Village. Settled by the Dzay ethnic peoples, this area is known to be the most beautiful village in the entire area. We will have dinner and spend the night at a local families homestay in the Ta Van Village.
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Day 2 Giang Ta Chai – Supan – Sapa (B,L)
After having breakfast at the homestay, you will continue the trek onwards towards the Red Dao people’s Giang Ta Chai village- home to a beautiful waterfall. The Red Dao women are known for their colorful red embroideries and coins on their clothing, as well as their brightly colored red head scarves. Observing a Red Dao legend, some of these women have even shaved off their eyebrows. You will continue along from Giang Ta Chai through small paths in the rice fields, crossing a picturesque suspended bridge over the Muong Hoa River, and up to the Supan village where you will meet the transfer back to Sapa. (There will be a picnic lunch along the way with a local family.) On the road back to Sapa, you will also have the opportunity to visit the ancient stone circle. In Sapa you will check in to your hotel and spend the evening in Sapa.
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Day 3 Sapa – Coc Ly Market – Chay River – Night train back to Hanoi (B,L)
Day 3 we will leave Sapa early (around 7:00 AM) for the Coc Ly market. During the visit to Coc Ly, we will meet and learn about the peaceful lives of 6 different minority peoples (Flower H’mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay, Hanhi and Nung). The Coc Ly market is where all the minority groups meet to share news, joys & sorrows after important harvests. After leaving the market, we will board a boat along the Chay River where colossal rock mountains and breathtaking waterfalls lift our spirits (yet make us feel extremely small!). From the boat we will visit the “Fairy Cave” (located deep in the rocks), as well as the Trung Do Village of the Tay Minority peoples, located just nearby the river. We will take a car back to the Lao Cai Station and board the night train back to Hanoi City. (Overnight on train.)
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Day 4 Hanoi Arrival
The tour will finish with an arrival into Hanoi’s Train Station around 5:30 AM, where our private car will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel (booked separately, on your own).
We would like to express our sincere thanks for considering and (hopefully) choosing to travel with MinMax. We are confident that you will thoroughly enjoy every moment of your trip and every corner of our beautiful country.
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Photo gallery of Sapa Market & Chay River Tour (3 days/4 nights)
