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Sapa adventures, trekking tours, home-stay in villages of sapa:
Sapa is popular by its attractive continental climate. The mean annual temperature here is15-18ْ C. In summers, it isn’t hot as the other areas. The coolest months are December to February and snow falls most years for 1-3 days. Visitor will pass 4 seasons each day: spring in morning, summer at noon, autumn in afternoon and winter at night.
The best times of the year to visit Sapa are in the spring and fall. Summers tend to be rainy and muddy, while winter temperatures can drop to the freezing mark. Weather really does make a difference here, because the spectacular scenery is all but blotted out when there is cloud and rain.
Sapa presents many places such as: Sapa church, Cat Cat waterfall, Ham Rong peak…
In town center, there are the villas built in the peace forest and behind the queues of “pomu”. In the morning, from here, visitors can see cloud covered peaks, crystal clear streams and sleep terraced vegetable garden.
The Cool Gateway is the highest peak where the people can arrive by road for observing Fan Si Phan, bamboo forest, Ta Phin cave, the ancient rock belong to Muong Hoa river (in the Muong Hoa valley)
Hoang Lien Son mountain is situated in west of town, cloud covered in early morning all 4 seasons. Topping out at 3143 meters of altitude, Fan Si Phan has become the Mount Everest of Vietnam-place of the rare fauna-flora, becoming to go mountaineering
Walking down the valleys, passer-by can visit Black H’mong’s village, Red Dao’s waterfall…
Adventure tours to sapa should be as following:
DAY1: HANOI - SAPA (DEPART MONDAY)
Transfer to the train station in Hanoi for your overnight train to Sapa, the Train leaves at 22.00 PM tonight.
Day 2: Sapa – Tavan – Seomity (L,D)
Early in the morning we arrive to Lao Cai Train Station. Meet our tour guide and trasfer to the hotel in Sapa.
You will go south by car toward Muong Hoa valley. Your trek will begin from Tavan village of Giay minority. The first day trek will be mostly uphill. Whenever you stop for a rest, you will be able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a nice spot for lunch.
The trek will be softer in the afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seomity village of Black Hmong minority before you arrive in a campsite, which locates nearby a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner, you can take a walk to stretch the legs.
Approx: 0,5 hour driving/ 4 hours trekking/ 1 hour lunch
Day 3: Seomity – Den Thang – Ta Trung Ho (B,L,D)
The trek today takes you through beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges. You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You arrive in Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a river or in a local school according to the weather.
After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on tinny footpath going up and down, which requires some concentration. You will reach to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you spend the night in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign visitors. The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao.
Approx: 0,5 hour driving, 4 hours trekking, 1 hour lunch
Day 4: Ta Trung Ho – Nam Toong – Ban Ho – Sapa (B,L)
You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be prepared in a local school.
In the afternoon, before descending to Ban Ho, you can make a stop by a waterfall to refresh. On the last hours you can enjoy the valley one final time whilst trekking up to Su Pan. The car will meet you there and you will be transferred to Lao Cai railway station for a train to Hanoi. (L)
Approx: 1 hour driving/ 4 hours trekking/ 1 hour lunch
DAY5: Departure Hanoi
Early in the morning pick up at Hanoi railway station, have breakfast before transfer to your hotel in Hanoi, End of service.
Accommodation
Very rustic!
Note: The first day will mostly be spent on the dirt road. This trip will easily combine with the transfer to Lao Cai railway station without repeating the way or passing by Sapa.
Please contact to get more information:
Full contact information for my company is as follows:
Vietnampathfinder Travel Co., Ltd.
13 Ngo Huyen Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel. 84-4-928 9776
Fax 84-4-928 9778
Cell 84-91-33-23-977
Website: www.vietnampathfinder.com
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