Luxury Sapa Topas Ecolodge Hiking Package 2 days 1 night from HN

Duration2 days

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LanguagesEnglish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Topas Ecolodge, set deep in the Hoang Lien National Park, 18 km from Sapa town, offers you an ideal stay during your hiking tour into the Sapa Mountains. Enjoy the return Hanoi – Sapa ride with our luxurious and direct Topas Mountain Express limousine; take the best remote hiking tours along rice fields to experience the ethnic communities, relax with a quiet stay and breathtaking mountain views at Topas Ecolodge. Previous clients recommend one more night at the lodge due to the travel time from Hanoi.

What's included

English-speakingng guide during excursion
All entrance fees to the indicated places
Lunch
Transfer by Topas Mountain Express: Hanoi – Topas Ecolodge – Hanoi (SIC)
Breakfast
Mineral water and snack during excursions

Personal Expense
Lunch/Dinner available at Topas restaurant with set menu from 18-20 USD/meal
New Year, National Holiday: 45 USD/person extra fee

What to expect

Day 1: Comfortable drive to Topas Ecolodge and hike to neighboring Red Dao village

Sapa
5h

From 6:30 - 7:00 AM, you will commence from your hotel on Topas Mountain Express for 5 hours transfer to
Topas Ecolodge.
3h · Admission ticket included

The walk in the afternoon commences from Topas Ecolodge on a quiet road with a great view of the rice
terrace below. You then take a slightly ascent to Lech village where you will visit a local house, meet the
friendly Red Dao hosts and experience their daily way of life. The Red Dao women, like their ancestors,
having hair and eyes brows shaved and wearing very colorful customs. They are famous for beautiful
handmade embroidery. On the way back to Topas Ecolodge, you will walk on small trails passing rice
terraces and cross a suspension bridge, where you can take some great pictures of the landscape. Your
guide will explain the interesting cultivating culture of the local farmers.
Back at Topas Ecolodge, you may want to try a traditional Red Dao herbal bath at the lodge’s spa.
Approx: Grade: Easy/ 2.5 - 3 hours walking

Day 2: Explore the most remote area of Sapa and back to Hanoi

Terraced Rice Fields in Shin Chai Village
2h · Admission ticket included

Enjoy your breakfast in our restaurant or on the terrace. At 8:30 AM you will commence the excursion with a
transfer deeper into Hoang Lien National Park to the trek starting point near Sin Chai village. You are now
“off the beaten track”, enjoying beautiful views of high mountains, waterfalls and the deep valleys. The trails
will soon lead you to the Red Dao village of Nam Nhiu, here you will meet the villagers, enjoy a cup of green
tea in their house and learn about their daily way of life. Leaving the village behind, you will turn into a small
dirt trail and soon be inspired by the marvelous view of the rice valley dotted with bamboo huts, which are
used by local farmers as an overnight lodge on harvesting days. Passing the rice terraces and a pretty river
you will walk on a quiet road for a while before arriving at Nam Cang village. Your lunch is served at Topas
Riverside Lodge, with a jungle background and connects with Nam Cang village by its own suspended
bridge.
Nam Cang
2h

Nam Cang village is in the most remote area of Sapa. The Red Dao women wear some of the most colorful
and diverse costumes of all of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Herbal bath, local medicine and embroidery are
some of the things that the Red Dao are very skilled at. Accompanied by your guide, you will explore the
village and learn how the local villagers make writing paper, jewelry and embroidery. You may also want to
take a swim in the river later.
At 14:15, you will have a transfer to a meeting point where you meet the Topas Mountain Express for 4.5
hours transfer back to Hanoi.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

If you stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter, you can come to meeting point: Hanoi Opera House.

End point

If you stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter, you can come to meeting point: Hanoi Opera House.

Pickup details

Our driver with limousine will come to your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter to pick up. So please ready before departure time

Additional information

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.