2 Days Sapa Trekking In Cat Cat And Ta Van Village From Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa Town – Cat Cat villages (L/D)

1. Cat Cat village
   3h · Admission ticket included
   6:00-6:30: Pick up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on bus and depart for Sapa Town.
   9:30: On the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop. 11:00: Second rest stop at Lao Cai city before heading to Sapa.
   13:30: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. And wait at the bus station for the tour guide and driver to pick you up to the hotel and have lunch.
   14:30: Take a short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. The trekking distance is about 2.5km and it lasts for 2 hours.
   17:00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner then overnight at hotel

Day 2: Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Hanoi (B/L)

1. Y Linh Ho
   3h · Admission ticket included
   7:00 - 8:30: Have breakfast at the hotel, check out the room, and prepare a light pack for trekking. (Large luggage is kept in the hotel). In the second day, the trekking route is about 9km in 3.5 hours.
   8:30 Trek to Y Linh Ho, a village is located at flank of mountain. The village is surrounded by Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Hit on your eyes is rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai. You can see the local people are working on their fields as well as children are playing with friends carefreely.
2. Ta Van Village
   1h · Admission ticket included
   We then trek to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people. You will see the picture of rice fields and small houses near there. Its atmosphere is quite peaceful with wild nature, it is an ideal place for you to run away from busy life.
   12:30 - 13:30: Have lunch at local restaurant.
   13:30: Come to Ta Van Bridge and transport to Sapa town.
   14:00 - 14:45: Relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel's public bathroom.
   14:45 - 15:00: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
   16:30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
   21:30-22:00: Arrive Hanoi, and go back to your hotel by yourself.

Pickup details

Our driver will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. The pickup time will be varied from 6AM - 6:30AM or 10PM - 10:30PM. Please be ready and patiently wait at your hotel lobby / Meeting point

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• We just can pick up from hotel in Old Quarter area, in case your hotel is outside, please come to meeting point- we will give you when confirming. The drop off after tour is not included, you should come to hotel by yourself.
• Children, old people, or any one with low physical health are not allowed to join the tour, due to the long trek and danger in case of rain.
• Please let us know at the time of booking if you have any requirement, food request
• Trekking shoes, sun glasses, sun cream, insect repellent are also necessary. You should take cash with you in Vietnam Dong for personal expenses.
• You should bring warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September till March.
• The price is not applied for National public holidays, extra 20 percent
• Timeline of activities can be changed depending on weather and other factors
• Not recommended for travelers with Motion sickness or Claustrophobia