Ha Giang - Sapa 5 Days 4 Nights

06h30: The driver will pick you at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.

07h30: Pick up and departure from Noi Bai Airport.

10h30: The bus stops at Tuyen Quang City(have lunch by yourself).

13h30: Driver will drop you off at hotel and then check-in hotel in Ha Giang City.

15h00:The tour guide will pick you up at hotel to visit around the city:

• Thon Tha, Ha Thanh Village -Thisis a small, beautiful village inhabited by the Tay people, located about 6 km from Ha Giang City. The village boasts ancient houses on stilts, terraced rice fields, and, most notably, a stunning waterfall perfect for leisurely walks.
• Km0 square, Nui Cam Mountain View.

19h00: Have dinner and come back the hotel. Then having free time.

06h30: Have breakfast at hotel.

07h30: The car and tour guide pick you up. Right after that is a sightseeing trip to Ha Giang Loop:

• Km0 square. This is the Ha Giang center and the starting point of the route of the road named Happiness from the city to the Meo Vac town with a length of 175 km.
• Bac Sum Pass – the first slope welcome to the “Dong Van Karst Plateau GeoPark’’. This point we just drive though.
• Heaven’s Gate Quan Ba –  Here you can stop and take pictures of the beautiful Nui Doi twin mountains view at the top of the slope.
• Can Ty Pass – with altitude of 1000- 1200 meters above sea level. You can admire the beautiful and majestic scenery.

12h00: Have lunch with local food at Yen Minh small town. After continue the trip.

14h00: Tham Ma pass – we can stop at the top of slope and enjoy the beautiful slope. Before that you have to go through 9 interesting passages.

15h00: Visit Sung La valley and Lung Cam – This is a small village with classic houses of the Hmong people. Specially, you can visit the house named after Pao’s house.

16h00: Lung Cu Flag Pole – Here we have a beautiful Lo Lo Chai village localted at the foot of Long Son Mountain and is the home of the Lo Lo minority people. The village still has unique houses and friendly people. You can visit here on foot.

17h30: Arrive and check in hotel (or homestay) at Dong Van town.

• Dong Van district marks the starting point of Vietnam, sharing a border that stretches for hundreds of kilometers with China. It is predominantly inhabited by various ethnic minorities such as the Hmong, Tay, Nung, Lo Lo, Co Lao, San Chi, San Diu, among others, with the Hmong comprising about 70% of the population. The renowned Dong Van Old Quarter has historically been the primary trading center of the entire region and continues to hold that status today. On Sunday mornings in Dong Van Old Town, a bustling local market draws people from all over, creating a lively scene of buying and selling.

19h00: Ẹnjoy your dinner at Old Quarter. Then you can walk around.

07h00: Have breakfast at local market and a coffe. Then driving on the road with special name “Happiness” (On Sunday mornings, you can attend the local market of ethnic people at Dong Van town)

08h00:Ma Pi Leng Pass – At an altitude of over 1200 meters above sea level with a beautiful mountain view, below is the Nho Que river. Then this is a great place for sightseeing and taking photos. Also here you can stop and have a cup of coffee at the Panorama Coffee (this one you pay by yourself about 60.000 VND)

09h30: We visit Nho Que river by boat. Then the Meo Vac town.

• Meo Vac town – Meo Vac is a highland district adjacent to China border. The district has a sparse population and is dominated by the Hmong people, accounting for about 70% of the population. Hmong people have the custom of living on high and dangerous mountain ranges.

(on Sunday mornings, they gather to trade and meet at Meo Vac town market)

11h00: Visit Hmong king’s palace – in the past this was the residence of the most powerful of the Hmong people and was considered their palace at that time, in a unique Chinese style.

13h00: Have lunch at Quan Ba town.

16h00: Arrive Ha Giang city. You can wait at our office for the bus that will take you to SaPa.(we have rest room for free)

 Option 1:

16h00: Limousine Bus takes you from our office to SaPa town.

22h30: Arrive Sapa town,check in hotel and have a rest. Then, enjoy your free time.

Option 2:

20h00:Sleeping bus will pick you up at our office. (Say good bye Ha Giang and go to SaPa)

03h00: Arrive in SaPa town. Our local guide will wait and pick you up there to check in hotel.

07h00: Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

08h00: Your local tour guide will pick you up to embark on a 2 km trek to Cat Cat Village of the Black Hmong tribe. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to visit the SaPa market, where three ethnic minority groups gather to sell or exchange various products such as vegetables, woven brocades, handicrafts, embroideries, and traditional clothes. Continuing the journey, you'll explore the villages and witness a beautiful waterfall alongside a power plant constructed by the French during colonial times in 1925.

During this visit, you'll have approximately 40 minutes to enjoy performances presented by the boys and girls from the village. Finally, trek 3.5 km back up to SaPa town.

11:30: Relish a picnic lunch by the riverside or opt for lunch with a local family while en route to Sin Chai Village. Then proceed with a 3 km journey to Sin Chai, a village nestled at the base of Fansipan Mountain, famously known as 'the roof of Vietnam and Indochina.

14:00: Return to SaPa town. You have the option to purchase tickets for the Fansipan cable car (price: 850,000 VND - self-payment) or freely explore the town on foot.

19:00: Savor dinner either at the hotel or a restaurant. Following that, you're welcome to wander and explore SaPa town, its market, and indulge in some shopping. Spend the night at hotel.

07:00: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.

08:00: Begin a 12 km trek downhill to Muong Hoa Valley, renowned as the most beautiful valley in SaPa, where local hill tribes reside and cultivate rice field terraces. Trek down through Ylinh Ho and Lao Chai Villages along a narrow trail for approximately 3.5 hours, passing steep mountainsides adorned with terraced rice paddies belonging to an ethnic minority group. Gain insights into the distinctive customs of the Black Hmong people.

12:30: Indulge in a picnic lunch by Muong Hoa stream. Post-lunch, continue trekking along the small terraces of rice paddies accompanied by Hmong people towards Ta Van Village, home to the Dzay Tribes.

14:00: Transfer back to SaPa town. Enjoy free time to explore SaPa Town. Depart for Hanoi by bus.

20:00: Arrive at the bus office in Old Quarter HaNoi.

Note: If you don’t like trekking you can choose visit by motorbike or relax at Sapa town until the bus pick up come back Ha Noi.