NORTHEAST & NORTHWEST VIETNAM TOUR NO. 3 (SAPA - FANSIPAN - HA GIANG) 4D4N – DAYTIME DEPARTURE, OVERNIGHT RETURN

06.20: Our sleeping bus will pick you at the address on Tran Quang Khai street and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway. Along the way, you will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of northwestern mountains, terraced fields sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have two short-breaks in 30 minutes for each and then continue the trip to Sapa.

13.00-13.30: Arrive in Sapa, eat lunch and check in at the hotel. 

14.30: Tour guide picks you from the hotel and takes you to Moana. A check-in area with man-made structures but arranged in harmony with nature to create a unique, strange and beautiful landscape. The check-in area is only 500m from the Stone Church, with the view embracing the Hoang Lien Son range and the majestic Fansipan peak. This place consists of seven categories, attracting young people by many unique miniatures. There are Bali heaven gate, Moana girl statue, infinity lake, golden hand, death swing, lonely tree and coffee area.

18h30: Having dinner. After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market - one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in northwest Vietnam. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.

07.00: Have breakfast in the hotel.

08.00: Car and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world's most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina.

11.30: Back to Sapa, have lunch and rest.

14.30: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools...  Come back to the hotel.

18.30: Having dinner in Sapa town

20.00: Our sleeping bus will pick you up in Sapa town and depart to Ha Giang. Overnight on bus

04.00-04.30: Arrive Ha Giang, Drop you at the homestay or motel for the rest. You will have breakfast here.

07h00: Tour guide picks you up at homestay or motel and prepares for beginning of the excursion with Ha Giang karst plateau. You will visit:

• Km0 milestone in Ha Giang city.
• Bac Sum pass, the first pass when you go into the Dong Van Karst Plateau area.
• Next stop is Quan Ba Sky Gate. Enjoy your time here seeing the beauty of Bosom Mountain and all Tam Son Town from the higher place.
• Visit Lung Tam weaving village and explore the production stages to make brocade (Note: This place may not visit depending the weather or road quality)
• Take a picture with a lonely Lumber tree.
• Tham Ma pass where people used to test the power of horses before.

Noon: Have lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit:

• Pho Cao (Fox street) for watching the unique house of H’Mong people, with the rock fence bounding it (you can also take pictures with Peach Blossoms and Plum Blossoms at Tet holiday, and visit Pho Cao Market on Day of the Dog and Day of the Dragon).
• 9 Rounds pass
• Sung La village, visit H'Mong Ancient house - the place where the film “Story of Pao” was produced in 2006. 
• Visit to the King family mansion lying inside a valley of Sa Phin. This is the wealthiest and most powerful family of Dong Van in the early 20th century. 
• Lung Cu Flag Pole - the northernmost place of Vietnam.

18.00: Arrive at Dong Van town. Check in hotel and rest

19.00: Have dinner. You can free for a walk to discover Dong Van old quarter at night or have a cup of coffee (paid by yourself) at the most favorite Café in Dong Van named "Café Phố Cổ" or try many kinds of food in Dong Van. Overnight at Dong Van town.

06.30: Have breakfast. On Sunday, you will have a chance to join the Dong Van weekly market which is very famous with thousands of H'mong, Dzao and Tay people with colorful clothes who sell lots of local products.

08.00: Check out and get on car and continuing with:

• Conquer Mapileng pass with spectacular scenery
• Take pictures with Mapileng canyon which is 800 meters deep
• Yacht on Nho Que River and pass to Tu San Canyon (not include the fee of return bus and boat, 15$/person) 

Noon: Have lunch in Dong Van town. After Lunch, You will be back to Ha Giang. You will visit Lung Tam weaving village and explore the production stages to make brocade.

17.30: Arrive Ha Giang. Have dinner at the restaurant. Depending on your booked option, the car and tour guide will:

(*) With the option of returning to Hanoi by Limousine (seat): The car will take you to the Limousine, check in and rest. You self-sufficient dinner on the way back. Arrived in Hanoi around 00:30am the next day. Tour ends. See you again!

(*) With the option of returning to Hanoi by Sleeping bus: The car will take you to the Homestay for rest and eat dinner. After the dinner, get on the Sleeping bus and go back to Hanoi. Arrived in Hanoi around 04:00am the next day. Tour ends. See you again!