3 – Day Sapa Luxury Tour To Tavan, Taphin, and Fansipan Cable Car
Overview
Cherish the Sapa with the stunning rice terraces and colorful hill tribes that inhabit the area. This 3-day trip will offer you a great Panorama view of the area with a long trek through the main valley, called Muong Hoa which includes Cat Cat Village,Ta Phin village, and Ta Van village as well as Love and Silver Waterfalls. You cannot miss Fansipan Cable Car
Tour Route Map
Day 1 : Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Muong Hoa Valley (L)
We will pick you up from Lao cai Train Station (if you choose to travel by overnight train from Hanoi to Lao cai {train only available on Friday night}) then we have an hour driving to your hotel in Sapa.
Optional: you can choose to travel by overnight bus from Hanoi to Sapa (VIP business class cabin bus). Bus arrive in Sapa around 05:00 A.M, then you are picked up by our guide driver for a short transfer to your hotel.
Our guide and driver will meet you again at 9 AM then you will explore the spectacular Muong Hoa. Our car will take us out of the town, following the only road built on the side of a mountain range, looking down the valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed of high mountains, deep valleys, and stream of water winding, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies…walking trail can be seen clearly from the road winding up and down hills on the other side of Muong Hoa River to connect village to villages…
Our suggested walk starts from Lao Chai village of the H’mong along the river to Ta Van, the Zay village. Our Car will pick us up at Ta Van Bridge and drive continues to Giang Ta Chai village. Visit Cloud Bridge and the Ancient Stone are en route. Then back to Sapa for your own lunch.
In the afternoon, we will travel by car to Cat Cat Village, where the Black H’Mong ethnic minority settlement. The village located in a beautiful valley near Sapa Town.
On the way walking to the village, you could see the H’mong working on their Terrace field with buffalos. Upon reach the village you have a chance to visit a local traditional house to meet a local family and talk to them to learn about their life and culture.
After the village, we walk to Cat Cat Waterfall for a short rest.
Finally, you are transferred back the hotel.
Day 2: Sapa – Silver Waterfall – Love waterfall – Heaven Gate – Fanxipan Mountain by cable car (L)
Our guide and driver will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00 A.M, transfer you to Silver Waterfall, the highest in Vietnam with a 300 m drop. Am ascent to the base of the waterfall will enable you to explore the surrounding landscape. This is a famous spot and is regularly visited by monks to pray. Continuing our journey, we will drive a further 3 km to Tram Tom Pass, the highest road in Vietnam at approximately 2000 m above sea level. At this height you will feel a drop in temperature but the views are truly stunning, and you will have the opportunity to stretch your legs, explore and take photographs. A further 3 km drive will take you to the start point of your next walk, a descent through the jungle to Love Waterfall and Golden Stream. This area is known for cardamom crops, used for medicine, cooking and a significant source of income for the minority people.
Afternoon,visit Fansipan Mountain by the cable car. As you know the cable car in Sapa is the world’s longest and highest cable car, running up from sleepy Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province to the peak of 3,143-meter Fansipan Mountain, known as Indochina’s rooftop. Enjoy the view from the highest point of this incredible mountain. The lush green and subtropical vegetation makes this mountain really very beautiful. Take some pictures for unforgettable experience from the top. After taking scenery then get cable car back to Sapa.
Day 3 : Tour to Ma Tra – Ta Phin Village – Enjoying Massage and Herbal Bath
We begin the day by a short driving to Suoi Ho Village where we start to have a short walk through breathtaking landscape to the village of Suoi Ho, home to Hmong minority. From here you can enjoy views over endless rice terraces, and you will have the opportunity to see some of the animals used by the locals. Continuing on to Matra village you will come across the impressive ruins of a church dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s. Take a minute to explore this intriguing sight and take some photos. Continuing our trip to the village of Ta Phin you will be able to meet both Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities. The Red Dao are known for their expertise in herbal medicine as well as usage of plants from the land to treat many illnesses. Your guide will be able to introduce you to some Red Dao women who can tell you more about their many remedies. A Red Dao herbal medicine bath and massage will be arranged.
Finally, we will have 5 hour driving by private car to Hanoi.
Ends the tour by dropping you off at your hotel in Hanoi.
The rate is inclusive of:
- One way train or bus ticket from Hanoi to Lao cai/Sapa
- One way private car from Sapa to Hanoi
- All private transportation during the trip in Sapa as mentioned in our itinerary
- Round trip cable car tickets
- All entranced fees and permission
- English speaking guide
- 02 lunches
- Herbal bath and massage
- Two bottles of mineral water per person per day
The rate is exclusive of:
- Your hotel accommodation
- Other meals which are not mentioned in our itinerary
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
