Trekking in Lai Chau 12 Days
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Day 1: Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu (D) Day 2: Dien Bien Phu - Muong Lay (B.L.D) Day 3: Muong Lay - Trekking - Lai Chau (B.L.D) Day 4: Lai Chau Trekking Day 5: Lai Chau Trekking Day 6: Lai Chau Trekking Day 7: Lai Chau Trekking Day 8: Lai Chau - Than Uyen - Sapa Day 9: Sapa Trekking Day 10: Sapa Trekking Day 11: Muong Hum Market - Hanoi Day 12: Hanoi - End |
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Day 1: Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu
Be welcomed from your hotel and transferred to Hanoi International Airport for your flight to Dien Bien Phu. Upon arrival at Dien Bien Phu, drive to your hotel. Enjoy dinner and overnight in Dien Bien Phu.
Day 2: Dien Bien Phu - Muong Lay
Breakfast at the hotel, and start your day by discovering historical sites of The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, such as Muong Thanh Bridge, A1 Hill, De Castries Bunker and Dien Bien Phu Museum which contains photos, objects and evidence of the war between France and Vietnam. Have lunch at a local restaurant before leaving for Muong Lay. Stay 1 night in Muong Lay.
Day 3: Muong Lay - Trekking - Lai Chau
After having breakfast, start 8 hours of trekking in Lai Chau in the middle of the stunning landscapes. Meals and overnight stay with a homestay of Red Hmong ethnic groups.
Day 4: Lai Chau Trekking Tour
Breakfast at the Red H'mongs, continue trekking through ethnic villages for 8 hours. Meals and overnight stay with a homestay of Black Daos ethnic groups.
Day 5: Lai Chau Trekking
Having breakfast at the Black Daos, enjoy a beautiful 3-hour boat trip and 4 hours of trekking to Laos Ethnic Village. Meals and overnight stay with a homestay of Laotian ethnic groups.
Day 6: Lai Chau Trekking
Enjoy breakfast, and start your 9 hours of trekking through the ethnic villages and beautiful nature landscapes. Meals and overnight stay with a homestay of Red Hmong ethnic groups.
Day 7: Trekking Lai Chau
After breakfast, trek for 9 hours, crossing authentic villages that are off the beaten track. Meals and overnight stay with a homestay of Thai ethnic groups.
Day 8: Lai Chau - Than Uyen - Sapa
Enjoy your breakfast. Then, spend 5 hours trekking through ethnic villages with the beautiful landscapes surrounding them. And drive to Sapa. Dinner and overnight stay in Sapa.
Day 9: Sapa Trekking Tour
Breakfast at the hotel, drive to the trekking point, then trek to Ban Khoang Village, the country of the blue H'mongs. You will be passing terraced rice fields, streams and authentic villages. Having a picnic lunch and continuing trekking to Ta Giang Phin Village, home of the Red Dzaos. Return to Sapa at the end of the day. Dinner and overnight in Sapa.
Day 10: Trekking in Sapa
After breakfast, drive 12 km to the South and start hiking and take some photos of the wonderful scenery—Hoang Lien Mountain Range, Muong Hoa Valley and ethnic villages. Then explore the charming hamlet of the Black H'mongs with many traces of the lifestyle of hunting. Then, follow the main road of the village to the beautiful Sa Seng Valley, passing through several hamlets of Sa Seng and Sau Chua villages along the way. These two untouched ethnic H'Mong villages are where you are able to know how the local life is and explore the local tradition customs and cultures. Dinner and overnight in Sapa.
Day 11: Sapa - Muong Hum Market - Hanoi
Having breakfast and visiting Muong Hum Weekly Market—the most beautiful and colorful market in the region, which is not a touristic place like Bac Ha and Muong Khuong Market. After the market, visit the ethnic Giang Ma Sao Village, home of Black H'mongs and Red Dzaos. Then, transfer to Lao Cai Train Station for an overnight train to Hanoi.
Day 12: Hanoi - End
Upon arrival, check in at a hotel near the station to take a rest and have breakfast. Check in at your hotel in the center of Hanoi around noon and the tour ends.
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