Day 1 : Arrive Hanoi - Lao Cai (Train)
Pick up at the airport. Welcome dinner, catch an overnight train (about
9 hours) to Lao Cai, 346 km to the northwest. Lao Cai is the last
station in Vietnam on the French built train line toYunnan, China. (D)
Day 2 : Lao Cai (Ride/trek) - Sapa (1600m) (BLD).
Arrive early morning in Lao Cai and transfer by minibus to Sapa.
Free time to visit Sapa market. Overnight at Royal hotel.
Day 3 : Start the climb(BLD).
Commence the ascent of Mt. Fansipan by trekking through terraced rice
fields and a hill tribe village of the H'mong. You will follow buffalo
paths, crossing streams, until an elevation of 1700m, where break for
lunch. In the afternoon, continue to ascend for another 500m where a
suitable camping ground is reached. This is the first peak, at 2200m
elevation.
Day 4 : Camp 1 - Camp 2 (2700m) (BLD).
Breakfast. Trekking through a primary forest of giant, centuries-old
pine expanses of yellow bamboo. Continue climbing to a second peak at
2900m where stop for lunch. After lunch, leave the gear in Camp 2 and
push for the summit with just our cameras and water. After taking in
the scenery and atmosphere on Vietnam's highest point, roll back down
to Camp 2 for dinner and Overnight there.
Day 5 : Camp 2- Sapa (B,L,D).
After breakfast, break camp for the last time and descend to Sapa in
time for a hot shower, dinner. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 : Sapa - Hanoi (B,L,D).
8h30 Depart to Hanoi by morning train.Arrive Hanoi at 20h00.Overnight in Hanoi.
Price in USD per person:
Tour Cost includes:
Train: (Soft-sleeper) Hanoi-Lao Cai - Hanoi.
Full transportation as tour program indicated.
Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast;
1/2 day hotel on day 1.
Permission fee to visit Fansifand summit.
Full meals as indicated in the itinerary.
English- speaking guide
Sightseeing fees
Porters, camps for trekking.
Equipment that you should bring
The only thing you should bring yourself is a pair of good
walking-boots, or another kind of solid foot-wear. You should have
tried them out beforehand, and know that you can walk in them all
through the day !
Recommended equipment :
2 pairs of thick socks ( for use in the walking-boots)
Sandals or light footwear ( for use in the evening )
Sun-cream (with a high factor ; 10-20 )
Mosquito repellent
Hat or cap, with a shade
Bathing suit
Medicine for your own use (fever, bad stomach etc.)
1 warm jacket (fleece-jacket etc.,- for the evenings)
1 sweat-shirt
1-2 pair of long trousers (loose,- for your comfort)
1 pair of short trousers ( for warm days)
2 –3 shirts, or T-shirts
Socks (for use in the evenings, and against mosquitoes)
Underwear (for the women : also a Bra !)
Towel
Toilet requisites
NB : The personal baggage you bring on the trek,
should not exceed approx. 10-12 kg, and should preferably be packed in
ordinary plastic-bags that fit easily into the soft, barrel-shaped,
watertight Blue bag. This bag will only contain your baggage and your
sleeping-bag
All your personal baggage in the Blue bag will be carried by the
porters. You shall only carry a small rucksack with the things you need
during the day (camera, water-bottle etc.)
Equipment we supply :
Sleeping bag
Sheet sleeping bag (silk)
Sleeping mats
Rucksack
Waterproof Blue bag (for your baggage)
Plastic rain coat
Torch / flashlight
Water-bottle
Water-filters (to purify drinking-water)
Cooking-gear
Plates, cups, forks, knives, spoons, and chop-sticks
Tents (incl. Mosquito-net)
First-aid kit
Tour Cost excludes:
Airport taxes; Visas; travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers.
