Hanoi

DAY 1: HANOI - SAPA
Pick up at hotel in Hanoi at around 21:00hrs and transfer to Hanoi train station.
Overnight train trip to Lao Cai in shared sleeping compartments (sharing 2 lower & 2 upper berths per compartment). Train departs at approximately 22:00hrs

DAY 2: SAPA - CATCAT SINCHAI VILLAGE(B,L)
Arrival at Lao Cai around 6am (Laocai is the border town to Yunnan, China). A journey start with 38 km drive on winding roads up the mountains brings you to Sapa, approx. 1500 m above sea level. On clear days you can see the highest mountain of Vietnam, the Fansipan. After a continental breakfast at the hotel you have time to relax and enjoy the beautiful landscape or free discover the town on your own until time to do the check in at the hotel. In the afternoon, at 13.00 hrs, take a short drive to Cat Cat and Sinchai village of the Hmong people, there you should take a soft walk around then share their daily lives for a rare glimpse into their culture and customs.
Overnight in Sapa.

DAY 3: SAPA - BINHLU PLATEAU (B,L)

Breakfast at the hotel
We then drive through the scenic mountain and valley, passing  by  Silver water fall and Congtroi ( gate to heaven) on a scenic journey to stunning pass of Tri Ton. Visit one of most amazing tribal markets in Binhlu where thousand of Thai Kadai language groups  such as Tai Lu, Tai Laos, White Tai , and H'mong - Yao group (black Yao, Yao Lantien..), Giay, Khomu.. comes to buy and sell their own produces.  This is opportunity to get insight into local life. Afternoon drive back to Sapa with fond of memories.

 
DAY 4: SAPA - BANHO VILLAGE - LAOCAI (B,L)
Breakfast at the hotel, then embark  to BanHo village home of  Tay people. Pleasant walk through rice terraces and meet with  the Red Dzao and the Black H'mong. Afternoon, jeep will take us back to Sapa, then transfer to Lao Cai station for night train to Hanoi. Overnight on soft sleeper train.