North West Adventures 8 days 7 nights

BRIEF ITINEARY:
Day 1: Ha Noi - Mai Chau (160 km)
Day 2: Mai Chau – Moc Chau - Son La (160 km)
Day 3: Son La - Dien Bien Phu (170 km)
Day 4: Dien Bien Phu – Lai Chau - Tam Duong (200 km)
Day 5: Tam Duong – Sapa
Day 6: Sapa, trek and homestay
Day 7: More trek and jeep back to Sapa, night train to Hanoi
Day 8: Arrival Hanoi and Deparute

DETAIL ITINEARY:

Day 1 : Ha Noi - Mai Chau (160 km)
We start from your hotel and hit the road through some traffic of Hanoi, as soon we get out of town (10 km), and we will already view the country life of Vietnam. We heading toward HoaBinh province, we pass through a region of spectacular limestone mountains, passes, valleys and wind our way down hills to Mai Chau valley of the Thai people. We will spend the afternoon to walk around the village, learn more about the Thai and experience their hospitality from our stay in their house on stilts Dinner and enjoy the traditional dances and try the rice wine drunk with a rod.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay at Mai Chau
 
Day 2: Mai Chau – Moc Chau - Son La (160 km)
Today, we will drive about the same distance as we made to Mai Chau, the road to Son La is lined with fruit orchards, tea plantations, towering mountains and chance to meet and talk to the black Thai, white Thai, H’mong and Muong hill tribe people on their way to work or local markets. In the afternoon, we visit the Prison Museum in Son La, which remains as a poignant reminder of the inequities of the former French colonial rule.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Son La
 
Day 3: Son La - Dien Bien Phu (170 km)
The further we drive the more impressive the mountain scenery will be, we will be visiting villages meet more tribal people here along our journey to Dien Bien Phu city. Stop for lunch in Tuan Giao. Continue on to Dien Bien, enjoy the wonderful scenery in Pha Din pass Afternoon, Dien Bien Phu - the last base of the French power in Indochina, we will visit monuments, museums…and preserved bunkers tell the story of the final and victorious liberating battle of 1954. Have dinner and free to explore nightlife in this remote mountain city.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Muong Thanh
 
Day 4: Dien Bien Phu – Lai Chau - Tam Duong (200 km)
With about 6 – 7 hours today, our drive is sometimes steep and often rugged, the road through the Lai Chau valley is both breathtaking and dramatic, hugging rice terraced mountainsides and fording turbulent rivers, our road travel today are visually spectacular. On this day you'll have a chance to see the most beautiful hill tribes in Northern Vietnam such as H'Mong, Black Thai, Black Dzao, Pazi.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Tam Duong
 
Day 5: Tam Duong – Sapa
A small walk around this peaceful town and the market before hitting the road up hills as we wind through Tram Ton pass, the highest mountain pass in Viet Nam. As rewarded, we will have the magnificent views of the great mountains, passes and valleys and experience a dramatic change of climate as we mount approaching Sapa – an old French hill station, a busy market town for the regional minority groups, the town is encircled with towering peaks, often shrouded in cloud, and the air is cool and crisp. Check in a hotel with comfort and free to explore this famous town of Sapa.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
 
Day 6: SapaTrekking
Ride along the rugged but spectacular road down hills from Sapa, we are dropped at the village of the Zay people – our trekking base, from here we will be trekking & hiking along the paddy fields, villages crossing streams, you will be introduced to a different way of life as we enjoy the genuine hospitality of these hill tribe people, we end our trek today at a Tay village called Ban Ho, where we will stay with on of the family here - a truly satisfying day filled with insight and the unspoilt beauty of nature.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay in Sapa
 
Day 7: More Trekking and Jeep back to Sapa, night train to Hanoi
Goodbye with the family and take a short trek this morning before the jeep brings us back into town of Sapa. Your full afternoon free in town for relaxing, shopping...Our driver will then say goodbye to you after bringing you to the train station of Lao Cai, we depart at 8.50 p.m on a AC soft sleeper class to Hanoi – a sound & safe train journey will be arriving to Hanoi at 5.00 a.m. Tour ends here.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: On Deluxe Train
 
Day 8: Ha Noi arrival and departure
Arrival Hanoi early morning, your hotel is prepared for early check in, have shower and breakfast. Free at leisure till transfer to the airport for your next flight.
Meal: Breakfast

RATE:  This rates are quoted in US$ per person

Categories	From 1st Jan to 31st Dec 2016
	2pax	4pax	6-8 pax	Single Supplement
Superior (3*)	805	745	565	200
Child from 4 – 10 years old	75%

 
Trip Included:

• Pick up & drop off at the places
• Accommodation at hotels/home-stay as indicated in program
• Meals as indicated in program
• Private A/C car transferring during the trip
• All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
• Professional English speaking tour guide at places
• Deluxe train Lao Cai – Hanoi – 4 berth, A/C, Wooden Cabin inside, soft sleeper.
• Mineral Water

 
Trip Excluded:

• Visa application fee to Vietnam
• Personal expenses and Insurance
• Other meals and drinks
• Airport tax
• Tips and Gratuities