Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L, D)

6.30 – 7.00 am: Our guide and bus will meet you at your hotel/stay in Ha Noi old quarter  and start the trip to Sapa.

9.30 am: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break

11.00 am: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa

13.00: Arrive in Sapa Town, the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people will make you impressed.

Have a welcome drink and the guide will tell you again the brief of itinerary . After that, you will enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes and check-in the hotel.

14.30: Start a short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village, located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. This village is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, then you will trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon. ( Trekking distance:  about 2.5 kms , lasts for 2 hours)

16.30: The bus takes you back to Sapa Town. A good dinner will be prepared for you at 18.00. Overnight at the hotel