Sa Pa Trekking 3 days 4 nights – Private Tours + Overnight Train

4 days Free CancellationPickup availableInstant confirmationPrivate tourMin age 4+Guided Operated by Authentic Hanoi Travel

Why we love it?

This 4-day tour from Hanoi offers an immersive trekking experience through the scenic landscapes of Sapa, located 1600 meters above sea level in northwest Vietnam. Over three days, you will explore four ethnic minority villages—Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van, and Giang Ta Chai—each showcasing the diverse cultures of the Tay, Day, Red Dao, and Black H’mong peoples. The itinerary also includes visits to Su Pan and Cat Cat village, with opportunities to stay overnight in both a homestay and a hotel. Travel between Hanoi and Sapa is by overnight bus, allowing you to maximize your time trekking and discovering terraced rice fields and lush mountain scenery. Meals are included throughout the tour, and a local guide accompanies you to provide insights into the region’s natural beauty and cultural heritage. This tour suits travelers interested in active exploration, cultural encounters, and rural Vietnamese landscapes.

Inclusions

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Overnight bus 2 ways
  • Local Guide for 3 days
  • One night in Homestay and One night in Hotel
  • Tickets to villages

Exclusions

  • Drinks
  • Single Guest, please pay extra 45 USD

Itinerary

Day 1

Sa Pa Trekking to 4 villages - Ylinh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village

  • The tour

    The tour is from Hanoi, we will take a night sleeping train to Lao Cai. - 20:30 our tour guide will transfer you to Hanoi station for the train to Lao Cai. Inclusive services: Tour guide, transfer and train ticket (Class: 4 soft berths in a cabin with A/C)

    Overnight on Train

    Day 01: Sa Pa Trekking to 4 villages - Ylinh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village - 6-7 hrs trekking throughout 4 hamlets - visit 2 different kinds of minority. - 05:15 you will arrive at the last arrival station – Lao Cai station. Picked up and drive up to Sapa. - First of all, get shower, luggage store and then enjoy breakfast - Trek down to YlinhHo and Lao Chai village of the black H’mong people. - After a picnic lunch, keep on alongside Muong Hoa stream, over suspension bridges to Ta Van village of the Dzay people. - Keep trekking to Cau May (Rattan Suspension bridge) - Giang Ta Chai. Visit and stay overnight with a local family of the Dzay minority, with your tour guide and the house owners, we will set up a temporary cooking class to learn how to cook Vietnamese food for dinner. - Enjoying your dinner and getting to know local typical traditional customs, cultural….

Day 2

Day 02 : Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Sa Pa

  • how is their daily life for a new day coming

    - 5 - 6 hrs trekking with surprises at what you have never seen before. - In the early morning you will be sure to be woken up by the households but lucky to see how is their daily life for a new day coming. - Enjoy some pancakes made by your tour guide’s skillful hands. - Start a new trek into Hoang Lien Son National Park by more stunning landscapes and other ethnic minority villages dotted further your eyes sigh. Visit Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dao minority and then continue that trail to Su Pan village for lunch. - Enjoy magnificent scenery of Ban Ho valley or visit some local houses of the Tay and then a standby car to return to Sapa. - Check in hotel, free and easy in Sa Pa. Inclusive services:Transfer, tour guide,Vista, Holiday or Panorama hotel*** and meals (B + L)

    Vista, Holiday or Panorama hotel***

Day 3

Sa Pa - Sa Xeng - Hau Thao village - Ha Noi by Overnight train

  • Breakfast at the hotel

    Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Cat Cat Village -

    Enjoy lunch in hotel. PM

    Keep trekking further and then car to take you back to hotel. 

    Shower and pack up. - Drive to Lao Cai for the train to Ha Noi.

    Overnight Train

Please Note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps WE PICK UP FROM YOUR HOTEL IN OLD QUARTER

Know Before You Go

  • Infant seats available
  • Passport required

Cancellation Policy

Fully refundable until 1 day before start

Non-refundable after 1 day before start