Sapa Vacations - Ban Ho Homestay 4 nights 3 days
Sapa is regarded as the kingdom of orchids. Here, orchid lovers are even amazed by the choice, when trekking in the forest filled with several hundred kinds of orchids of brilliant colours and fantastic shapes, such as Orchid Princess, Orchid of My Fair Lady's Shoe. Some orchids are named after lovely singing birds such as the canary, salangane's nest and more.

Night 1 : Hanoi - Laocai
20:00 pm - Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Hanoi railway station for boarding the Express Train to Laocai. Overnight in an air-conditioned soft sleeper cabin (4pax/cabin or 2pax/cabin on request).
 
Day 1 : Laocai - Sapa trekking - TaVan: 5 hours trekking, 14 km, 3 villages. ( B/L/D )
6 : 00 am - Arrive at Laocai train station. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel in Sapa for breakfast and relaxation. Take a jeep ride into the valley. Cross Muong Hoa River to visit 3 mountainside villages of the H'mong and Dzay peoples. Picnic lunch en route. Dinner and home stay in TaVan village.

Day 2 : TaVan - Ban Ho 7 hours trekking, 18 km, 3 villages. ( B/L/D )
Have breakfast and leave the family for the next village. Visit the Red Dzao in Giang Ta Chai village by way of terraced paddy fields and bamboo forests. Enjoy the natural beauty of the Silver Waterfall and Rattan Bridge. Cross the river and continue to BanHo village where the Tay people reside. On the way, stop off to meet the Red Dzao and the Black H'mong people in Supan village. Picnic lunch en route. Dinner and home stay with a Tay family in BanHo village.

Day 3 : BanHo - Sapa trekking 3 hours trekking of 7 km and 23 km by jeep. ( B/L/D )
Breakfast with the family, then leave the village to see a spectacular waterfall discovered by the French. Enjoy the view, go swimming in the crystal-clear water and return to BanHo to visit the people in the village. Say goodbye to the family and return to the main road to take a jeep back to Sapa. Lunch and leave Sapa in the afternoon for Laocai by bus. Take the night train to Hanoi and have dinner on the train. Arrive in Hanoi round 5:00. End of services.

COST: 128 US$/Person (Double/Twin Occupancy)

Includes :
* Pick ups, transfer & sightseeing as per program by A/c private Russian jeep
* Full meals as per the tour program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
* English/French-speaking guide
* Entrance fees
* 2 nights’ homestay arrangements
* Train tickets : Hanoi - Laocai - Hanoi (soft sleeper with air-conditioning)

Excludes : Travel Insurance, Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program & Personal expense