Morning
After breakfast, you will say goodbye to Mai Chau then drive to Son La, stopping en route at Moc Chau Plateau where you can see acres of green meadows for grazing cows, tea farms and lush orchards. You will enjoy a cup of tea before continuing towards Son La.

Afternoon
Arrive and check into your hotel, the remainder of the day is free for you to explore the area.

Overnight in Son La
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Morning
This morning your private guide will take you to the old French Prison of Son La and the Museum where Vietnamese political prisoners were held during the French Colony (same idea as the Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the Hanoi Hilton). After that you head off for Dien Bien Phu, stopping en route for lunch at Tuan Giao.

Afternoon
You will continue your journey through the wonderfully picturesque Pha Din Pass before arriving at your hotel in Dien Bien. Check into your hotel and enjoy your own time of leisure.

Overnight in Dien Bien
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Morning
This morning, you will visit the former French battlefields including the war museum, Muong Thanh airbase. After that you will drive through Lai Chau towards Phong Tho. For this stretch of your journey the roads will be fairly rough and uneven. However, there is plenty of opportunity to see the colorful hill-tribes of Northern Vietnam such as the Hmong, Black Thai and Black Dzao.

Afternoon
Arrive in Phong Tho, check in your hotel and we are free to stroll around the town.

Overnight in Phong Tho
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Morning
After breakfast, you depart Tam Duong and proceed to Sapa. Stop en route at Tam Duong for a quick visit and then continue to drive towards Sapa.

Afternoon
Arrive and check into your hotel in downtown Sapa. After lunch at a local restaurant your guide will you on a walking tour down to Cat Cat Village, a village inhabited by the Hmong minority. This is a great opportunity to take photographs of hereditary terraces that are estimated around 100 years old. You will then walk back to the main road and catch the private vehicle back to Sapa Town!

Overnight in Sapa
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Morning
You will leave Sapa for a 3-hour drive journey to Bac Ha. Upon arrival, you will visit Bac Ha, the region’s largest scale Market (only on Sunday) where you’ll see many people from different hill-tribes going about their busy day together. This is the most colorful market in North Vietnam. After leaving the market, you will pay a short visit to the Hmong King’s palace (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920. For lunch you will return to the town.

Afternoon
After lunch you will visit Ban Pho village before driving back to Sapa for the night.

Overnight in Sapa
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Morning
You will begin this day early with a 5-hour trek along a small path into the valley, and passing through a Black Hmong village. Black Hmongs are one of the largest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living; still using their own language and wearing traditional indigo blue clothing.

Afternoon
After a lunch stop you keep walking to Ta Van – village of the Zay people. Check into your homestay and if time permits you will enjoy some relax moment at the Muong Hoa Stream nearby.

Overnight in Ta Van
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Morning
You wake to the sounds of the village: roosters, morning vendors and people’s voices. You have an early breakfast this morning before bidding farewell to the host family. You commence a three hour trek to another village, Giang Ta Chai, passing a waterfall along the way. Here you will meet the Red Dao women wear colorful red embroidery coins on their clothing and red scarves on their heads. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a Red Dao Legend. Continue your hike through emerald rice paddies before making your way back to Sapa for lunch and shopping at the local market.

Afternoon
This afternoon is free for your last minute shopping and pack up. Late afternoon transferred to Lao Cai Station for your night train trip back to Hanoi.

Overnight on A/C train
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Upon arrival at Hanoi Station, you will be collected by your private guide and transferred in a private vehicle to your hotel or to the Airport for your departure flight. End of our service.