Day 3:

Lao Cai – Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van villages

Train will arrive at Lao Cao around 6:00am, meet our guide and driver and have breakfast at nice restaurant in town before a transfer on spiral road up to Sapa. Make some stop on the way, to view the mountainous landscapes, rice terraces and valleys.  Stop in Sapa town to enjoy tea and coffee before continue travel by car to Muong Hoa valley. It’s about 14km from Sapa town. Take a walk on small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River to Y Linh Ho valley and to Lao Chai village, the home to the Black H’mong. Black H’mong is also one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. After lunch at Black H’mong village, continue to Ta Van village to visit Zay people before a transfer to Topas EcoLodge for check-in

Ecolodge
7km
Private vehicle