3-Day Trails of the Red Dzao
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Over this three-day introduction to some of Sapa's most remote areas and wonderful natural surroundings, you will lace up your hiking boots and get ready to learn about the old traditions and interesting culture of the Red Dzao tribes populating the area around Topas Ecolodge and Topas Riverside Lodge.
Sapa is the most well-known trekking destination in Vietnam. It is an ideal place to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and reconnect with nature. During your trek, you will explore landscape formations of hills, villages and rivers.
Sapa is the most well-known trekking destination in Vietnam. It is an ideal place to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and reconnect with nature. During your trek, you will explore landscape formations of hills, villages and rivers.
Itinerary
Day 1
Travel from Hanoi to Sapa
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In the morning, you will travel to the impressive mountains and valleys of Sapa aboard the comfortable Topas Mountain Express for the five-hour journey from Hanoi to Topas Ecolodge. You will arrive just in time to enjoy lunch in the Stilt House Restaurant and to stretch your legs on your bungalow’s private balcony. After lunch, you will head for a three-hour hike to the scenic Lech Village.
Accommodation
Topas Ecolodge★3 star
Activities
Three-Hour Hike to Lech Village
Transportations
Minivan from Hanoi to Sa Pa
Meals
Lunch
Destinations
Lao Cai
Lào Cai
Day 2
Jungle Experience at Topas Ecolodge, Nam Cang Village and Topas Ecolodge
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In the morning, you will travel to Nam Cang Village. Upon arrival, you will have a brief tour guided by a local villager, in which you will learn about embroidery, silversmithing and how Dzo handmade paper is produced.
Thereafter, you will trek up the hill through lush green jungles and glittering rice fields to the mountain hut where a delicious BBQ lunch will be served.
After lunch, you will make your way back down the car for your return transfer to the lodge.
Accommodation
Topas Ecolodge★3 star
Activities
Nam Cang Village
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Lao Cai
Lào Cai
Day 3
Departure to Hanoi
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You will have free time before the afternoon departure for Hanoi via the Topas Mountain Express. You can spend that time sunbathing and splashing in the two infinity pools, sampling delicious cuisine at the restaurant, breathing in the fresh mountain air from your bungalow’s patio, or indulging in some locally-inspired treatments at the wonderful spa on site.
Transportations
Minivan from Sa Pa to Hanoi
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Lao Cai
Included in Price
- 2 nights accommodation
- 2 activities
- 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches
- Entrance fees
- Ground transportation
- Licensed English speaking guides
Not Included in Price
- Airport transfer
- Alcohol beverages
- Domestic flights
- Entry visas / airport departure tax
- Gratuities
- International flights
- Laundry
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Trekking permits
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