Lao Cai
Sa Pa – Fansipan, 3 days 2 nights
Reach the roof of Indochina by cable car, walk the rice terraces of Cat Cat village and sleep in the town above the clouds.
Code
DA-TR-SP3
Duration
3 days 2 nights
Destination
Lao Cai
Transport
Limousine coach or train
Departure
Hanoi – every Thursday & Friday
Highlights
Trip highlights
- Fansipan cable car to the 3,143 m summit
- Cat Cat village, Silver waterfall and O Quy Ho pass
- Muong Hoa rice terraces in harvest season
- Highland market and north-west cuisine
Itinerary
Detailed programme
- 1
Day 1
Hanoi – Sa Pa
06:30 departure from Hanoi on the Noi Bai – Lao Cai expressway. Lunch in Lao Cai, afternoon hotel check-in in Sa Pa, visit to Cat Cat village and a H'Mong folk performance. Free evening around the stone church.
- 2
Day 2
Fansipan summit
Morning ride on the record-breaking three-rope cable car to the 3,143 m summit, visiting Bich Van pagoda and the Great Buddha. Afternoon at Silver waterfall and O Quy Ho pass for sunset at Heaven's Gate.
- 3
Day 3
Muong Hoa – Hanoi
Morning walk through the Muong Hoa valley, stopping at the ancient rock field and Lao Chai village. After lunch, 13:00 departure for Hanoi, arriving around 19:30.
Price includes
- Return limousine transfer
- 2 nights in a 3–4 star hotel in central Sa Pa
- Return Fansipan cable car ticket
- All meals as per itinerary
- Guide throughout and travel insurance
Price excludes
- Funicular ticket to the summit (if used)
- Personal expenses and drinks
- Single room supplement
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