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PRE TOUR SAPA & HANOI 4 NIGHTS

Welcome to our mountain resort, the Silk Path Grand Sapa, perched on a private spot atop one of Sapa's highest hills. Here time stands still, giving you ample opportunities to stroll through the flower gardens and absorb captivating views of the surrounding mountain range. During colonial times Sapa - surrounded by what is referred to as the "Vietnamese Alps" - was a hill station where the French escaped the Hanoi heat, and this heritage is reflected in our elegant, regal interior design and architecture.

 

DAY 1

ARRIVAL IN HANOI

Our guide will pick you up at the airport and bring you to the hotel. Enjoy this bustling Asian metropolis at your own leisure.

Overnight at the Pan Pacific Hotel Hanoi.

Please note: Guides and drivers are not allowed inside the terminal building. We will be waiting for you outside with a Pandaw sign. Hanoi Airport has two exits; if you don’t see us, please try the other exit on the same level (30 meters).

DAY 2

HANOI - SAPA

Check out hotel and you begin to explore Hanoi with a Street food tour and then visit an art gallery and meet an artist for discussion of the development of fine arts in Vietnam. After your excursion, we transfer you to Sapa on a stunning new highway with beautiful views of mountains, through tunnels and slight bends through valleys.

Street food for lunch and Silk Path Grand Sapa.

DAY 3

SAPA

After breakfast, transfer to Fansipan Cable Station for an amazing trip to reach the Indochina Roof, 3143m above the sea level. Starting by cable car and step up to the Peak, enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful landscapes from what so call "the roof of Indochina".

DAY 4

SAPA

Stroll through the flower gardens and absorb captivating views of the surrounding mountain range at Silk Path Grand Sapa. Sapa is located in Lao Cai Province, 380 km Northwest of Hanoi, in close proximity to the Chinese border. Famous for its terraced rice paddies & highlands, Sapa is home to more than 30 colorful hill tribes and close to Vietnam's highest peak, Mount Fansipan. From Sapa, heading northwards on national road 4C to O Quy Ho with several stops for magnificent landscapes of Fansipan, Sin Chai valley and especially amazing flower and vegetable farms. Then turn right to Ban Khoang, a village of the Red Zao ethnic peoples who live their unique way of life and well maintain their traditional values. The village looks prosperous thanks to the combination of wet rice cultivation on the terraced fields with cardamom farming under the shade of trees in thick forest. Take a walk to explore this remote village for a brief understanding of local life. Then leaving Ban Khoang for Ta Giang Phing valley inhabited by the Black Hmong who live in some small villages scattering along a peaceful stream, explore the local life and then back to hotel in Sapa for Lunch at local restaurant.

Locating just at the south eastern side of HAM RONG MOUNTAIN and just close to Sapa town but this valley seems to be unknown by most of the tour operators as well as visitors. Inhabited by the Hmong peoples this narrow valley is quiet and non touristic which is quite different from TA PHIN or MUONG HOA VALLEYS where the local peoples have changed much because of the strong influence of tourism. Trip begins from Sapa at 08.30 in the morning firstly by road transfer for 12km southwards and uphill the DEN THANG MOUNTAIN. Enjoy several stops for marvelous landscapes of Hoang Lien mountain range and Muong Hoa valley before arriving to a small hamlet of village which sits at 1,572m high and overlooking down the Muong Hoa valley. Leaving the vehicle for an easy walk to explore this charming hamlet of the Black Hmong with lots traces of the past sifting lifestyle of the Hmong. Then follow the large village path gradually downhill along the stunning valley of Sa Seng, passing several hamlets of the SA SENG and SAU CHUA VILLAGES along the way which are organized in typical way of the Hmong dwelling, Wooden roofed houses surrounded by rock-all where pot-belly pigs, chickens, water buffaloes running here and there and children entertaining themselves with their own games and toys. There are chances to see Hmong women making fiber from hemp, spinning, weaving to make traditional costumes. Walk end after paying visiting to Sa Pa, another hamlet of the Hmong which located near the former place of Sapa traditional market.

Overnight at Silk Path Grand Sapa. Lunch at local restaurant.

DAY 5

TRANSFER TO SHIP

In the morning after breakfast transfer from Sapa to the Angkor Pandaw.

Pan Pacific Hotel Hanoi

Savour a 5-star hotel experience with the best views in the city. Pan Pacific Hotel Hanoi enjoys a spectacular location rising up between the watery expanses of Truc Bach Lake, West Lake and the Red River with inspiring, uninterrupted panoramas.

1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh District, 10000 Hanoi

Tel: +84 4 382 38888

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Silk Path Grand Sapa

Welcome to our mountain resort, perched on a private spot atop one of Sapa's highest hills. Here time stands still, giving you ample opportunities to stroll through the flower gardens and absorb captivating views of the surrounding mountain range. During colonial times Sapa – surrounded by what is referred to as the "Vietnamese Alps" - was a hill station where the French escaped the Hanoi heat, and this heritage is reflected in our elegant, regal interior design and architecture.

Doi Quan 6, Group 5, Sapa, Lao Cai, Vietnam

Tel: +84 214 3788 555

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Rates include

Transfers and tours as per itinerary, accommodation at Pan Pacific Hotel Hanoi in a Deluxe Room, accommodation at the Silk Path Grand Sapa, with daily breakfast and three lunches and one dinner during the tour.

Price per traveller in USD

Accommodation Type Price per Traveller
Sharing (2 Pax) US$1,222.90
Single (1 Pax) US$2,070.70

Extension Code: LTVN-11

Compulsory dinner

  • Christmas Eve Gala Dinner (24DEC) USD 88.- per person
  • New Year's Eve Dinner (31DEC) USD 98.- per person

Note

  • Please advice arrival/departure flight details in order to arrange the transfer accordingly
  • Check out time from hotel at 1200hrs
  • Please note it’s a group tour. The size of the group is 1-12 depending on the interest

* Please note that your hotel will be confirmed after we have received your deposit payment. Prices are subject to change. Hotel subject to availability. We will try to offer you an alternate accommodation if the requested hotel would not be available.

Supplements

  • Silk Path Grand Sapa
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - Annual Marathon Day Supplement - 09 Sep 2025 - 10 Sep 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - Christmas Peak Season Supplement - 24 Dec 2024 - 25 Dec 2024 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - Christmas Peak Season Supplement - 24 Dec 2025 - 25 Dec 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - Hung King Commemorations Supplement - 07 Apr 2025 - 07 Apr 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - International Workers Day Supplement - 01 May 2025 - 02 May 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - Liberation Day Supplement - 30 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - Lunar New Year Supplement - 28 Jan 2025 - 03 Feb 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - National Day Supplement - 01 Sep 2025 - 03 Sep 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - New Year Peak Supplement - 30 Dec 2024 - 01 Jan 2025 USD74.25 per room per night
  • Silk Path Grand Sapa - New Year Peak Supplement - 30 Dec 2025 - 01 Jan 2026 USD74.25 per room per night
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