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VOT
19: FANSIPAN
SUMMIT - North Vietnam
Hanoi -Sapa
Fansipant Discovery Tour ( 8days/7nights)
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 Day 1 : Friday: Arrive Hanoi - Lao
Cai (Train)
Pick up at the airport. Welcome dinner, catch an overnight train
(about 9 hours) to Lao Cai, 346 km to the northwest. Lao Cai is the
last station in Vietnam on the French built train line toYunnan,
China. (D)
Day 2 : Lao Cai - Sapa -Laochai
-Tavan (1600m) (B,L,D).
Arrive early morning in Lao Cai and transfer by minibus to Sapa.
All day trekking to visit some minority villages. Lao Chai - TaVan -
GiangTaChai. You will meet some different minority people H’mong,
Zay, Red Dzao, you can see the different colorful dresses.Free time
to visit Sapa market. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 3 : Start the climb(BLD).
Commence the ascent of Mt. Fansipan by trekking through terraced
rice fields and a hill tribe village of the H'mong. You will follow
buffalo paths, crossing streams, until an elevation of 1700m, where
break for lunch. In the afternoon, continue to ascend for another
500m where a suitable camping ground is reached. This is the first
peak, at 2200m elevation.
Day 4 : Camp 1 - Camp 2 (2700m)
(BLD).
Breakfast. Trekking through a primary forest of giant, centuries-old
pine expanses of yellow bamboo. Continue climbing to a second peak
at 2900m where stop for lunch. After lunch, leave the gear in Camp 2
and push for the summit with just our cameras and water. After
taking in the scenery and atmosphere on Vietnam's highest point,
roll back down to Camp 2 for dinner and Overnight there.
Day 5 : Camp 2- Sapa (B,L,D).
After the last breakfast in the mountain, take another way to go
down to the foot of Mount where to visit and get understandings of
the lifestyles, the traditional customs of the people in a village
of the Black H'mong called SinChai, then take bus back to Sapa (18
km by bus). Lunch and check in hotel. Overnight at hotel.
 Day 6 : Sapa -Hanoi (B,L,D). Night
train
Free to explore Sapa town. In the afternoon, our bus will take you
to Laocai Station for the night train to Hanoi. Overnight on the
train.
Day 7: Hanoi (B ).
Arrive in the early morning and transfer to our hotel. The rest of
the day is for our own exploration. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 8: Hanoi ( B,L)
After a week of breathtaking adventure in North Vietnam, goodbye
with fond memories. Transfer to the airport for your departure.
PRICE:
238 USD
Tour
Cost includes:
- Train: (Soft-sleeper Ac cabin of 4 persons )
Hanoi- Lao Cai - Hanoi.
- Full transportation as tour program indicated.
- Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast;
- 1/2 day hotel on day 1.
- Permission fee to visit Fansifand summit.
- Full meals as indicated in the itinerary.
- English- speaking guide
- Sightseeing fees
- Porters, camps for trekking.
Equipment
that you should bring
The
only thing you should bring yourself is a pair of good walking-boots, or another
kind of solid foot-wear. You should have tried them out beforehand, and know
that you can walk in them all through the day !
Recommended
equipment :
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2 pairs of thick socks
( for use in the walking-boots)
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Sandals or light
footwear ( for use in the evening )
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Sun-cream (with a high
factor ; 10-20 )
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Mosquito repellent
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Hat or cap, with a
shade
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Bathing suit
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Medicine for your own
use (fever, bad stomach etc.)
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1 warm jacket
(fleece-jacket etc.,- for the evenings)
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1 sweat-shirt
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1-2 pair of long
trousers (loose,- for your comfort)
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1 pair of short
trousers ( for warm days)
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2 –3 shirts, or
T-shirts
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Socks (for use in the
evenings, and against mosquitoes)
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Underwear (for the
women : also a Bra !)
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Towel
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Toilet requisites
NB
: The personal baggage you bring on the
trek, should not exceed approx. 10-12 kg, and should preferably be packed in
ordinary plastic-bags that fit easily into the soft, barrel-shaped, watertight
Blue bag. This bag will only contain your baggage and your sleeping-bag
All
your personal baggage in the Blue bag will be carried by the porters. You shall
only carry a small rucksack with the things you need during the day (camera,
water-bottle etc.)
Equipment
we supply :
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Sleeping bag
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Sheet sleeping bag
(silk)
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Sleeping mats
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Rucksack
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Waterproof Blue bag
(for your baggage)
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Plastic rain coat
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Torch / flashlight
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Water-bottle
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Water-filters (to
purify drinking-water)
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Cooking-gear
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Plates, cups, forks,
knives, spoons, and chop-sticks
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Tents (incl.
Mosquito-net)
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First-aid kit
Tour
Cost excludes:
Airport taxes; Visas; travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency
transfers.
Trip
Summary:
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Where:
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Trip starts and
ends in Hanoi;
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When:
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All year round;
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Grade:
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Moderate to
Strenous;
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Accommodation:
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Simple
guest-houses (Standard),
Tourist-class hotels (Superior);
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Transport:
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Private car or
bus, motor-cycle,
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Meals:
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As indicated;
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
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