Sapa
Trekking ]
[
Sapa BacHa Trekking] [PhongTho
Trekking
Laocai
- Sapa transfer
Hanoi train station:
120 Le Duan Str., Hanoi
Laocai train station:
Khanh Yen Street - Pho Moi Ward - Lao Cai Town - Lao Cai Province
Hanoi - Lao cai train stop at valley Lao cai, just 40 km from
Sapa, so to reach Sapa you need to travel more 1 hour and
a half by a public bus or private car. The bus stops at Sa
Pa's main post office leaving you with a couple of minutes
walk into town. From Sapa town it is abo
ut
5' or 15' walk to your hotel. Ticket prices for a bus connecting
to Sapa is $5 per person one way.
The Victoria
Express Train
The
best in terms of comfort and services from Hanoi to Lao Cai,
The Victoria Express train
offers two luxury sleeping carriages, one restaurant connected
to the train, all with air-conditioning. Victoria
Express Train is only provided for Victoria in-house guests
Victoria Express
Train
schedule from 06 Nov 2006 to 31 Dec 2006
| |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
|
Hanoi - Lao Cai
Departure time: 22:00 |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
|
Lao Cai - Hanoi
Departure time: Mon - Wed, Fri & Sun: 21:15 Thus&
Sat: 10:30 |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC +1 DC |
Victoria
Express Train
schedule from 01Jan 2007
| |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
|
Hanoi - Lao Cai
Departure time: 22:00 |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
No
Train |
2
SC |
|
Lao Cai - Hanoi
Departure time: 21:15 |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
2
SC +1 DC |
2
SC |
No
Train |
2
SC +1 DC |
***
SC : Sleeping Carriage; DC: Dining Carriage ***
Victoria
Express Train
Tariff
|
|
Departures |
01 - 21
Dec 06
& 04 - 31 Jan 07
01
Apr - 31 Oct 07 |
01 Oct -
31 Nov 06 & 01 Feb - 31 Mar 07
22
Dec 06 - 03 Jan 07 |
|
Superior
(4 berth) |
Deluxe
(2 berth) |
Superior
(4 berth) |
Deluxe
(2 berth) |
|
1 way |
2 ways |
1 way |
2 ways |
1 way |
2 ways |
1 way |
2 ways |
|
With DC |
Weekday |
76 |
97 |
98 |
147 |
86 |
105 |
106 |
155 |
| 1 WD + 1 WE |
N/A |
127 |
N/A |
177 |
N/A |
125 |
N/A |
185 |
| Weekend |
N/A |
157 |
N/A |
262 |
N/A |
165 |
N/A |
260 |
| 1
Way with DC + 1 Way without DC |
Weekday |
N/A |
85 |
N/A |
125 |
N/A |
95 |
N/A |
135 |
| 1 WD + 1 WE |
N/A |
110 |
N/A |
155 |
N/A |
120 |
N/A |
160 |
| Without DC |
Weekday |
61 |
75 |
76 |
110 |
71 |
85 |
90 |
120 |
- All
rates in US Dollars
-
Weekday departures (WD): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday
-
Weekend departures (WK): Friday and Sunday
-
One way ticket is not available on weekend departures
-
Train schedule is subject to change without prior notice
Tulico
Express Train
Tulico
train offers comfortable air-conditioned soft sleepers. It
is good and clean cabin, especially the deluxe 2 berth cabin
( for 2 persons only) between Hanoi and Lao Cai. While this
is is not a luxurious train it offers good alternative transportation
to get to Sapa from Hanoi. It is soft sleeper, A.C and clean
4 berth cabin. The train provide you one bottle of water,
small snack and a napkin.
First class (4-berth wooden
cabin soft sleeper with A/C): US$49 per person, return
Standard class:
(4 berth cabin soft sleeper with A/C): US$39 per person,
return
Ratraco
Train
The Ratraco Express Train is designed with soft 4 berths and
two toilet at either ends features 4 soft berth in each cabin
with individual reading lights, baggage storage and spacious
trunk for suite case and hand luggage. The train provide also
water and cold tower.
TSC
Express Train
The TSC Express Train is wooden carriage, soft sleeper A.C
cabin with soft 4 berths and two toilet at either ends. Each
berth is equipped with individual reading lights, baggage
storage and spacious trunk for suite case and hand luggage.
The train provide also water and cold tower.
First class: (4-berth Wooden cabin,
soft sleeper with A/C): US$ 47 per person, return
|
Train Name
|
|
|
|
Return |
|
Departure |
Arrival |
Departure |
Arrival |
| Tulico
Express Train |
22.00 |
06.30 |
21.15 |
06.00 |
First
class 4 berths |
$49 |
| Standard
4 berths |
$40 |
| TSC
Express Train |
22.00 |
06.30 |
21.15 |
06.00 |
Wooden
Cabin - 4 berths |
$47 |
|
Ratraco Train |
22.00 |
06.00 |
21.15 |
06.00 |
Soft
sleeper - 4 berths |
$43 |
-
All type of the train can be booked and handled to your hotel
in Hanoi
- The train schedule is subject to change without prior notice
- Children under 5 years old: free of charge if sharing berth
with parent; from 5 up: adult rate.
SAPA
WHERE TO GO
For your information
about the places to visit during your holiday in Sapa, we've
made a small guide about thee best places. These are the places
tourists have found most interesting and informative. We hope
this guide will make your stay in Sapa more pleasant and enjoyable.
Sapa
Love Market : Montagnards from surrounding villages,
especially Red Dao people don their most customers and head
to the market on Saturday. The girls try to hide in the dark
shadow and sing the love songs to attract the boys. The boys
try to find where the songs come from. If they are well matched
they together into the forest for 3 days. Back from the forest,
they can get married if they want. besides, some people also
go to the market to their old girlfriend, or boyfriend whom
they couldn't get married to for some reasons. The Love market
takes place very late in the evening (from 10 P.M ).Be quiet
and patient to discover it. Do not miss it !!!!
HamRong
mountain (1,5 km from Sapa ):1750m hight. From
here you can see the whole panorama of Sapa town. Ideal for
walking 2,5 hours round the trip. The scenery is really wonderful.
Discover the artificial orchid garden and enjoy the art show
program of the ethnic minority group in Sapa at 10:30 am everyday
&at 12:30 P.M every Friday and Saturday ...Entrance fee
:20000 VND per pax
Catcat
village (4 km ). You
can go to Catcat by Jeep, motorbike or on foot, it is a small
village of Hmong people, where you can relax beside the waterfall
or visit the old power station of the French... Entrance fee
:5000VND per pox .(US$20.00 per Jeep &US$ 20.00 per guide).Laochai-Tavan:
Take a ca from Sapa to Laochai village (H'mong people) (9
km), Walking to Tavan village (12km),you will see the H'mong
, Zay , Dao people and others dressed in the traditional style
that is unique to the Northern region.(well-prepared boots
or trekking shoes for a two hour trek through terraced).The
driver will wait for you here and take you back to Sapa.
Tafin
village (red Zao people ,Black Hmong). (15km ).You
can reach Tafin by Jeep or motorbike.The trip takes tree hours.
You can leave your car or motorbike at the entrance of the
village and walk inside the village to visit the Red Zao,
Black H'mong houses & experience their daily lives.
Female outfits vary but typically elaborate with silver- color
beads and coins (the wealth of the woman is said to be equal
to the weight of the coins she carries).Long locks of hair
are tied up in to large red embroidered turban.
Thac
Bac.(Silver Water fall) (13km).you
can reach the Thacbac by motorbike or car. After climbing
to the Silver Water Fall, 100m high, you can continue up to
the highest pass in Viet Nam. The 2047m high Tram ton pass.
Aside from magnificent views, the bizzare thing is how dramatically
the climate changes. On the Sapa side of the mountain, you
can often expect foggy, cold and generally nasty weather.
Drop down a few hundred meters below the pass on the Laichau
side and it will often be sunny and warm.
Binh
Lu market (50km ) is
one on the remote villages of Sapa. Diverse ethnic minority
groups surround it, each maintaining its own language and
tradition. These distinct people have developed an amazing
variety of music, dance and handicraft. A big cave is also
available for you to discover in Binh Lu
Bac
Ha market (100km): Discover the most famous market
of the region-Bac Ha market. Here you can meet all the different
minority group of the region: Flower H'mong, Tay, F'la, Thai,
Nung. The colorful market is well-known for its handicraft
objects. The market only operate on Saturday morning. Depart
from Sapa at 6am, you will be in BacHa at 9am. This is the
good time to visit the market. On the way back to Sapa, it
is possible to hop off in Laocai and catch the night train
back to Hanoi,
Muong
Hun market (75km):
It is quite hard to discover this area. This is the program
for the strong ones. It is mountainous district like Sapa
but have different ethnic minorities such as :Flower H'mong,
Zay, Red Hmong, White Hmong, Tay, Thai, Nung, Tu Di,dao Tuyen.
The market only operate on saturday morning. Depart from Sapa
at 6am , you will arrive Muong Hun at 9am. After visiting
the market you will go back to Laocai station. You can also
visit Muong Vi cave and villages along the road on the way
to Laocai.
Coc
Ly market (95km): Join us for the amazing excursion
of Coc Ly, the latest market discovered in the region, the
only one operating on Tuesday. Depart from Sapa at 7am, you
will arrive at Coc Ly at around 9.30am. This is the good tine
to visit the market. After visiting the market, which is the
most fresh and unspoiled market of the region, offering a
wide range of different colorful ethnic minorities such as
Flower C'mon, Black Dao, Tay , Fula, Lachi, Sandui and Nung....there
will be an exciting boat cruise winding you through a breathtaking,
out of this-world landscape where the mountain grow from water
presenting their most hidden mysteries, including caves and
tiny minority ...A picnic lunch box can be prepared for your
most convenience....
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