Overview

Mount Fan Si Pan 3143m elevation is the peak of Indochina. Let's join Private Vietnam Tours on an adventure of a life time to conquer this daunting job. The tour involves hiking, trekking, mountain climbing. The travelers and adventurers need to have good health for sure.

We start from Sapa town and stay in camps in the mdle of nowhere on our way up to the summit. We have H'Mong boys to bring our camping gears and luggage, we have our cook who prepares the hearty meals for us everyday in the jungle. Once at the top, we'll be rewarded with breathtaking view of the surroundings. The hardship of the trekking day, the exchange of culture with our team will surely make your tour an adventure of a life time.

Day1    Ha Noi - Sapa
Day2    Arrive at Lao Cai/ Transfer to Sa Pa
Day3    Sa Pa - Forest Camp (B/L/D)
Day4    Forest Camp - Base Camp (B/L/D)
Day5    Base Camp – Summit  - Base Camp (B/L/D)
Day6    Base Camp – Sa Pa (B/L)
Day7    Sa Pa – Ha Noi (B)
Day8    Arrive in Ha Noi

The tour price includes

• English speaking guide
• All land transfers as on the tour itinerary
• Air-con soft-sleepers on the local train for Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi as on the tour itinerary
• Accommodation with twin-shared hotel room in town and and basic mountain camp during the climbing tour as on the tour itinerary
• Meals: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner
• Cooking fees and porter fees
• All admission fees during the guided times as on the tour itinerary

The tour price doesn’t include

• Insurance of any type
• Drinks, laundry, phone bills
• Others not mentioned clearly as included above;

Itinerary

Day1    Ha Noi - Sapa
You’ll be met by our tour guide and transferred to Hanoi train station for the night train from Ha Noi for Lao Cai where China is just on the other side of the river. Overnight on board the train.

Day 2: Arrive at Lao Cai/ Transfer to Sa Pa
Arriving at Lao Cai train station early in the morning, you'll have a break sipping the hot morning coffee and enjoying the scene of China across the river. Then our jeep brings us on the terraced hillside road to Sa Pa Town. In the afternoon, we'll have a walking tour to the Cat Cat Village of the Black H'Mong and the Cat Cat Waterfall. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 3: Sa Pa - Forest Camp (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel
Today we’ll have an early start for the first day's climb. Our tour is through the H'mong village of Cat Cat, the Y Linh Ho River and the forest. At the end of the day we set our camp at the altitude of 2200m in the forest. The evening meal is prepared by the cook around a camp fire while rhymths of the wild is started. Overnight at Forest camp.

Day 4: Forest Camp - Base Camp (B/L/D)
Have hot breakfast with coffee at the forest camp.
Break the camp, then continue onwards to 2400m where the forest gives way to huge bushes of bamboo and up to the peak at 2900m which offers breath-taking views over the Sapa Valley. Descending from the peak the porters set up camp at 2400m. This will be our home for the next two nights. Overnight at Base Camp.

Day 5: Base Camp – Summit  - Base Camp (B/L/D)
Have a hot breakfast at the base camp.
Complete our final ascent arriving at the summit 3,143m above sea-level. This is highest point of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia which offers stunning views over China to the north and over Laos to the west. There is time for refreshment before descending down to Base Camp for the night. Overnight at the Base Camp.

Day 6: Base Camp - Sa Pa (B/L)
Have a hot breakfast at the base camp.
Enjoy morning coffee and the sounds of nature as the porters break the camp and leave for Sapa. Trekking back across well-known terrain always goes more quickly and arrival time back in Sapa should be in the late afternoon. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 7: Sa Pa - Ha Noi (B)
Travel by jeep to visit Ta Phin Village and the Tram Ton Pass. Have free time until transferred back to Lao Cai for the night train back for Ha Noi. Overnight on board the train.

Day 8: Arrive in Ha Noi
Arrive in Hanoi early in the morning. Tranferred back to the hotel. We trust you had a nice hiking adventure to the peak of Vietnam with Private Vietnam Tours.
Note: Accommodation on this tour is basic; the traveler is required to be in good health conditions.