Hanoi - Trang An -Sapa Muslim Tour 4 Days

Brief itinerary
• Day 1: Hoa Lu – Trang An - Train to Sapa (L)
• Day 2: Sapa – Love Waterfall – Ta Phin Village (B/L)
• Day 3: Sapa – Muong Hoa valley -Cat Cat Village – Train to Hanoi (B/L/dinner lunch
box)
• Day 4: Station pick up - Free and Easy

Day 1 (14 Nov 2022): Hoa Lu – Trang An – Train to sapa (L)

AM: Pick you up at your hotel or our office then depart for Ninh Binh province. Arrive in Ninh
Binh at around 10.30. Stop at Hoa Lu, the ancient citadel of Viet Nam in 10th century, to visit
temples of two dynasties Dinh and Le with six kings, visiting the excavation area beside the Le
Dai Hanh temple, walking up and down in the beautiful Truong Yen Valley to enjoy the marvellous
sceneries.
Have halal lunch at a local Indian restaurant.
PM: Afternoon, we continue our tour by boating along Trang An. Trang An is gathering of 31
valleys, 50 cross-water caves and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna. Many
of them are in the Red book of Vietnam. Rowing through the river, visit Sang and Toi caves
(Dark and Bright caves), Nau Ruou cave, Ba Giot cave (Three Drops)
Rejoin the car transfer back to Hanoi. Free time for dinner then we transfer to station for night
train to Sapa.
Timetable: Train SP3 leave at 22.00pm- arrive at 06.10am next day

Day 2 (15 Nov 2022): Sapa – Love Waterfall – Ta Phin Village (B/L)

06.00am upon arrival transfer uphill to Sapa and have breakfast with halal food
In the morning visit Ta Phin Village for exploring the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have a
good choices to buy woven and textile brocades, which is made by ethic people and having picnic
lunch before exploring village and Ta Phin Cave and small hamlet of Black H'mong people. Return
to Sapa for Lunch at local halal restaurant.
In the afternoon: Walk just 3 km out of Sa Pa to Cat Cat village inhabited by a community of
Hmong ethnic minority people. The village is known as a cultural site since many traditions and
customs of the Black Hmong are still preserved to date. The traditional trades of brocade making
and silver and bronze smith are still practiced nowadays by villagers after numerous generations
of their ancestors. You can visit the Hmong women by their looms weaving fabrics, which will be
later on dyed with sap from leaves for the desired coloration.
Next, your walk through the village will take you to Tien Sa waterfall where a French-built
hydropower station has been in service since 1920. Leave Cat Cat village back to Sapa by car.

Day 3 (16 Nov 2022): Muong Hoa Valley – Cat Cat Village – Train to Hanoi (B/L/Dinner
halal box)

Breakfast at your hotel. 09.00am We will depart to Tram Ton, at the height of 2047meters above
sea level (the highest pass in Vietnam) where great views are offered of the surrounding mountains
and lush forests of the Hoang Lien National Park. From there you will trek 30 minutes through
forest. Along the way you have many chances to see wild flowers. Trekking along the stream you
will arrive the Love Waterfall. Lunch at local halal restaurant.

In the afternoon, you will visit Muong Hoa valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in northwest
VietNam. Descending into the valley by foot you will see the largest terraced rice paddy in the
SaPa area (If you visit the valley between May and September, there is a chance to experience and
observe how the local’s plant and harvest rice). The walk takes you from Lao Chai village of the
Black H'mong Minority to Ta Van village of the Zay minority, providing the opportunity to
see the different traditions and costumes of the two ethnic minority groups. Dinner halal box is
packed for your group.
Driver transfer you to the station for night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train
Timetable: Train SP4 leave at 21.30- arrive at 05.30 next day.

Day 4 (17 Nov 2022): Hanoi station – Hanoi Free and easy

Upon arrival in station you will be pick up from your station to your hotel for leisure. Free and
easy full day.

Inclusive

• Private car transfer during tour
• Accommodation based on twin sharing room with daily breakfast
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B- breakfast, L- lunch, D - Dinner)
• All guided sightseeing fees and entrance fees as per itinerary
• English speaking tour guide at places
• Boat trip in Trang An
• Mineral water in day tour
• Train ticket Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi/shared cabin 4 berth

Exclusive

• Visa arrangement and international airfare
• Personal expenses
• Other meals and drinks
• Optional tour to Halong Bay or Hanoi City tour
• Insurance
• Tip for tour guide; driver and crew
• Extra charge on peak season.
Note:
- This itinerary is subject to change due to bad weather, level tide or operating conditions.
- Check in time at hotel is at 14.00pm and check out time – at 12.00pm (noon). Early check in
and late check out is subject to availability and will be paid by guest’s account as policy of
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