Conquer Fansipan in three days
(Sin Chai Route)
Night 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai
18.00: Meeting with us at Lao Cai station and take the night train to Sapa.
Day 1: Sapa – Tram Ton – 2800m Campsite (B, L, D)
Welcome by Local guide at Lao Cai Station and have breakfast.
Group meeting for regional information and tour briefing at 08.30am. Leaving Sapa at 09.00 for a road transfer for 16 km to Tram Ton. Enjoy some stops along the way for great view of Fansipan. Start trekking from Tram Ton at the height of 1957m along a trail for almost the whole morning through rain forest up and down hill to 2,200m peak. Lunch break for an hour.
Afternoon trek gets tougher as the trail winds its way on steep mountain sides through bamboo forest. The plantation changes a lot as the trail reaches to higher elevation.
Arrive to the camp-site at 2,800m peak in late afternoon. Relax and free to explore the wild surrounding.
Day summary:Road transfer 16 km/ Grade 3 of 5/ Trekking 6 hours from 2040m to 2,800m/ Lunch 1 hour – picnic/ Dinner and overnight at camp-site.
Day 2: 2,800m Campsite – Fansipan Peak – 2200m Campsite (B, L, D)
Breakfast and leave the camp-site at 08.00. The trek gets though bamboo forest and flat land of grass for an hour and then getting up very steep mountain side for nearly 1,5 hour to reach to the Peak!
Congratulation! You have conquered the roof on Indo-China at the height of 3143m. In a nice day, great view of a vast region westwards to Lai Chau, eastwards to Lao Cai…even further to China and Dien Bien Phu are all in your sight and under your feet.
The way back is easier and it takes only 1,5 hour back to the 2,800m camp-site for lunch. Leaving the campsite at 2.00 pm along the same trail back for 3 hours and arrive at the 2,200m camp-site at about 5.00 pm. Relax and free to explore the wild surrounding nature.
Day summary:Trekking 6 to hours, grade 5 of 5/ Lunch break: 1 hour/ Dinner and overnight at 2,200m camp-site.
Day 3: 2,200m Campsite – Sin Chai Village – Sapa (B, L, – )
Breakfast and leave the camp-site at 08.00. The trek gets mostly downhill for 1 hour and then turn left to a narrower trail getting through thick primitive forest for 2 hours. Arriving to the upstream of the Muong Hoa River at noon. Lunch break.
Afternoon trek last for nearly 2 hours downhill passing through several isolated hamlets of the H’mong. Arriving to Sin Chai at about 3.00 pm. Picked up for a short road transfer uphill to Lao Cai for night train to Hanoi.
Day summary:Trekking 5 to hours, grade 4 of 5/ Lunch break: 1 hour/ Road transfer 6 km to Sapa.
Early nextday about 4.30 am, we arrive to Hanoi, end of services.
Essential services of Fansipan trip :
• English speaking guide (Surchage for French speaking guide $.10/day)
• Black Hmong porters (to carry food and luggage)
• Cook (from group sizes of 6 pax)
• All needed transport
• All indicated meals, plus snacks (B as breakfast; L as lunch; D as dinner)
• Water, Snack, fruit on the whole trip
• Sleeping bag and mattresses
• Waterproof bluebag for luggage
• Tents if needed
• Mosquito net
• All entrance fees and permit
• Overnight in local house or tent
Normal services:
Important notes:
• Not recommended to old-aged customers, children under 18 as well as those having high blood pressure!
• This is a challenging tour for customers whose strength and mobile ability above average plus some trekking practice and experience. The trekking trail is tough, steep and slippery at many parts.
• This trip can be organized the whole year around. Landscapes is lively beautiful from May to September thanks to rice and corn farming. Unfortunately it is hot and wet in these months especially heavy rain in July and August. Weather is nice in October, November and first half of December. January, February is cold and foggy. It gets better from March to April.
• Personal luggage is limited at 6kg maximum. Good trekking shoes, rain gear, warm clothes, insect repellents should be brought.
• We may cancel the trip or change tour plan in case of bad weather, fire...at the last minutes for safety of
customer.
• We may cancel the tour if customers refuse to observe the disciplines about health condition, safety instruction as well as environment protection.
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