HARDER CONQUER FANXIPAN – CAT CAT ROUTE

Highlights:

• Awesome scenery
• Great view from the summit
• Challenging trails
• Fully supported

Night 1: Night train to Lao Cai ~ 360km ~ 9hrs

Transfer from your hotel to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight in AC soft sleeper cabin.

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa Town (B)

Arrive in Lao Cai around 5.30 am. We will take 1hr bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride give you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Upon arrival in Sapa Town we have breakfast in local restaurant. Free time for the rest of the day to explore the town and Sapa market. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.

Day 2: Sapa – Heavens Gate – 2900m (B, L, D)

We travel by car toward the Silver Waterfall where you will be able to take a short walk to the waterfall. We will then drive further to Heaven Gate, the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From there we can see Fansipan, the highest peak of Indochina mountains as well as enjoy stunning view of Binh Lu valley. The trek will be relatively soft until lunchtime. After a couple of hours of hiking, we will have a break at a nice spot in the forest and enjoy a good lunch. With new energy we start ascending as well as descending towards the campsite. En route we have opportunity to enjoy the scenery and magnificent views to Sapa area and beautiful landscape of Lai Chau province. We will arrive to the campsite at 2900m ASL in the late afternoon. Now it is time to relax and enjoy a well prepared dinner.

Notes:Trekking 5 hrs/ascend 2,900 m from 1,600 m (Sapa)

Day 3: 2900m – the top of Fansipan – 2700m (B, L, D)

After having breakfast, we climb to the top, where we can celebrate your victory. From there, we can enjoy the best view to beautiful sceneries. You will then start descending. We stop on the way at a nice spot for lunch.
After lunch, we start the tough trek, which is all the way downhill through rainforest. This part requires a great concentration to step on steep trail until we meet the campsite at 2700m ASL. Here we spend another night in tent.

Notes: Trekking 6 hrs/ascend 3,143 m and descend to 2,700m

Day 4: 2700m – Sin Chai – Sapa (B, L)

We wake up in the fresh and pure morning in wild nature, before heading back to civilization. We trek downhill through well protected forest and after a couple of hours of hiking, we stop for lunch. We will then continue descending toward Sin Chai village of Back H’mong minority. On the way we will be able to enjoy valley views and beautiful surrounding. We stop at the village for a while before we go by car back to Sapa, where we can celebrate our achievement, taking shower and relax until transfer to Lao Cai Railway Station for the night train back to Hanoi.

Day 5: Back to Hanoi

Arrive in Hanoi early morning. Tour ends.