Night 1
We catch the 10:00pm night train to Lao Cai, enjoying a bed in soft sleeper class with air-con.

Day 1
We drive up the mountain to Sapa, offering glimpses of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. We have breakfast in a local restaurant, then drive to the Golden Stream Valley. We walk down to the Ta Van village from the main road and start trekking to Giang Ta Chai village. The trekking route offers some challenge as we balance on the rice terraces. The vegetation is dense and the trail leads up to a peaceful village of Red Dzao tribe perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside. Head down and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon we trek uphill before descending down to the quaint Tay Hill Tribe village of Ban Ho. After checking into the home stay, your guide will lead you to La Vie waterfall for a fresh shower. Dinner and overnight in a homestay.

Day 2
After breakfast, we enjoy an easy trek on dirt paths, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces. We make our way along a stream to cross a hanging bridge before getting to Thanh Phu Village. In this picturesque valley we pass some remote villages of the Tay and Xa Pho hill tribes set amongst the rice and corn fields. After a picnic lunch, we return the road to meet our driver for he transfer to Lao Cai. We board the night train back to Hanoi.