DAY 01: HANOI - SAPA BY BUS
07:00AM: Pick you up at your hotel and depart to Sapa by bus, following Noi Bai - Lao Cai high-way. Along the way, you will have chance to admire the beauty of northwest mountains with terraced fields. Have a short break for 30 minutes en route.
01:00PM: Arrival Sapa, check in hotel and free at your leisure to explore Sapa.
Overnight at hotel in Sapa.

DAY 02: SAPA - SU PAN - THANH PHU - SIN CHAI B (L, D)
After breakfast, you will cycle downhill on a windy road, which goes along Muong Hoa valley. The valley is home to Black Hmong, Giay and Red Dao minorities. From the road you will have many opportunities to enjoy amazing scenery of mountains and rice paddy terraces as far as the eyes can see. After a short break in Su Pan, you will cycle downhill until you reach Thanh Phu village of Tay minority. Here you stop for lunch in a traditional Tay house.
After lunch, your ride will be mostly uphill; you head toward Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority. Where you will stay overnight in in a bamboo hut in the village. Overnight at homestay.
Approx: 6 hours cycling/ 1-hour lunch.

DAY 03: SIN CHAI B - NAM NHIU - MY SON - BAN HO - SAPA - HANOI BY TRAIN (B, L)
Today’s ride will be a little softer. You will pass by some tinny villages. You can stop by a local school and give children some small gifts such as pens or books. You will also be able to meet Xa Pho minority, one of the smallest ethnic group, which cannot be found in other areas. You will pass by Thanh Phu and continue to Ban Ho.
In Ban Ho you will enjoy lunch in a local house. After lunch, you will take a short walk to the nearby river, where you will be able to have a swim. You can take a break and have a cup of tea in a Tay house before you get on a car for a journey back to Sapa.
Evening transfer to the station for a night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

DAY 04: HANOI - DEPARTURE
Arrival Hanoi in the early morning, Back to your hotel by yourself. End of all the services.