I have been asked to look for information on the journey between hanoi and lao cai..and of course between lao cai and sapa too. Below is the source in which i have found some answer to my question.
http://www.vietnamstay.com/service/sapatrain.htm
will elaborate on this later.
remi
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ok…i managed to get a reply from aurora travel, Here is the reply:
Day 1 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009): Ho Chi Minh City Arrival – Overnight train to Sapa (D) Our guide meets you at Noi Bai airport and escorts you to the city centre. You will then follow your guide to visit Hanoi Hilton prison and Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature). Then we are roaming to the old quarter (trade area) of Hanoi for looking and shopping. Cyclo ride through the old but busy streets should be highlight of the day. We then stop at Thang Long theatre for enjoying Water puppets show. 18:00: another driver will pick up the last member in your group of 8 and transferred him to join in yourgroup. In the evening, have dinner at local restaurant and then go to the train for an overnight train to Sapa.
Day 2 (Thursday, February 12, 2009): Lao Cai – Sapa (no guide) Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.30. Take a ride to Sapa. You will be free today in Sapa. Our suggestion is to walking or trekking around the town by yourself to stretch your legs, a good practice before climbing Fansipan. Overnight train in Sapa.
Day 3 (Friday, February 13, 2009): Sapa – Heavens Gate – 2900m (B/L/D) You are having a couple of interesting days waiting ahead. You travel by car toward the Silver Waterfall where you will be able to take a short walk to the waterfall. You will then drive further to Heaven Gate,the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From there you can see Fansipan, the highest peak of Indochina mountains as well as enjoy stunning views. The trek will be relatively soft until lunchtime. After a couple of hours of hiking, you will have a break at a nice spot in the forest and enjoy a good lunch. With new energy you start ascending as well as descending towards the campsite. En route you have many opportunities to enjoy the scenery and magnificent views to Sapa area and beautiful landscape of Lai Chauprovince. You will arrive to the campsite at 2900m ASL in the late afternoon. Now it is time to relax and enjoy a well prepared dinner.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 0,5 hour driving/ 5 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.
Day 4 (Saturday, February 14, 2009): 2900m – the top of Fansipan – 2700m (B/L/D)After having breakfast, you climb to the top, where you can celebrate your victory. From there, you canenjoy the best view to beautiful sceneries. You will then start descending. You stop on the way at a nice spot for lunch. After lunch, you start the tough trek, which is all the way downhill through rainforest. This part requires a great concentration to step on steep trail until you meet the campsite at 2700m ASL. Here you spend another night in tent.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 6 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.
Day 5 (Sunday, February 15, 2009): 2700m – Sin Chai – Sapa (B/L) You wake up in the fresh and pure morning in wild nature, before heading back to civilization. You trek downhill through well protected forest and after a couple of hours of hiking, you stop for lunch. You will then continue descending toward Sin Chai village of Back Hmong minority. On the way you will be able to enjoy valley views and beautiful surrounding. You stop at the village for a while before you go by car back to Sapa, where you can celebrate your achievement and relax. Overnight in Sapa.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 0,5 hour driving/ 6 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.
Day 6 (Monday, February 16, 2009): Sapa free – Overnight train back to Hanoi (B/no guide) You will be free today in Sapa for relaxing until late afternoon when you’re transferred to the railway station for your overnight train back to Hanoi.
Day 7 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009): Hanoi (B/L) Arrive early morning (around 05:30-06:00) in Hanoi. You will be picked up to a local restaurant for breakfast and then depart for a city tour. We will go north to visit Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, His House on Stilt, One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc pagoda, Army Museum and Hanoi Flag Tower. After lunch, you will visit the Ethnology museum and then transfer 5 members to the airport for departure flights. 3 others will be free at your own arrangement.
QUOTATION
Price is net, PER PERSON, based on twin shared, non-commission for a private tour for a group of 8 people
Breakdown services Mid-range (3*)
Land service US$443.00
Hotel Propose/Confirmation City Mid-range (3*) Notes Sapa Royal View Hotel
– Standard room
Check- in time : 13:00 or 14:00
Check- out time: 11:00 or 12:00
Check-in/check-out time is subject to availability and with additional charge.
Service inclusive
-Accommodation with daily breakfast at hotels mentioned
-Returned trained tickets: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi in a first class 4-berth cabin with soft sleeper and air-conditioning (Tulico/Ratraco train).
-Tours with private local English speaking guide in each area -Transfer services in a private air-conditioned car
-Entrance fees for sightseeing
-Black Hmong porters (to carry food and luggage)
-Cook (from group sizes of 6 clients)
-All needed transport
-All indicated meals, plus snacks
-Water on the whole trip
-Sleeping bag and mattresses
-Silk sleeping bag
-Waterproof bluebag for luggage
-Tents
-Mosquito net
-Meals as the indication (B: breakfast, L: lunch and D: dinner)
Service exclusive
-Meals not clearly mentioned
-Services not stated in the program
-Domestic airfares and tax in Vietnam and in Cambodia
-International airfare from/to Vietnam
-International airport departure tax
-All type of visa fees to Vietnam and Cambodia.
Saturday, 6. December 2008
ola.. noted… so nak kena book awai2 lg la ek.. ase aku just book yg $30 je kot .. amacam?
Sunday, 7. December 2008
aku dah email kat info@vietnamstay.com tuh. inih email aku:
hi,
i am remi from malaysia. I am representing a group of 8 mount climbers. i would like to make an enquiry on a 7 days trip covering hanoi-lao cai-sapa and mount fansipan. basically, this trip is all about climbing mount fansipan and maybe some sight seing activities around hanoi and sapa too.
the trip will comprise of 8 pax and it will be between 11 feb 2009 to 17 feb 2009. below are the itenaries:
1st day – 11/2/2009
arrive at hanoi on the 11/2/2009. 7 participants will arrive in the morning. ETA 9/10 am hanoi time. 1 participant will arrive in the evening…ETA 5/6 pm hanoi time. The 7 participants are expected to go on sight seing around hanoi during the day.
we will proceed with the train to lao cai at night.
2nd day – 12/2/2009
will arrive at lao cai early in the morning. proceed to sapa. Is it possible to proceed to fansipan area / basecamp on this day?
if cannot go to fansipan area on this day, then overnight at sapa.
3rd day – 13/2/2009
climb mount fansipan…straight to the summit. maybe will camp somewhere near the summit.
4th day – 14/2/2009
descent from mount fansipan. proceed to sapa on the same day.
question: is it possible to get a train back to hanoi? if not, will overnight at sapa. if yes, than get on the train to hanoi.
5th day – 15/2/2009
sight seing in sapa. hopefully there are interesting things in sapa.
proceed to lao cai in the afternoon
will go back on the train to hanoi at night.
6th day – 16/2/2009
arrive at hanoi by train from lao cai
sight seing hanoi ( please suggest activity / attractions )
overnight at hanoi
7th day – 17/2/2009
sight seing hanoi during the day ( please suggest activity / attractions ).
at 6pm 5 members will depart back kuala lumpur.
that’s all.
we would like a quote from you comprising
- the cost of accomodation
- the cost of transfer to and fro airport, train station to hotel etc. Please include the cost of the return train trip between hanoi and lao cai.
- the cost of climbing permit ( if any ) and mountain guides. If you can provide the cost of hiring a porter, you are most welcome.
that’s all. Hope to get fast reply from you.
remi
Thursday, 11. December 2008
this is another option http://www.activetravelvietnam.com/tour.php?op=detail&tourId=23
Monday, 15. December 2008
this is what i got from the previous ogkl trip:
Day 1. Wed 11/02/2009 ~ Airport – Ha Noi – Overnight train
Pick up at the airport by Hoang Hiep and take private car transfer to Hanoi, check in the hotel. This evening you will be met by our driver & office staff at about 8PM before transferred to Hanoi railways station to take an express train departs from Hanoi at 9PM. Overnight on the train with at an air-conditioning cabin (8 beds) on the way to Lao Cai.
Day 2. Thu 12/02/2009 ~ Overnight train – Lao Cai – Sapa Town – Silver waterfall – Tram Ton Pass – Top 2300M
On arrival to Lao Cai in the early morning, you are picked up and taking a shuttle bus to Sapa. After having shower and breakfast, we transport you to Tram Ton Pass, on the way pass silver waterfall. On arrival at Tram Ton Pass we start the trek to mount of top 2300m. Lunch on the way. Late afternoon we arrive in Top 2300M. Prepare for dinner and overnight at a thatched hut with sleeping bag.
Day 3. Fri 13/02/2009 ~ Top 2300M – Top of Fansipan 3143M – then back to top 2300M
This morning, you get up early for fresh atmosphere in the high mountain. After having breakfast, we trek to the top of Indochina, Fansipan mount. Lunch on the way. Late afternoon we come back Top 2300m for dinner and overnight.
Day 4. Sat 14/02/2009 ~ Top 2300 – Sin Chai village – Sapa Town
After the last breakfast in the mountain, take another way to go down to the foot of Mount where to visit and get understandings of the lifestyles, the traditional customs of the people in a village of the Black H’mong called SinChai, then take bus back to Sapa (18 km by bus). Lunch and check in hotel. Overnight in Sapa
Day 5. Sun 15/02/2009 ~ Sapa – Bac Ha Market – Laocai – Overnight train to Ha Noi
A visit to Bac Ha market. Breakfast and the beginning of the day on which you visit a big market filled with many different hill-tribe peoples. This is the most colourful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy BacHa people’s simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches… talking to the minorities through the guide’s interpretation. Leave the market for the H’mong King’s house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920. Return the town for lunch. In the afternoon, spend time visiting another village (BanPho village) Say good bye to BacHa and get back to Sapa. On the way back, drop in to see the Vietnamese and Chinese Harbour Mouth in LaoCai. Take the night train back to Hanoi
Day 6. Mon 16/02/2009 ~Next morning ~ Overnight train – Hanoi – free to shopping
At 5AM in the next morning, the train arrives. You will be picked up to go to your hotel in Hanoi where is located in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Check in the hotel and relax before have shopping and visit Ha Noi in the afternoon.
Day 7. Tue 17/12/2009 ~ Hanoi – Airport or City tour by your self
Breakfast at the hotel and free time to do some thing need to be done until take the car go to the airport and take the flight back to your country and some continue shopping or visit Ha Noi on your own.
Day 8. Wed 18/02/2009 ~ Hanoi – Airport – International flight
Breakfast at the hotel and free time until take the car go to the airport to take the flight back to your country
Tour Price:
USD 325 / pax
Tour includes:
- Transportation as program,
- Train return tickets (sleeper at cabin with 4 persons, air-conditioning),
- Morning tea break
- 2 night thatched hut stay with sleeping bag, 1 night in Sapa and 2 night in Hanoi(3* hotel & service)
- Drinks, fruit
- All entrance fees
- English speaking guide
- Jeep from Sapa to Tram Ton pass and from Sin Chai to Sapa.
Tour excludes: Insurance, Phone calls, other private expenses…
Hidden expenses: No.
What to bring: Passport with Vietnam valid visa, hat, sunscreens, walking shoes, raincoat….