Day 01: Hanoi – Lao cai – Sapa via highway

Get your full energy then we keep drive one hour more on a smaller path to Sapa town. You are supposed to arrive the town mid-afternoon. Check in the hotel and free time to get some eye bird views before the fog covers everything.

Summary:
Transfer distance: 300km in Highway Express
Accommodation: hotel in Sapa
Meal included: Lunch
 

Day 02: Sapa – O Quy Ho – Muong Hum – Sang Ma Sao (B/L/D)

Get up early this morning for a breakfast to get full energy because we will start our real adventure today. Drive from Sapa via O Quy Ho to Muong Hum market, keep driving to Sang Ma Sao. Depending on road conditions, we start hiking from here to Ky Quan San village that is about 5 km away. 

11.00AM We arrive Ky Quan San and start ascending to the first break stop at 2.100m height. Set off the break here with lunch box and take a break.

After lunch break, we keep climbing up till we reach camping site, set up the tent and cook our dinner. The temperature at this height is rather low, we suggest you should bring will warm sleeping bags for overnight.

Summary:
Transfer distance: about 45km
Hiking time: challenging – about 07 hours in dirt paths
Accommodation: Camping site
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 03: Conquer Mt. Salt – Sapa (B/L/D)

Get up early this morning to cook the breakfast if you don’t want to miss the majestic dawn from the peak of Mt. Salt. We should start leaving our camps.

05.30AM toward the peak. It takes about 01 hour to get out dense jungles for better view area. However, after that the paths become very slippery that require you very carefully and stay focus.

About 08.30AM you arrive to Mt Salt. The reward to your previous effort is beyond your expectations. That is the most stunning point to capture the ocean of clouds. You spend about 01 hour here for the most beautiful photos and inhale the smell of the victory. 

09.30AM we start to get down to mountain foot if you don’t want to stay one more night in camp site. We keep our previous track to hike down to Ky Quan San village. Because you lost much energy for climbing up then on the way back, you should be very careful with your muscles.

We arrive in Ky Quan San at around 16.00 then transfer back to Sapa downtown. Check in back to the hotel in Sapa at 20.00, take a bath, get sound sleep, you have just take the Mt. Salt down to your feet.

Summary:
Transfer distance: about 45km
Hiking time: challenging – about 10 hours in dirt, slippery paths
Accommodation: Camping site
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 04: Sapa – Hanoi (B/L)

You have free time this morning to free time to discover Sapa town where you may be interested in a trek to Fansipan – the highest peak over Indochina. ActiveTravel Asia is happy to invite you a foot massage to get your feet relaxing.

Our guide and driver will collect you at the hotel for transfer back to Hanoi. Lunch is served enrout. You arrive in Hanoi late afternoon. Our adventure ends upon hotel arrival. Trip concludes. You may want to connect your adventures to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) with ActiveTravel.Asia

Summary:
Transfer distance: 300km in Highway Express
Accommodation: not available
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch