Day 1: Hanoi - Sapa
Our trip starts with an oveight train jouey from Vietnam's capital city to the border town of Lao Cai. The train departs at  21:30 pm. (No meal included)
 
Day 2: Sapa
Arrive early in Lao cai at 06 00 am, we start our drive up the spectacular Sapa pass, which is 1300 m high, 33 km long.  Arrive Sapa in the moing; we have some free time to wander around, exploring this beautiful multi-ethnic town.
In the afteoon, we take a bus ride to Taphin Village of the Red Dzao. Dao women are particularly striking as they wear a large red turban often covered with old coins or jewelry. They also shave their hair and eyebrows. Drive back to Sapa.
Optional activity: visit Ham Rong Mt. for some good panoramic views of Sapa town and the surrounding valleys. (B/D)

Day 3: Sapa - first camp (2,500 m)
Today the real climb starts. A jeep will take you to Cat Cat Village of the Hmongs. From here you walk down to Cat Cat Valley at 1,100 m. You will cross a river and from here it is uphill on narrow trails and through small spectacular passes with subtropical forest. Once we reach an elevation of 1,700 m we stop for lunch and an energy boost before climbing up to an elevation of approximately 2,500. Here we set up camp for the night. Our guide and porters will prepare the food on a open fire. (B/L/D)
 
Day 4: Trek to summit and retu to first camp (2,500m)
Today is summit day, so after an early breakfast we leave our base camp around 7.00 am and start climbing upwards. As we continue on we pass through primary forest containing giant, centuries old pine trees and expanses of yellow bamboo. Our continuing trek will take us to an altitude of over 3,000m as we arrive at the roof of Vietnam: Fansipan Peak. The duration of our stay at the summit depends on the weather conditions, but normally it takes around four hours to get back to our camp, where we have a little feast celebrating the climb and simply enjoy life! If the weather is clear, once at the summit we will have time to savour the best panorama in Vietnam. From here, you can see all the way to China in the North and West and Lao in the South. (B/L/D)
 
Day 5: First camp - Sapa
Today it's downhill just about all the way. Following breakfast we begin our descent and reach Sapa by around lunchtime. The afteoon will then be free to explore the charms of Sapa town and take over night train back to Hanoi. Train departs at 21:15 and arrives in Hanoi at 5 am. (B/L)

Day 6: Hanoi
Upon arrival at Hanoi Railway Station you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Best time to visit
The summit of Fansipan is accessible all year round, but the best time to make the ascent is from mid-October to mid-November, and again in March. However, the best time for the trek to the mountain is from the end of February to the start of March, when the flowers all flourish and the climbers may behold the carpets of brilliant blossoms, violets and orchids, rhododendrons and aglaias. 
Special note:
Maximum group size is 9 people.
The temperature can drop down to freezing or below during the months of December and January.