Day 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai

You will take an overnight express train (soft sleeper berth) from Hanoi to Lao Cai province.

Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa – Ban Ho - Nam Toong - Nam Ken – My Son – Sapa (B/L)

Upon arrival at the Lao Cai railway station in early morning, we will take a scenic drive for 1.5hours to Sapa.  After breakfast in hotel, we drive out of Sapa for about 20km to Ban Ho village, home to Tay hill tribe. Then trek up to Nam Toong, Nam Ken villages of the Red Dzao tribe. Keep trekking up and down to My Son village, home to Xa Pho ethnic group. Here we will have a picnic lunch beside the river and spend time for swimming if you wish. 
After lunch, we trek up to Thanh Phu village, home to Tay minority. Then trek down to Ban Ho and Ban Den, where we tranfer back to Sapa by car.
Trekking distance 25km
Overnight in hotel in Sapa

Day 03: Sapa – Matra - Suoi Ho - Ta Phin – Sapa (B/L)

After breakfast, we spend whole day trekking up and down hills, through the forests or on terraced rice fields, to visit other hill tribe villages.  We will pass through Black Hmong ethnic minority in Matra and Suoi Ho villages. Then take a short visit to a local school and enjoy a picnic lunch en route.
After lunch, we head toward Ta Phin village, home to Black Hmong and Red Dzao minorities, the two largest ethnic groups in the area.  Return Sapa by car and then transfer to Lao Cai for overnight train back to Hanoi.
Trekking distance: 10 km
Overnight on night train.

Day 4: Arrive Hanoi

The train will arrive in Hanoi in early morning. The trip concludes.

(B): Breakfast
(L): Lunch
(D): Dinner

Hotels to be used:

Deluxe: Victoria Sapa Hotel
Superior: Chau Long Hotel (New wings)
Standard: Bamboo Hotel/Gold Sea Hotel or similar
Economy: Auberger Dang Trung Hotel or similar.

* All hotels are subject to availability