ACCORD VOYAGES : 2012

dimanche 4 novembre 2012

Trekking in Sapa (Groupe privé // Moins cher)

Sa Pa Challenge Trek

During: 5 days

This trip is graded challenging. The area surrounding Sa Pa has five ethnic groups, the Black Hmong, the Red Dao, the Tay, the Giay and the Xa Pho. This is a trip for the keen adventurer and not for the less advanced walkers, as you will be trekking up and down steep mountains. You will go from village to village, through valleys to forests and you will cross many rivers and streams.

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Day 1: Lao Chai - Ta Van

Arrive at Lao Cai railway station at 6h30 and transfer by bus to Sapa, arriving at 7h30. After breakfast, begin a 10km trek along the Muong Hoa river to visit 2 villages of Hmong an Giay people, enjoying a picnic lunch along the way. After arriving at Tavan village, have dinner, overnight in Giay homestay.

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Day 2: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho

After breakfast, spend 6 hours hiking 13 km to visit 3 villages. Trek to Giang Ta Chai village with bamboo forest, Supan village, Ho village - the village of the Hmong, Tay and Giay where you may enjoy a swim at a nearby beautiful waterfall. Have dinner and overnight in Tay homestay.

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Day 3: Ban Ho - My Son - Thanh Phu

Today’ trek takes you through some truly magnificent landscape. You will have time to photograph the beautifully terraced rice fields and the surrounding mountain range. On the way, you will have a nice overviews of the valley and mountains. Overnight in the still house of the Tay people in Thanh Phu village.

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Day 4: Thanh Phu - Sin Chai - Suoi Thau - Thanh Phu

From Thanh Phu we trek to Sin Chai and Suoi Thau villages, here you will have time to explore the Red Dao, Hmong and Tay ethnic groups. After you visit Nam Sai, Nam Toong- the village is inhabited by Xa Pho ethnic group. They are the smallest group in Sapa. You will then trek back to Thanh Phu. Have dinner and overnight in Tay homestay.

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Day 5: Thanh Phu - Ban Ho - Sapa

On the last day of the trek you will cross several suspending bridges and descend back to Ban Ho village, where the jeep is waiting to take you back to Sapa. At 16h00 transfer by bus to Lao Cai railway station to catch the overnight train back to Hanoi.

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Price per person in USD:

330 usd/person (apply to group of 2 persons - if your group is bigger, this price will down)

Included:

ü Meals (05 breakfasts, 05 lunches, 05 dinners)

ü English or French speaking local guide

ü Entrance fees

ü Accommodation (Home stay at the village)

ü Private bus as mentioned in tour program

ü Shower service at the hotel in the evening before return by train to Hanoi

Excluded: Train ticket Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi, Personal expenses (drinks, laundry, telephone...)

Don’t forget: Passport, Sun cream, Good mountain shoes

samedi 3 novembre 2012

Vieilles Rues de Hanoi

Hanoi dans mon coeur!!!!!!!!

- Hanoi est la capitale de la République Socialiste du Vietnam. C’est une ville à la fois trépidante et charmante, faite de contrastes et de nuances. Entre les larges avenues bordées d’arbres mais bruyantes et les petites ruelles aux odeurs d’épices, de fruits et de grillades au feu de bois. C’est la ville aux milles pagodes, avec plusieurs dizaines d’églises coloniales toujours entourées du charme désuet de l’Indochine coloniale. L’architecture est l’une des plus intéressante d’Asie du Sud-Est par la double influence chinoise et française, dont les Vietnamiens ont su tirer le meilleur parti. Le charme des maisons françaises avec des touches chinoises est partout : lever le nez et regarder.

- Le vieux Hanoi et ses 36 rues artisanales traditionnelles les Confréries de Métiers comme au Moyen Age en Europe: