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SAPA ADVENTURE
Day 1 - Hanoi to Son La Day 2 - Son La to Dien Bien Phu Travel by vehicle from Son La to Dien Bien Phu . Stop at Tuan Giao , a remote town at the junction of Highway 42 to Dien Bien Phu and Highway 6A to Lai Chau. Overnight at Dien Bien Phu Day 3 - Dien Bien Phu to Phong Tho Sightseeing at Dien Bien Phu , the site of the battle which defeated the French and ended their colonial control of Indochina . It is one of the most remote parts of Vietnam in the Muong Thanh Valley and is surrounded by steep heavily forested hills . Visit DBP Musuem , Castries Bunker and Minorities . Proceed to Phong Tho for overnight
Enjoy a short trek around Phong Tho . Travel be vehicle to Sapa passing Tram Son Pass . Overnight in Sapa Day 5 - Sa Pa to a local village Depart Sa Pa mid morning and begin trekking on small paths . Descend deep into a valley and up again through forested hills until reaching the villages of Cat Cat , Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai . Overnight in a local village
Day 6 - Local Village to Sa Pa In the morning hike up the mountain to the Red Dazo village of Giang Ta Chai , passing a cascading waterfall . The Red Dazo continue to wear their traditional colourfully embroidered clothing and red headscarves . Continue along the rice fields , crossing the Muong Hoa river and trek to the village of Supan to meet your jeep . Return to Sa Pa for overnight Day 7 - Sa Pa Return by car or train to Hanoi
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Day 4 - Phong Tho to Sapa 