The “from” price is per person for four travelers in standard accommodation and excludes international flights. It covers accommodation, private transport, an English-speaking guide and the listed activities. Your price depends on dates, group size and activities. Late September, the golden-rice peak, books up early in Sapa and Mu Cang Chai, so request a free quote as soon as you have dates.
By private car with a driver, in a vehicle sized to your group. Distances are longer than most visitors expect: Hanoi to Sapa is about 5 to 6 hours by road and Hanoi to Ha Giang 6 to 7, so the driving is planned into each itinerary. For Sapa, you can take the overnight train to Lao Cai instead if you prefer to travel while you sleep. Our guide to getting around Vietnam compares every option.
In cities such as Hanoi you stay in hotels. In the mountains, around Sapa, Hoang Su Phi and Ha Giang, many itineraries use local homestays or ecolodges, which are simpler than hotels but give you an evening with a local family. Ha Long Bay may be an overnight cruise. Tell us your comfort level and we will choose the right mix. Read more about sleeping in the house of a local.
Trekking is built around who is travelling. Our consultants ask about fitness, ages and health before planning, and routes range from an easy village walk of around 7 km to long mountain days. A family with children of ten to twelve would normally get routes of 10 to 15 km, and if a walk is too much on the day, your guide adjusts it. For trail ideas, see our Sapa trekking routes or browse our Hiking & Trekking tours.
No. Our private tours cover Ha Giang by car with a driver and guide, so you do not need to ride a motorbike or have any riding experience. The roads are steep and winding, and heavy rain in July and August can cause landslides, so we plan the route around the season and keep the schedule flexible. You can read more in our Ha Giang travel guide.
Sapa is easier to reach and more comfortable, so it suits a first mountain trip of around three days: terraces, village treks and a night in a homestay. Ha Giang is wilder and more remote, with longer drives, and works best with four days or more. Sapa is about 5 to 6 hours from Hanoi by road, Ha Giang 6 to 7. With a week, our 7-day Sapa & Ha Giang tour combines both, and you can compare them in Sapa or Ha Giang: 9 key differences.
Autumn, September to November, is the most reliable season: the heat drops and the mountain roads are dry. Sapa’s terraces turn gold from about 1 September to 5 October, Mu Cang Chai from about 15 September to 10 October, and buckwheat flowers cover the Ha Giang plateau in October and November. Spring, February to April, is the alternative, with more mist. July and August bring typhoon risk, so keep those trips flexible.
Five days covers Hanoi plus one nearby area such as Ninh Binh or Pu Luong, and seven days adds Ha Long Bay or Sapa. Ten to twelve days is where the north comes together: the capital, the bay and a proper stay in the mountains without spending most of the trip on the road. Two weeks adds the full Ha Giang loop and Cao Bang. Ha Giang on its own needs about four days. For route ideas by length, see our guide to the best time and routes in North Vietnam.
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