Royal Train to Sapa, Cabin Royal
Express, Royal Deluxe Train
The Royal Train
is attracted by
offering soft
sleeper
carriage, A/C
clean four-berth
cabins wood.
Each berth is
equipped with
reading lights,
baggage storage,
flower. Royal
Train create
cozy comforts
for travelers
during the trip
Royal Train also
a part of
regular train
with 2 carriages
in SP1 and SP2
between Hanoi
and Lao Cai. The
Royal Train is
attracted by
offering soft
sleeper
carriage, A/C
clean four-berth
cabins which
create cozy
comforts for
travelers during
the trip
*Wooden deluxe
cabin 4 berths
at US$ 60 are
per person for
return
*Superior cabin
4 berths at
US$ 50 are per
person for
return
-
Free picking
up from
Hanoi to
Train
Station
- One way
ticket are
available
- Ticket
price does
not include
meals
Sapa
Sapa is the most popular place to go in
the Far Northwest amongst budget
travelers and packages tourists alike.
By using Sapa as a
base
you can hike off to more remote
‘traditional’ hill tribe villages and
sometimes you will be offered a bed in a
village for the night. Sapa was
originally built as a hill station in
the early part of this century and, in
winter, gets bitterly cold. If you are
going to be visiting Sapa in winter do
not forget the winter woollies.
Sapa is preparing itself for the
continuing tourist boom considerably
well. Behind Sapa, towards Phong Tho is
a high pass forming part of the Hoang
Lien Mountains that were known to the
French as the Tonkinese Alps. This range
includes Fansipan, the highest mountain
in Vietnam at 3,143m, which view at dawn
could be spectacular.
There is a weekend market in Sapa during
which the town fills up with hilltribe
people selling their wares. If you want
to see these tribes as they
"traditionally" live (as opposed to
flogging jackets to tourists), either go
for a hike or head over to Dien Bien Phu
from Sapa. This stretch has the most
traditional people you will see in the
whole of Vietnam. It seems that most
tourist groups pile into Sapa during the
weekend for the market. However,
travelers have reported that during the
week is a much better time to catch a
glimpse of the real Sapa avoiding from a
big hassle of tourists.
You can hike in the surrounding area and
visit a number of fairly traditional
predominantly Mong hilltribe villages.
Further afield is the colourful Red Zao,
Dzay, Tay and Xa Pho people. A home stay
in the Tay village would be
unforgettable experience
