Thursday, January 31, 2013

Fansipan - Challenge Cat Cat with real Trekker 4 days



FANSIPAN MOUNT - CHALLENGE CAT CAT ROUTE WITH REAL TREKKER 4 DAYS
(Sapa - Cat Cat - Fasipan Peak)
Departure: Daily
ITINERARY:
Night 01: Ha Noi - Lao Cai - Night on train
At 20h15, Sunshine travel's guide will come to pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi. Transfer to railway station for a night train at 21h15 to Sapa (Soft sleeper with A/C - Shared 4 bed cabin). Spend a night on train.
Services included: Transport, guide and train ticket.
Day 01: Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Cat Cat - First Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Upon arrival in Lao Cai Station, welcome by our guide holding a board with your name on, then start drive up hill to Sapa. After breakfast in the hotel we will meet our support crew, who will carry all equipment, foods and all the needed thing we provide for the trip. We will carry our day pack with water, jacket and camera only. Today we will begin the first part of our ascent with a trek through terraced rice paddies and some of the hilltribe villages. Setting out from Sapa we descend into the nearby village of Cat Cat and cross Muong Hoa River. Past the river we start our upward trek to reach an elevation of 1,700m where we will have lunch break. In the afternoon we will continue trek to the first base camp at an elevation of 2,300 m. The terrain in the afternoon becomes steeper and more difficult as we trek through massive Arrowroot plantations and up steeper slopes surrounded by bamboo. Our camp for the evening will be in a very small clearing on the mountain enclosed by bamboo. Sleep in bamboo hut or tent.
Services included: Transport, guide, meals, entrance fee and camp.
 
Day 02: Catching The Second Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Today we set out for a full day trek to the second base camp. As we continue on we will pass through primary forest containing giant, century old pine trees and expanses of bamboo. Our trek will take us to an altitude of 2,900m from this elevation we have a spectacular view across to the peak of Mt. Fansipan. After lunch we start climb down to an elevation of 2,700m. Our decent will be over large boulders, down a fairly steep slope. Our camp is on the mountain slope facing west, near a mountain stream. Dinner and overnight at the base camp.
Services included: Guide, meals, entrance fee and camp.
Day 03: Trek to Summit - Descend The Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Today is the summit day, we climb to the roof of Indochina: the peak of Mt. Fansipan. The final climb will takes around three hours though dense bamboo forest. Once at the summit we will spend sometime soaking up the best panorama in Vietnam. We then descend 2,700m for lunch. In the afternoon we will descend to the third base camp where we spend the last night on mountain

Services included: Guide, meals, entrance fee and camp.
 
Day 04: Down to Sapa - Lao Cai - Ha Noi (Breakfast)
Today we trek downhill all the way. We will reach Sapa around lunch time. In the afternoon we will then be free to take shower and relax after the climb before taking a night train back Hanoi. Night on train.
At 05h00am next morning, arrive Hanoi and end services.
Services included: Transport, guide, meal and train ticket.
Tour Cost In USD/ Person based on the categories below: (Applied up to 31 Dec 2013)
Quantity 01 Pax 2 - 3 Pax 4 - 6 Pax 7 - 9 Pax
Private transport 527 392 330 315
Included:
+ Transportation with A/C; English speaking guide on tour; Meals mentioned above; Entrance fee for sites visited; Climbing permission, Climbing insurance, Poters taking camp and furniture (not your own bags), Train tickets - shared 4 soft sleepers cabin with A/C (private cabin base on request!)
Excluded:
+ Drinks, telephone , laundry, personal expense, Airfare, Payment services charge by credit card or bank transfer or other services not mentioned in the itinerary
Trip Note:
+ What to bring with:
- Good hiking shoes (should be soft, well fitted and anti-slippery), thick socks.
- Warm jacket and pullover (air expected to be very cold), preferable with head cover
- Rain coat (big enough to cover you backpack as well), cap, glasses
- Flash light
- Well-fitted gloves to help grab while trekking.
- First aid kit (aspirin, anti-biotic, salon pas, healing tape, energy pills...)
- Personal hygiene stuffs
Optional:
- Sleeping bag (otherwise will be provided on spot)
- Insect spray (not really necessary in this season)
- Protectors for knees and ankles- Whistle (to alert in case of emergencies)
Additional tips:
- All belongings should be compact, light and just sufficient for the trek, avoid getting yourself suffering from the unnecessary burden
- Trousers dressing should be loose to make it easy for long treks
- Always stick to the group or local porters in case of assistance, don't deviate.
- Keep a good stable pace, no need to rush in any case. If you are ahead of the group,
slow down and wait for the company.
- Always get yourself enough energy from the meals, particularly breakfast..
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