Destination:
China,
Vietnam,
Duration:
11 days
Style:
Adventure,
Explorer,
Rail,
Travel Period:
March 2026 - October 2027
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Overview
Explore rice terraces, alpine cities, Tibetan towns and plunging canyons on this 11-day adventure. Start in Hanoi’s alleyways slurping bowls of pho, then get to know H’mong culture on a hike through Sapa’s misty rice fields. After crossing into China, travel through the wrinkled peaks of the Hengduan Mountains on a bullet train to Shangri-La to make yak butter tea with a Tibetan family, visit a Buddhist monastery and spin one of the world’s largest prayer wheels. Hear the thunderous flow of the Jinsha River in Tiger Leaping Gorge, follow the footsteps of tea traders and learn how to write ancient Naxi Dongba characters. Wrap up in Kunming, AKA the City of Eternal Spring.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. A single supplement is bookable for this trip, subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent if you are interested.
2. A scanned copy of the personal details page of your passport needs to be sent to your booking agent no later than 40 days before departure in order for us to purchase our train tickets.
3. You will have tour leaders from Vietnam and China accompany you in respective countries and you'll be unaccompanied for the border crossing.
4. Travelling in China will heavily rely upon using local payment apps – Wechat and Alipay for making payments. It’s essential to install them on your phone and have a data package ready prior to your travel. Please read ‘money matters’ in the Essential Trip Information for more details. You shouldn’t rely on credit card for travel in China.
5. While travelling in China, you won’t have access to social media and some websites. You may consider installing a VPN to access those sites and apps. Please check the Essential Trip Information for more details.
6. Please note that there are some prohibited items for trains and flights in China. Please refer to Packing section of the Essential Trip Information for more details.
2. A scanned copy of the personal details page of your passport needs to be sent to your booking agent no later than 40 days before departure in order for us to purchase our train tickets.
3. You will have tour leaders from Vietnam and China accompany you in respective countries and you'll be unaccompanied for the border crossing.
4. Travelling in China will heavily rely upon using local payment apps – Wechat and Alipay for making payments. It’s essential to install them on your phone and have a data package ready prior to your travel. Please read ‘money matters’ in the Essential Trip Information for more details. You shouldn’t rely on credit card for travel in China.
5. While travelling in China, you won’t have access to social media and some websites. You may consider installing a VPN to access those sites and apps. Please check the Essential Trip Information for more details.
6. Please note that there are some prohibited items for trains and flights in China. Please refer to Packing section of the Essential Trip Information for more details.
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What's Included
- Meals: Meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner.
- Transport: Private Vehicle, High Speed Train.
- Accommodation: Hotel (9 nights), Guesthouse (1 night).
- Sapa - Sapa Church.
- Sapa - Sunset Walking Tour.
- Sapa - Street Food BBQ Dinner.
- Sapa - Rice terrace hike.
- Shangri-La - Dukezong Old Town walking tour.
- Shangri-La - Ganden Sumtseling Monastery.
- Shangri-La - Tibetan family with lunch.
- Tiger Leaping Gorge - Guided trek (X2).
- Lijiang - Old town walking tour.
- Lijiang - Naxi family visit and Dongba calligraphy writing.
- LIjiang - Baisha old town visit.
Start:Hanoi, Vietnam
Finish:Kunming, China
Finish:Kunming, China
Type:Group tour (max 12)
Tripcode:
CBSY
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Your Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi
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Day 2: Sapa
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Day 3: Sapa
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Day 4: Kunming
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Day 5: Zhongdian
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Day 6: Zhongdian
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Day 7: Tiger Leaping Gorge
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Day 8: Lijiang
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Day 9: Lijiang
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Day 10: Kunming
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Day 11: Kunming
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Travel Partner
Intrepid is a small group tour travel company with humble beginnings that now sends over 100,000 travellers a year on grassroots and responsible travel tours.
Price from
$2,804*
per person*
Tripcode: CBSY
Start:Hanoi, Vietnam
Finish:Kunming, China
Finish:Kunming, China
Type:Group tour (max 12)
Tripcode:
133995
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