North-west Vietnam motorbike tour to Sapa with night train 7 nights, 7 days Hanoi – Mai Chau – Phu Yen – Son La – Muong Lay – Lai Chau – Sapa – Lao Cai -night train- Hanoi 5 stars, based on 101 reviews Day 1: Hanoi motorcycle tour to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh)Hanoi motobike tours In the morning we start our motorbike tour...

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Muong Lay Formerly known as Lai Chau, this small town is nestled in a pretty valley carved from spectacular mountains by the Da River, and makes a good lunch or overnight stop for people travelling between Dien Bien Phu and Sapa. Beneath Muong Lay's beauty lies a difficult existence for locals. Despite a marked increase in tourist numbers, for most of the people...

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Phuong Thanh hotel The priciest place in town Despite an over-sized and uninspiring reception area, the rooms here are decent — very clean, light and airy, with good furnishing and bedding, and tubs in the well-tiled bathrooms. There's also an air-con, cafe/restaurant on the second-floor which might be just what you're looking for on a sweltering day. Room rates would be reasonable for...

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Tay Bac hotel The Tay Bac is the star attraction when it comes to accommodation in Lai Chau province, and you should probably just head straight here and plop down. The sleeps are in three buildings — but rooms with the most spark are available in the two-story stilt-house, which features some nice shared balconies for lounging in the evening. The rooms are...

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Trek Lai Chau is a newly established province situated on high mountainous region, about 3-hour drive from Dien Bien Phu. Its neighbors are Yunna (China) on the north, Laos on the west, Lao Cai Province on the north-east, Dien Bien and Son La Province on the south. With Tam Duong, Lai Chau is one lunch or an overnight stop for people traveling between...

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Trek Lai Chau is a newly established province situated on high mountainous region, about 3-hour drive from Dien Bien Phu. Its neighbors are Yunna (China) on the north, Laos on the west, Lao Cai Province on the north-east, Dien Bien and Son La Province on the south. With Tam Duong, Lai Chau is one lunch or an overnight stop for people traveling between...

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Area: Population: Provincial capital: Districts: Hill tribe groups: Climate     17,133 sq km 562,000 Muong Lay Town.(Former name is Lai Chau) Muong Lay, Muong Nhe,Dien Bien, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Tra(It's former name is Muong Lay), Tua Chua, Tuan Giao and Dien Bien Phu city there are 24 hilltribe groups The annual average temperature varies between 21 and 23?C From Hanoi to Muong...

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