Day 1: (L/D)
Today the real climb
starts. A jeep will take you to Cat Cat Village. From here you walk
down to Cat Cat Valley at 1.100 m. You will cross a river and from here
it is uphill on narrow trails and through small spectacular passes with
a subtropical forest. Be aware of leeches on the first part of the
trek. We will set up our camp at an altitude of around 2.000 m. and our
guide and porters will prepare the food on a open fire.
Day 2 : (B/L/D)
This day the trail
becomes more steep and sometimes you will have to climb a bit by using
the roots of the trees. You will walk through dense trails with bamboo.
Today you will walk 6-8 hours. At the altitude of around 2.700 m. we
will set up camp.
Day 3: (B)
After
breakfast we will continue uphill and after a couple of hours walk we
reach a top (2.900 m) from where there is a nice view of Sapa and
Fansipan. From here it is downhill to the camp in 2.600 m. We leave
some of the porters to prepare the camp and continue up on trails
through dense bamboo forest and small bushes. Suddenly we arrive to the
top of Fansipan (3.143 m). If the weather is clear you can see all the
way to China in the North and West and Lao in the South. The view is
fantastic. From here it is straight back down to camp.
