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Welcome on board the Victoria Express Train

Reaching Sapa has never been more appealing: travel in style on board the luxurious Victoria Express Train. The Victoria Express Train features one dining carriage and two sleeping carriages to make your travelling experience a most comfortable one.

With its elegant carriages, the Victoria Express Train recalls a more romantic era. Passing through the exotic landscapes of North Vietnam, between the charming cities of Hanoi and Lao Cai (train station at a distance of 34 km (21 miles) from Sapa), it offers every visitor a wonderful travelling experience.

Watch the beautiful scenery in front of you, from the luxury of your seat, or take a nap in the comfort of our cosy sleeping carriage. If you prefer, you can indulge yourself in our dining carriage, “Le Tokin”, where you can savour the delights of traditional Vietnamese and Western cuisine. Our talented Chef Nguyen Tien Duc will be waiting for you with a selection of the best wines, adding a further exquisite touch to a memorable experience.

The train departs six times a week, linking Hanoi to Lao Cai. The Victoria Express Train is a 10-hour trip from Hanoi to Lao Cai, accommodating 48 passengers with comfortable seating, a dining carriage* (see Victoria Express Train Schedule) and two luxurious sleeping carriages.

Each sleeping carriage has 6 superior cabins (4 berths) and 2 deluxe cabins (2 berths), all are air-conditioned, wood panelled, with individual reading lights, baggage storage, toilets and oversized windows.

VICTORIA EXPRESS TRAIN SUMMER PROMOTION:

All Aboard with our Victoria Express Train summer deal!

Buy 1 roundtrip ticket and get 1 free on the Victoria Express Train
Validity: May and June 2007

To take advantage of this promotion reserve via the Victoria Sapa Resort booking form and mention this promotion in the notes at the bottom of the form.

Promotion Terms & Conditions:

Applicable only for new bookings from May 10th 2007, not applicable for group bookings due to limited capacity
Available for Superior and Deluxe tickets
Promotion is only applicable on a restricted number of seats per departure and subject to availability
This Promotion is only available for guests staying at the Victoria Sapa Resort

The Victoria Express Train is exclusively reserved for Victoria Sapa Resort's in-house guests only. To make a reservation for the Victoria Express Train, you need to complete a Victoria Express Train reservation form, that is part of the Victoria Sapa Resort’s rooms reservation form.

For information about transfers to / from the Lao Cai Train Station and visits to the local hill tribe markets please visit our Location & Transfers page.

TRAIN SCHEDULE (as of 10th May, 2007)
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Hanoi - Lao Cai	with dining carriage	without dining carriage	with dining carriage	without dining carriage	with dining carriage	no train	without dining carriage
Departure Time	9:55PM	9:55PM	9:55PM	9:55PM	9:55PM		9:55PM
Arrival Time	6:30AM	6:30AM	6:30AM	6:30AM	6:30AM		6:30AM
Lao Cai - Hanoi	without dining carriage	with dining carriage	without dining carriage	with dining carriage	without dining carriage	no train	with dining carriage
Departure Time	9:00PM	9:00PM	9:00PM	9:00PM	9:00PM		9:00PM
Arrival Time	5:30AM	5:30AM	5:30AM	5:30AM	5:30AM		5:30AM

VICTORIA EXPRESS TRAIN RATES:*
	Departures**	Superior (4 berths)		Deluxe (2 berths)
	Departures**	One way	Round trip	One way	Round trip
With dining carriage both ways	Weekday	US$ 115 ++	US$ 125 ++	US$ 130 ++	US$ 175 ++
	1 WD + 1 WE	N/A	US$ 155 ++	N/A	US$ 205 ++
	Weekend	N/A	US$ 185 ++	N/A	US$ 280 ++
1 Way with dining carriage + 1 Way without dining carriage	Weekday	N/A	US$ 110 ++	N/A	US$ 150 ++
1 Way with dining carriage + 1 Way without dining carriage	1 WD + 1 WE	N/A	US$ 135 ++	N/A	US$ 175 ++
Without dining carriage both ways	Weekday	US$ 85 ++	US$ 95 ++	US$ 100 ++	US$ 130 ++
Without dining carriage both ways	1 WD + 1 WE	N/A	US$ 115 ++	N/A	US$ 150 ++

++ plus 10% VAT & 5% service charge

** Note:

Weekday Departures (WD): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Lao Cai - Hanoi) & Sunday (Hanoi - Lao Cai)
Weekend Departures(WE): Friday (Hanoi - Lao Cai) & Sunday (Lao Cai - Hanoi)
One Way tickets are not available on Weekend Departures
Ticket price does not include meals
On departures with Dining Carriage an optional 4-course set dinner is available as well as a la carte menu. Please reserve the set dinner at time of train booking

* SPECIFIC TERMS & CONDITIONS:

All above rates are per person, exclusive of 5% service charge and 10% government tax
All rates are based on the current train operations
Rates are valid from 16th October 2006 until 31st October 2007
The above rates do not include meals onboard the Victoria Express Train
Victoria Express Train is exclusively reserved for Victoria Sapa Resort's in-house guests only
Train departure times are subject to change without prior notice
Children from 5 to 12 years old pay 75% of the total fare
Children under 5 years old are free of charge
Victoria Hotels & Resorts may be obliged to cancel travel arrangements due to circumstances beyond its control. These may be for reasons of force majeur (cancellation/alteration of domestic scheduled services, technical problems with transportation, contamination, closure of airport or train stations, war [whether declared or not], threat of war, riots, civil disturbances, strikes, disasters, terrorist activities or threat of such, etc). In such cases, Victoria Hotels & Resorts shall inform direct clients without delay and shall offer clients the choice of alternative dates or transportation (in that case the refund can not exceed 30% of the transportation cost) or a full refund of all money paid.