Trekking in Sapa Overview

Opportunity to experience a real Sapa with the peaceful villages of ethnic minorities on the hillside and breath-taking mountains, the rice terraced fields stretching down to famous Muong Hoa valley.

Try local special things, traditional cultures when you visit the local villages, local houses with experienced local guides, listening to stories about this landscape, understanding the local people, the sights.

Highlight

• We’ve trekked the trail that’s different from the main road on the maps
• Discover indigenous culture creates identity, mystery culture of ethnic in Sapa
• Trek through the rice fields, bamboo forest, and enjoy delicious local foods
• The local people are hospitable, warm, honest and enthusiastic
• Vegetarian food is available on request

What to Expect (Itinerary)

Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa

Distance: ~ 12km

8h30: Meet up with your local guide at the hotel or our office and start trekking.

Beginning of the adventure, from the main road we followed a small road down the valley to Y Linh Ho village settled by the Muong Hoa stream and from here to Lao Chai village of the Black H’mong.

Here, we will see another world as the atmosphere in Y Linh Ho village is very quiet, no bustling like tourist attractions inside Sapa town. Coming to the village, visitors will be immersed in the natural scenery of the beautiful unspoiled countryside with the rice terraces spread across the hillsides, green cornfields. The Hoang Lien Son mountain range stands like a giant wall filled with terraced fields on the surface and the Muong Hoa stream.

The simple stilt houses in the heart of the mountain, typical of mountainous ethnic people, you also see the shy beauty of the beautiful H’mong girls with unique brocade costumes and innocent highland babies.

This village has a lot of black H’Mong people living, that is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing, besides, rudimentary houses, stone walls around the home will make visitors feel interesting, and with lifestyles, beliefs unique to the H’mong people.

12h00: Having lunch in a local restaurant of H’mong people in Lao Chai village with special local foods.

Lao Chai is a village located deep in the valley, surrounded by mountains and unique terraced fields, stretching to the door of the house, seemingly like silk ribbons. From Lao Chai, you look far away and you will see the Hoang Lien Son range while you walk through the rice fields and feel the scent of rice and grass.

H’Mong people settle here have local foods to make visitors feel sincerity sent by local people to visitors after the trekking.

13h00: Continue the journey to Ta Van village (1.200m) to visit Giay (Giáy) people.

Ta Van village is home to the H’Mong ethnic group for a long time, in addition, there are also Red Dao and Giay people. Besides the rice terraces nearby Muong Hoa stream, the corn hills, Ta Van is also the busiest village with the lifestyles of many ethnic groups, there are sidewalks on the streets, and pretty homestays.

Giay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green color. The Giay houses are built of wood and bamboo with a clay floor.

14h30: After visiting Ta Van village, our car awaits to take you back to your hotel in Sapa.

Optional: At the end of the adventure, let’s have a happy ending, you can enjoy relaxing moments with indigenous herbal baths, foot baths and massages, and nice food by locals for good choices.

Have an amazing trip!!!

What’s Included

• Tour pick-up from your hotels in Sapa town or pick-up from bus station in the morning.
• Transportation in the tour (Car pick up from village to hotel in Sapa town)
• English speaking guide during the tour (enthusiastic, experienced)
• Meal as mentioned on the itinerary as lunch on the tour.
• 1.5L of water
• Entrance fees

What’s Excluded

• Beverages & Tips (Tips is up to you)
• Personal Expenses
• All other services not clearly mentioned as included

Additional information

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Old people should not attend the long trek (12 km) due to its challenge and danger in case of rain
• Handicapped people and children under 6 years old should not attend this tour
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Most travelers can participate
• This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
• If you travel sometime between May and October, you will have a chance to observe and experience how the locals do planting and harvesting on the beautiful rice terrace fields of Muong Hoa valley, one of the most important activities in daily life.

Children Policy

• Children from 6 to 11 years will charge as 50% that is (2nd children between 6 to 11 years will be charged full).
• Children above 12 years old will be treated as an adult and will be charged a full amount.