Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (15 km or 6.5 hours)
Y Linh Ho - The tour starts at 9 am. Our local guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa Town or in front of the local main church. After a brief introduction, you will be taken 2km down to Cat Cat’s road, a well-known village of the Hmong minority. From there, you will be reaching the hanging bridge of Muong Hoa river and then continue uphill into the mountains and through a bamboo forest. From there, you will get the chance to admire some of the biggest and most beautiful rice terraces in Vietnam as well as enjoy the majestic mountain view on top of the Hoang Lien Son mountain. You will then head down to Y Linh Ho village and have lunch at a small, traditional restaurant ran by a local Hmong family
Ta Van Village - From there, you will get the chance to admire some of the biggest and most beautiful rice terraces in Vietnam as well as enjoy the majestic mountain view on top of the Hoang Lien mountain.
Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Ban Ho (12 km or 5 hours)
Giang Ta Chai Village - After breakfast, you will be retaken uphill into the mountain till the waterfalls of Giang Ta Chai. You will then enter the Red Dao area where, together with your local guide, you will learn more in detail about their culture and daily life. After a short visit at a Red Dao family, you will then head back to the waterfalls by taking an alternative trail and across a second hanging bridge. You will then have your lunch in Giang Ta Chai village at a small, local restaurant run by a Hmong family.
Ban Ho – Nam Tong – My Son – Thanh Phu (3km around 6 hours)
Ban Ho Village - After an excellent breakfast in Ban Ho, we continue walking to the village Nam Toong, about 3km from Ban Ho. In this village, you can learn everything about the Red Dzao minority that lives here. The Red Dzao are famous for the red scarfs they wear on their heads. We will then follow a buffalo trail through sprawling rice terraces, taking in the spectacular views of Hoang Lien National Park as we make our way to My Son village
Thanh Phu – Ban Ho – Sapa (6km around 4 hours)
Ban Ho Village - We will start Day 4 with a filling breakfast, after which we walk from Thanh Phu back to Ban Ho by a different route, following the Muong Hoa River. It is an easy but beautiful route to wind down from the last three days, and it will give you the chance to absorb as much of the remaining scenery as possible. There will also be a chance to swim in the river if the weather is good (or even if it’s not if you are brave!).
- Accommodation Homestay for 1 night
- 1 big bottle of water per person
- Transport back to Sapa after the tour ends in the villages
- Meals included: Lunch, Dinner, and Breakfast
- Experienced Local Guide
- Village entry fees covered
- Personal travel insurance
- Extra drinks (e.g. bottled water or beer) at the homestay
- Tips
In this tour, Trekkingtoursapa’s guide will take you to visit 5 different villages of the Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities.\n\nThe tour will give you the chance to enjoy fantastic mountain landscapes as well as to see Sapa’s biggest river and valley. You will also see the famous rice terrace fields and learn more about the culture, customs, and traditions of the three main different ethnic minorities in Sapa.\n\nOur tour guide will also introduce you to Hmong’s unique marriage traditions, rice fields, work and house building techniques, and much more!\n\nNote: If you book a tour for many people, we will have a discount
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
