Isilinganiso esingu-4.92 kokungu-5, ukuphawula okungu-1324.92 (132)Homestay trekking in northern Vietnam
(*)Day 1: Mountain Views And Villages Trek (14km ~ 5.5 Hours)
At 9 am. We will meet you at your hotel in Sapa or at our office 09 Thac Bac Road.
After a short introduction, it will take 1 km uphill on a small trail to the mountain views where you might get to see the Fansipan mountain 3.143 m, the highest in Indochina, and see all of Sapa town.
From here, you will get to see the famous and most significant rice terrace fields in Vietnam (in Muong Hoa Valley) as well as see the most significant river and valley in Sapa.
After enjoying the beautiful landscape, we will continue our way on the mountainside down to Hang Da, a village of the Black Hmong minority.
The tour will give you the chance to see some animals such as buffalos, cores, and pigs. And then we will have lunch at a small restaurant run by a local family.
After lunch, we will make our way on a little road down to Hau Thao, a village of the Black Hmong ethnic minority.
Here you will see the local’s daily life if it’s the right time you will get to see the local people working in the fields such as harvesting or planting rice.
We will be warmly welcomed by the Black Hmong family at their homestay in Hau Thao village.
You will then have time to rest, take a hot shower, and wait for your dinner.
(*)Day 2: Rice Terraced Fields, Waterfall, And Bamboo Forest (15 Km Or 6 Hours)
Enjoy a cup of hot coffee or tea and discover your homestay’s surrounding area and the nearby rice fields.
After breakfast, we will walk to Su Pan, a community of the Black Hmong minority.
Next, you will be retaken uphill into the mountain to 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 to a Red Dao family, you will head back to the waterfalls by taking an alternative trail across a second hanging bridge.
You will then have your lunch in Giang Ta Chai village at a small, local restaurant a Hmong family runs.
After the break, we will cross the bamboo forest and go to Ta Van village, a community of the Black Hmong and Giay minorities.
We will then stay in Ta Van with local Black Hmong Homestay.
(*)Day 3: Trekking Through Rice Terraced Fields (About 10 KM)
After having a nice breakfast, we will then start our third day trekking to Lao Chai, Y Linh Ho.
We will arrive in Lao Chai, From there, you will reach the hanging bridge of Muong Hoa River and then continue uphill into the mountains
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.
After having lunch, we will then walk about 1.5 km to a place where a car will waiting for us and bring us back to Sapa town (your hotel). End Of the tour.
(The tour will end at about 14 – 15:00 in Sapa town, so you can book a bus back to Hanoi or somewhere after that)
*Other things to note
✔ Physical activity: Moderate to challenging.
✔ I can arrange a bus or train for you from Hanoi - Sapa and back. If you need any help with the service, please contact me for more information.
*Bonuses: If you have a hotel in Sapa, I highly recommend you leave your luggage there, if you don't have a hotel please bring it to our office at 09 Thac Bac Road and the shower is available after the tour.
*The tour is for 3 days only, starting at 9 AM on the first day and ending at about 15:00 on the third day.