SAPA - 3 days and 4 nights - Hard trekking

2 nights at homestay & 2 nights sleep on train or bus.

Sapa has fascinated numerous travelers with its authentic hill tribes, namely the Dzay, Dzao, Tay, Hmong, Xa pho,... ,who still maintain their tradition and culture. This trip provides you an insight of local hill tribes by spending a night with a family of the Dzay in Ta Van village, and a night with the Tay in Ban Ho. Passing villages of Black H`mong, Red Dzao will give you  the opportunities of beautiful photos.

DAY 1: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TA VAN (B, L, D)

Pick up at Bus stop.

You will have breakfast at hotel before we start 12 km of trekking to visit Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai villages of the H’mong minority.

The trekking route offers some challenges as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside.

Head down hill and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch.

After lunch, we continue trekking to Ta Van village of the Dzay where we have dinner and enjoy a unique home stay experience.

DAY 2 :  GIANG TA CHAI – BAN HO (B, L, D)

A farewell to the family after breakfast, we will experience our day of trekking that takes you along local paths, up and down rice terraces and into the villages and homes of the local hill tribes, the Dzays, the Dzaos, the Hmongs, the Tays.

Enjoy a picnic lunch by the stream before moving on to Ban Ho village, an imagination of down tower steps with a universal view of the house roofs of theTay minority isolated in a green valley appearing in front of your eyes will mark you an unforgettable trip.

Dinner and stay overnight with Tay hill tribe family.

DAY 3 : BAN HO – SU PAN - SAPA

In the early morning you will get a wakeup call by our guide and spend time to enjoy a pleasant breakfast.

Say good bye to local people and start a new trek with more stunning landscapes and other ethnic minority villages dotted to your eyes sight.

You enjoy 2 km to a very nice waterfall discovered and named “the Lavie” by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Enjoy swimming then picnic-lunch on the bank.

In the afternoon trek 4 km up to the main road to get the jeep to return Sapa.

You spend time for shower before getting on a bus to Lao Cai train station for the night train back to Hanoi.

5am you arrive in Hanoi.Tour ends

Note: You can prolong your stay if you are interested.

Includes :
Bus transfer

English speaking guide

All meals

Entrance fees

Twin sharing room

Excludes :

Beverage

Single room

Personal expenses

Tips for tour guide and drive...

Necessary things: Sun cream, Insect repellent, hat, sunglasses and trekking boots.