Introduction

 At a elevation of 1600 meters, Sapa is a delightful old French hill station situated in the mountainous region of Vietnams' northwest, close to the Chinese border. The region is home to many ethnic minorities groups all wearing their traditional and colourful attire. This trip includes a 4-day trek through the hills and valleys in the Sapa region. Average walking time for each day is around 6 hours, passing through H'mong, Day, Tho, Tay, Nhang, and Red Dao communities. Three nights are spent in these minority villages so be warned, you will have to do without some modern comforts on this one. Often there is no electricity or running water and bedding can be a layer of straw covered with a mat in some cases. The apparent hardships are worth it though as we walk through some of the most spectacular scenery that Vietnam has to offer.

Tour Itinerary

Day 01 : Sapa -Lao Chai - Ta Van. (B,L,D)

 Welcome tour group at Lao Cai railway station then transfer to Sa Pa, high in the Hoang Lien Range of mountain, check in holel - have Breakfast and relax. Walk around Sapa and then start trekking from Sapa at 10:00 AM to visit a village of the Black H’mong (LaoChai). Go though hillsides along MuongHoa river. Cross the river by a suspension bridge to reach LaoChai village. Take the paths across the paddy fields to get to the 3rd village of the Dzay minority (TaVan) and stay the night at a Dzay family in this village. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner 

Day 02 : Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Ban Ho.(B,L,D)

Breakfast with the local family and then get to a village located at the foot of HoangLienSon range via bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall and a rattan bridge. After the village, get down to the river, cross it and keep going to SuPan village for 2 minorities – The H’mong and the Red Dzao. Get off the road to go down hill to BanHo village. Overnight at Ban Ho with a Tay family who have houses on stilts. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 3: Nam toong – Thanh Phu – My Son .(B,L,D)

Get up early in the morning for fresh air and peaceful daily life of the people. Breakfast and leave the village for a hard day. Walk uphill to a smallest and almost untouched village of the Red Dzao (Namtoong). Go further to another village on the same side of of the mountain range to see the XaPho ethnic group in NamKen. Get down to the river and go up to MiSon to visit the XaPho again. Spend the night in ThanhPhu village at a Tay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner with the local family.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 4: Thanh Phu – Sapa.(B,L,D)

Breakfast at ThanhPhu village. Walk back to SuPan village where to take a jeep back to Sapa. On the way back, visit the ancient stone circle (stones decorated with ancient car or vanvings which are said to have described the life of the people lost in the mists of prehistory) Check in hotel. Lunch at SuPan and dinner in Sapa.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner 

Day 5: Sapa - Hanoi (B,L,D)

Breakfast, free to go around and explore the town . Lunch and check out the hotel. Leave sapa for laocai Station by Vietnam TripAdvisor's bus in the afternoon. Dinner at Lao Cai Station , get the night train to Hanoi. Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner