Sapa Valley Trek and Homestay Experience

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Mountain Views and Villages Trek ( 14 km, 5.5 hours)

In the morning at 9 am: Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa in front of Sapa’s Church. After a short introduction, it will take 1 km uphill on a small trail to the mountain views where you will get to see the Fansipan mountain 3143 m, highest in Indochina and see all of Sapa town.

From here you will get to see the  famous and most significant rice terrace field 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 mountainside down to Hang Da, a village of Black H’mong minority.

The tour will give you the chance to see some animals such as buffalos, cows, 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 Black H’mong minority.

Here, you will see a local’s day life if it is the right time you will get to see the local people are working on the fields such as harvesting or planting rice.

We will be warm welcoming by the Black H’mong family at their 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 and discover your homestay surrounding area and the nearby rice fields.

After breakfast, we will walk to Su Pan, a community of 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 you local guide, you will learn more in detail about their culture and daily life.

After a short visit  to the 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 Black Hmong and Giay minorities.

We will then stay in Ta Van with Black Hmong homestay.

Day 3: Trekking through the 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 be reaching 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 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, will then walk about 1.5 km to a place that a car will be waiting us and bring us back to Sa Pa ( your hotel). End of the tour.

( The tour will end at about 14:00 -15:00 PM in Sapa town, so you can book a bus to Hanoi or somewhere after that).