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| Sapa Trekking Tours |
Highlights:
Visiting different minority ethnic groups who live in remote area,
spending a night in a home-stay of a Red Dzao family; enjoy beautiful
scenery along the trip.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Sapa – Su Pan – Nam Toong - My Son - Thanh Phu (-, L, D)
Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then
transferred to Su Pan. From where you will start your walk downhill
through the breathtaking scenery. On the way you will pass through the
Ban Ho village where you will be able to witness the stunning views of
the valley and rice paddy terraces. You will have the opportunity to
explore the Ban Ho village of Tay minority before crossing the
suspension bridge over the river. The walk then continues uphill to the
Red Dao minority village of Nam Toong, where you guide will prepare a
delicious lunch either in local school.
After lunchtime, you descend to the valley where locates My Son
village of Xa Pho minority, one of the smallest groups ethnic in
Northern Vietnam. From there you take a short walk to Thanh Phu village
of Tay minority. Here you spend the night in traditional house of the
Tay. You can take a walk to explore local daily life while your dinner
will be served with Vietnamese dishes.
Approx: 1-hour driving/ 5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.
Day 2: Thanh Phu - Nam Cum – Sin Chai (B, L, D)
Today’s trek will be relatively short and soft. Once leaving Thanh
Phu, you follow the trekking route built in the bottom of the valley,
which offers the best view to the surrounding mountains. You stop at a
nice spot for lunch.
After lunchtime, you continue the walk toward Sin Chai village of Red
Dao minority where the night will be spent in a bamboo hut in the
village.
Approx: 3 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch
Day 3: Sin Chai – Nam Ket – Ben Den – Lao Cai (B, L, -)
You wake up for an early breakfast and repack your luggage for the
long trek heading toward Lao Cai. Once you leave Sin Chai, the trip
takes you into a fabulously mountainous area, the most remote part of
Sapa. En route you meet children’ curious eyes as you are very first
tourists passing by. Red Dao ethnic minority inhabits the entire area.
You will enjoy the fresh of bamboo forest and jungle until you make a
stop at Nam Ket for lunch.
After lunch, your trek will be mostly downhill. After about half an
hour, you will have an opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful
views of days over a green valley lying along the Red River. You
eventually arrive in Ta Thang village of Tay minority. Here you will be
transferred by car to Lao Cai.
Approx: 1-hour driving/ 7.5 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.