Sapa Ethnic Villages Tour: Explore Scenic Mountain Landscapes and Cultures
4.9
62 Ratings
Sa Pa
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Sapa's mountains and explore the rich cultures of Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities. Discover stunning landscapes, rice terrace fields, and unique traditions on this engaging tour.
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • 1 night homestay accommodation
  • 1 big bottle of water per person
  • Transport back to Sapa after the tour
  • Meals included: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
  • Local guide services
  • Village entry fees covered
What's Not Included
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Extra drinks (e.g. bottled water or beer) at the homestay
  • Tips
Additional Information

In this tour, Trekkingtoursapa’s guide will take you to visit 5 different villages of the Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities.

The tour will give you the chance to enjoy fantastic mountain landscapes as well as to see Sapa’s biggest river and valley. You will also see the famous rice terrace fields and learn more about the culture, customs, and traditions of the three main different ethnic minorities in Sapa.

Our tour guide will also introduce you to Hmong’s unique marriage traditions, rice fields, work and house building techniques, and much more!

Location
Notre Dame Cathedral
Meeting Plan: At the right time, our guide will be there with your name; he/she will ask some people who are staying at the Church. So make sure you be there at the time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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567elishah
Apr 15, 2024
A great trek! - We had a wonderful time on our 2 days, 1 night private trekking tour with a homestay. It was very authentic, without too many tourist on the track we went on. Zhu was our guide and she was very knowledgeable and friendly. She tailored our tour to our abilities and needs. We would highly recommend this tour!!
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Bernerd1
Apr 15, 2024
A great trekking experience with a truly local guide - My partner and I had a wonderful time with Zhu on our two day hike through the villages and rice terraces outside of Sa Pa. The food was great at every stop, the home stay was comfortable with great WiFi and Zhu was very knowledgeable and able to provide great insights about the local culture. It was great to travel with a locallly owned company that out the profits back into the local communities, and avoided the tourist trap of Cat Cat. Being a private tour, the guide was also able to tailor the speed and length of the trip to the abilities our our party. Thoroughly remcommended!
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468marcod
Apr 5, 2024
2 days 1 night trekking tour - We did the 2 days 1 night mountain view and rice fields trekking tour through the valley and we had a really great time! Our tour guide Ly was lovely and she made our experience to be even better. She spoke very good english and with her we could learn a lot about the Black Hmong culture and way of life, including even some sentences in Black Hmong language. Along the way Ly was always telling us about the different plants and trees we would find and explain what they are used for, among other very interesting facts. We stayed the night in a very nice homestay where we could enjoy a local dinner with our tour guide and other tour group. Ly taught us how to make spring rolls for dinner and we had an amazing dinner with them, where we could also try some happy water. It was the highlight of the tour for us! The trekking itself was a bit challenging in some parts but very manageable. We liked a lot going through the bamboo forest and alongside the river. It is worth for the views and for the overall experience. Would definitely recommend it and do it again!
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F7608urellam
Mar 27, 2024
Excellent Experience - Really enjoyed our 2 day trekking and homestay experience. Zhu was an excellent guide and made the best of even poor weather conditions
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N6415wgjoans
Mar 25, 2024
Amazing Experience - What an incredible experience. Our guide Zhu was amazing from start to finish, she ensured we were safe and showed us so many beautiful sights. Our homestay was spectacular, it overlooked rice fields and the food was just delicious! I would highly recommend this tour, they are professional and a legitimate company who provide support to the local ethnic minorities.
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Renekreijveld
Mar 21, 2024
Great experience with our guide Say - Say was a very friendly and open person, very helpful during the two days. She explained everything about the rice fields and the area and told us about the minorities living in the area and their habits.
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Matthieud634
Mar 14, 2024
Amazing trekking - It was a great experience ! My GF and I decided to chose this tour after checking the reviews, and we were not disappointed. The trekking difficulty level was medium, but the rain made it a little bit harder, as the paths were very slippery. On the 1st we were not lucky because the weather was very cloudy, and you could nearly see the views. The guide was great and explained everything about her culture and traditions. The homestay for the night was extremely comfortable, and the food at each stops was delicious. Finally, important detail, but booking at this agency was also helpful in terms of logistics because we could leave our big traveling bags at the office and take showers there too. I recommend 100%
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Michaelcu4550ct
Mar 14, 2024
Fantastic - Wonderful hike with great views and visiting the local villages. Very muddy in places so bring good shoes, you should also bring extra water (1.5L pp would be OK unless you want to buy on the way).
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Gina230370
Apr 23, 2024
Trekking sapa - The tour was great, views were stunning and getting to visit the villages of the different ethnic groups was interesting. Our guide Ly was lovely and her English was good. The food at the homestay was delicious. The only downside to the trip was my husband had a snake cross his path and it was in that moment that we realised that the guide had no first aid equipment and there was no pre warning about snakes. Coming from a country where we are well aware of snakes and do lots of hiking we feel that the guides should be more educated when it comes to this and should carry the necessary equipment in case of an emergency, as well as being more informative to the trekkers about the dangers in the bush.
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Wugirl6
Mar 27, 2024
Trekking in Sapa with Homestay - The trek was fun! We started our decent into the valley at 930am. Our guide was Zhu and was very knowledgeable. Good conditions the first day and our entire journey was about 12km. We stopped for lunch half way. We reached our destination by 4pm. The home stay was cozy and clean, again great food and good company from other backpackers. The next day was heavy heavy rain so we took an easier option on our way home. Still beautiful landscapes just unfortunate weather and too dangerous to complete the original plans. Zhu still took us on a nice journey the second day and overall really enjoyed the trip!
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