Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Homestay (15 km or 6.5 hours)

Y Linh Ho - The tour begins at 9 am. Our local guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa Town or in front of the main local church. After a brief introduction, you will be taken 2km down to Cat Cat’s road, a well-known village of the Hmong minority. From there, you will reach the hanging bridge of the Muong Hoa river and then continue uphill into the mountains and through a bamboo forest.

You will then head down to Y Linh Ho village and have lunch at a small, traditional restaurant run by a local Hmong family.

Ta Van Village - After the break, you will make your way to Ta Van, a village of the famous Giay minority, where your local host family will welcome you. You will then have some time to rest, take a hot shower, and get ready for your dinner – if you want, you will also have the chance to take part in an informal cooking class!

Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan -Ban Ho – Homestay (18 km or 6.30 hours)

Giang Ta Chai Village - Enjoy a cup of hot coffee or tea and explore your homestay’s surrounding area and the nearby rice fields. After breakfast, you will be taken uphill into the mountain until you reach the waterfalls of Giang Ta Chai. You will then enter the Red Dao area where, together with your local guide, you will learn more about their culture and daily life. After a short visit with a Red Dao family, you will head back to the waterfalls by taking an alternative trail and crossing a second hanging bridge. You will then have lunch in Giang Ta Chai village at a small, local restaurant run by a Hmong family. After the break, our bus will be waiting for you, and you will head back to Sapa Town.

Ban Ho Village - After the break, we will make our way to Su Pan, a community of the Black Hmong minority. Then we will continue walking to Ban Ho village, where you will meet three ethnic minorities: Red Dao, Tay, and Black Hmong. A Tay family will welcome us to their home. You will then have time to rest, take a hot shower, and wait for your dinner.

Ban Ho – Nam Tong – Sapa (3km around 3 hours)

Ban Ho Village - After breakfast on the third day, we will visit the traditional houses and learn about Tay culture, then go to Nam Tong village.

• 1 night homestay accommodation
• 1 big bottle of water per person
• Transport back to Sapa after the tour
• Lunch included
• Dinner included
• Breakfast included
• Local guide provided
• Village entry fees covered

• Personal travel insurance
• Extra drinks (e.g. bottled water or beer) at the homestay
• Tips

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!

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