Sapa Vietnam Adventures Hiking Seomity Ta Trung Ho Thanh Phu Sin Chai Ben Den Lao Cai

Day 1: Sapa- Tram Ton – Sin Chai (L,D)

Met  up  with Lotussia Travel team at  your  hotel  in  Sapa  then  transferred  to the  Silver Waterfall where you will be able to take a hike to the waterfall. 

You will then drive further to Heaven Gate, the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From there you can see Fansipan, the highest peak  of  Indochina  mountains  as  well  as  enjoy  stunning  views. We  start  descending  nearby  the waterfall. The trail takes you all the way downhill through bamboo forest, which belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. 

Your lunch will be served at a nice spot nearby a river.

After lunch, you continue  the  trek  to Sin Chai village of Black H’mong minority, where Community Based Tourism  in  Sapa  takes  place.  You will  have  opportunity  to  explore  daily  life  of  one  of  the largest group ethnic minorities in Sapa area. Here you spend the night in local house.

Day 2: Sin Chai – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho (B,L,D)

After having breakfast, you start heading up the mountain. Once you get to the top, you will trek on a small trail with spectacular view and then gradually descend to Cat Cat village, where you will have lunch nearby a waterfall. 

In the after noon, you take a trail sneaking through mountain. You also will enjoy  spectacular  scenery while walking  along  a  narrow  river  You  eventually  arrive  in  Y  Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest in a nice spot nearby the beautiful river before climbing toward a road, where you return Sapa by car. 

Day 3: Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai – Tavan (B,L,D)

Today we trek Hoang Lien mountain range, which offers you many opportunities to enjoy view over huge rice paddy terraces in Muong Hoa valley, the largest one in the area.

After lunch at a nice spot, you descend into the bottom of the valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route.  

You spend the night in a traditional house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby. 

Day 4: Tavan - Seomity (B,L,D)

After having breakfast, you continue your Sapa village treks, which is mostly uphill until lunchtime. Whenever you stop for a rest, you will be able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a nice spot for lunch.

The Sapa villages trek will be softer in the afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seomity  village of Black Hmong minority before  you arrive  in  a  campsite, which  locates  nearby  a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner, you can take a walk to stretch the legs. 

Day 5: Seomity – Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho (B,L,D)

The  trek  today  takes you  through beautiful  rice paddies and over old suspension bridges. You will trek on small trail sneaking  through  rainforest. You arrive in Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a river or in a local school according to the weather.

After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on tinny footpath going up and down, which requires a lot of concentration. 

You will  reach  to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you spend  the night in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign visitors. 

The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao.

Day 6: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong – My Son – Thanh Phu (B,L,D)

You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the Sapa trek today by ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be prepared in a 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.

Day 7: 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 your Sapa hike toward Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority where the night will be spent in Red Dao village. 

Day 8: 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  adventures 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 a opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful view 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.

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Sapa Vietnam Hiking Vacations Travel the Heavens Gate Muong Hoa valley Sin Chai Y Linh Ho Tavan Supan

Day 1: Sapa – Tram Ton – Sin Chai.

09:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa and transferred to the Tram Ton Pass. Stop at the Silver Waterfall for a short walk (optional). 

We begin our trip by walking to the Heaven Gate. Enjoy magnificent view over the other side of Hoang Lien Son range.

We trek mostly downhill following a narrow trail sneaking on mountain sides. We hike through the thick rain forest of the Hoang Lien Nature Reserve. After 3 hours trek, we reach the upstream part of the Muong Hoa River. 

In the afternoon, we hike to Sin Chai village of the H’mong. 

We may have time for a short walk before checking into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Sin Chai – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho.

After breakfast at home stay, we will leave Sin Chai village at about 09.00 am. We walk for 1 hour along good path to Cat Cat waterfall. Have a short rest at this nature wonders and continue hiking up and downhill along the Vang stream. We trek for over 4 hours through part of Hoang Lien National Park covered by thick bamboo and rain forest. 

We will pass by several isolated hamlets of the Black H’mong before we arrive at Y Linh Ho village in mid afternoon.

Check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 3 : Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai San – Lao Hang Chai – Giang Ta Van -  Ta Van.

Breakfast and leave Y Linh Ho village at about 08.30 am. We follow a large dirt path hiking uphill to Lao Chai San 2 and Lao Chai San 1 villages of the H’mong. Then we continue our Sapa trekking holidays going up and downhill along for about 2 hours before we arrive at Lao Hang Chai of the H’mong. Have a short visit of this village and then we trek for 2 more hours through the thick rain forest. 

Lunch will be provided en route.

After lunch, we continue our hike descending to Giang Ta Van village and then onto Ta Van village of the Giay. Both villages are located near the beaufiful Muong Hoa River. Have a short walk visiting the village before checking into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Tavan - Giang Ta Chai – Giang Tu Chai – Hpa Su Pan - Sapa. 

After breakfast, we will leave the village at about 9:00. The trail goes uphill and then sneaks its way on the high hill-side amidst terraced rice paddies. We trek for 1,5 hour before we arrive in the bamboo forest. 

We have a short visit of the Giang Ta Chai village, a hamlet of the H’mong. The we descend for nearly another hour to the Waterfall. 

Lunch and relax.

After lunch, we continue our Sapa village trekking tour on a large dirt path to Giang Tu Chai village of the Red Zao. We spend an hour visiting the village. We talk with local villagers for understanding of their unique way of living.

Leaving Giang Tu Chai village, we follow a narrow trail going down and uphill to Hoa Su Pan village. You will have the opportunity to see different process of making the fiber from hemp such as spinning, weaving or embroidering…

We walk back to the main road where we will be picked up by Lotussia Travel vehicle and transferred back to Sapa. Trip ends.

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Muong Hoa valley Tour Hiking Cat Cat Y Linh Ho Lao Hang Chai Tavan Giang Tu Chai Hoa Su Pan Villages

Day 1: Sapa – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho (L,D)

9:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Sapa. We begin our hiking trip by walking through fruit gardens and vegetable farms to the southern end of Cat Cat village. After a short visit of the village, we continue hiking up and downhill for over 4 hours through part of Hoang Lien National Park covered by thick bamboo and rain forest. We will pass by several isolated hamlets of the Black H’mong.

We arrive to Y Linh Ho village in mid afternoon. We may have time for a short walking tour before we check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai San – Lao Hang Chai – Giang Ta Van– Ta Van(B,L,D)

After breakfast, we will leave Y Linh Ho village at about 08.30 am. We follow a large dirt path going uphill to Lao Chai San 2 and Lao Chai San 1 villages of the H’mong. 

We then hike up and downhill along a narrow dirt trail to Lao Hang Chai of the H’mong. We will have a short visit of this village before we continue trekking for 2 more hours through the thick rain forest. 

We will have lunch before descending to Giang Ta Van village and then onto Ta Van village of the Giay. Both villages are located near the beautiful Muong Hoa River. 

Check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Ta Van – Giang Tu Chai – Hoa Su Pan – Sapa (B,L,)

After breakfast, we will leave the village at about 9:00. The trail goes uphill and then sneaks its way on the high hill-side amidst terraced rice paddies. We trek for 1,5 hour before we arrive in the bamboo forest. 

We have a short visit of the Giang Ta Chai village, a hamlet of the H’mong. The we descend for nearly another hour to the Waterfall. 

Lunch and relax.

After lunch, we continue trekking on a large dirt path to Giang Tu Chai village of the Red Zao. We spend an hour visiting the village. We talk with local villagers for understanding of their unique way of living.

Leaving Giang Tu Chai village, we follow a narrow trail going down and uphill to Hoa Su Pan village. You will have the opportunity to see different process of making the fiber from hemp such as spinning, weaving or embroidering…

Check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

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