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SAPA / Y LINH HO / GIANG TA CHAI / LAO CHAI / TA VAN / SU PAT / CAT CAT / SIN CHAI
Whether you live and to you are traveling inside Vietnam, let’s experience a different thing and travel from Hanoi to Sapa in a unique way, with more difficulties, approach the villages closer, live with the hill tribal people several days to deeply enjoy their hospitality, as well as contemplate the magnificent scenery of this hill station better.
Arrive at Lao Cai Train Station around 6:00 AM – We will take 1 hour bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Arrive Sapa town, have breakfast & fresh up for a while.
After that take a 6 km walking down to the South East of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho Village of the Black H’mong. The beauty of Y Linh Ho valley is adorned with green mixed gold of terraced rice field and corn field, imposing mountain coved by bushy plants and the fabulous white mixed blue clouds on sky.
Continue to get over 3km for trekking down to Lao Chai Village of H’mong people. To go inside the village, tourists trek through a small bridge led to Muong Hoa valley. There are some traditional houses of H’Mong people, streams flow tranquilly mixed with the smell of flowers and fields, all of them make a relaxed feeling for the new comers.
After lunch time at a local family, walking through terraced rice fields to reach Ta Van Village of the Dzay minority people, where we stay for the night. It gives you a worth chance to learn about the local house architecture that is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Get back to Sapa by jeep or motorbike. Enjoy the landscapes on the way.
After breakfast, continue on 8 km of trekking to visit 2 villages of the red Dzao, the H’mong. (Giang Ta Chai & Su Pan). Opposite to Muong Hoa stream, Giang Ta Chai lies silently by a majestic waterfall and is hidden by old trees and bamboo groves. Red Dao is the second biggest group of minority people in Sapa in Vietnam. Coming to the village, tourists will be charmed immediately with the out-standing traditional costumes of the local people; and most of those clothes are made from natural materials
Supan includes 4 small hamlets of the Black H’mong and Red Zao. Because of a poor village, here you do not see the scenery or sound of commercialization like some other villages. The simplicity of ethnic inhabitants and natural sights are still remained. Most of Supan’s people gain their living based on agriculture. Visit a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge.
After visit Giang Ta Chai village and Supan village, head back to the main road to catch the jeep and return to Sapa.
Start your new day by taking a walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 3 km) to visit Cat Cat Village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the foot of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam.
Enjoy the picnic lunch by the side of the river. Continue to pass 3 km to Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. From here you can enjoy huge stunning landscapes before climbing up and taking a jeep to return to Sapa. Fresh shower & dinner before taking the bus to Lao Cai Station.
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