Real Sapa Nomadtrails

Day 1: Villages of Can Ho - Phin Ho - Suoi Thau

  Pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. Take the shower and enjoy the breakfast in a restaurant in Sapa, before leaving for your trek.
We will first travel by car uphill to CanHo, where you start trekking through a nice bamboo forest by following a small trail. During your trek, you will have many opportunities to enjoy spectacular view over rice paddy terraces and cornfields. You will take a stop for lunch at a friendly Red Dzao family.

After lunch, the trek will continue by going uphill toward SuoiThau ,your guide will tell you about daily life and tradition of differents minorities in this area. After a nice ascending along the river and the beautiful mountain, you will reach the homestay,it will be able to take a walk around the village while your guide prepares dinner. It's a nice experience to share the warmly dinner and stay overnight in typical Red Dao house.

Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 1-hour driving/ 5-6 hours walking/ 15km/ 1-hour lunch.

Day 2: Villages of Kim Ngan- Mong Xoa

After breakfast your remote trek will start around 9h00 am, it's a chance to discover the diversity of the tropical nature, enjoy the beautiful mountain views all along the way. Meeting the Hmong and Dao peoples, the perfect opportunity to experience their daily lives through their various plantations. Arrival at the small village of Mong Xoa in the afternoon. If the weather allows, you could enjoy a nice swim in the river. You will spend another night and share the cosy dinner with the most friendly Hmong peoples.

Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 5 hours walking/ 13km/ 1-hour lunch.

Day 3: Kim Chu Phin- Nam Pung

After breakfast, you will hike in the middle of the rice terraces, toward to the village of Num Pung. Crossing the river will be a little fun challenge for you all. you will continue to walk all through the bamboos forest and the rice terraces in order to discover an other hill tribe with other colors and dialect, Ha Nhi tribe, the Ha Nhi people have always been known to be diligent, apart from growing wet rice on terraced fields for self-sufficiency they also grow cotton and weave fabric to make the typical costume of their ethnic group.Arrive in their village, if the weather is nice, you could take your free time to enjoy your victory by swimming. Dinner and stay over night a Ha Nhi traditional house.

Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 4 hours walking/ 12km/ 1-hour lunch.

Day 4: Villages of Pa Cheo- Muong hum- Sapa- Laocai.

Your day starts with an easy walk in the morning through the very authentic villages, all far from mess tourism. Which is ideal to admire the magnificent scenery and daily activities of the villagers. If it is on Sunday you can attend the market which is held in Muong Hum. Return to Sa pa by car in the afternoon. Have shower,then, free time for relaxing before taking the bus down to lao cai for the night train to Hanoi.

Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 5-6 hours walking/ 15km/ 1-hour lunch.