“I loved TrekkingSapa and everything they stand for. All email communications with Mr. Hong prior to the trip was handled efficiently. When we arrived, we were given a very detailed briefing and introduced to our Black Hmong guide for the day, Sang. The trip was nothing short of spectacular. We visited a market with So and bought stuff to cook lunch with. Then we went to Lao Chai village, where Sang invited us into her home and where we cooked a meal together on an open fire. She regaled us with stories of her people and her family, and we got to meet her children, and interact with them. It was a wonderful experience we wouldn’t trade for anything in the world!”
Michelle Tee – Singapore
Experience trek and visit Sapa
Come to Sapa 2 days 1-night tourists cannot miss the trekking tour, forest or mountain tours to discover nature as well as the life of indigenous people, explore the majestic beauty of the terraced fields, mountains or waterfalls. The itinerary is often combined with Homestay. If you go for the first time, you will be surprised. We would like to share some information as well as the trekking experience and visit below:
1. Baggage preparation:
– Knowledge: Trekking is a kind of experience and explores the cultural space of the ethnic minorities that live here so for a fun and impressive trekking then you should find out the information. About the village, customs – habits, things to do and should not do when visiting the village.
– Clothes: Because the trip is mainly a walk, you need to prepare neat, sweat and cool clothing. (One suggestion is: Clothes should have plenty of compartments – pockets to put on)
– Walking shoes: You should prepare a pair of shoes, bata shoes or sports shoes, this is a very necessary tool and it decided to trip is convenient or not (absolutely not use: high heels ) material of the shoes is also airy, cool, waterproof and fast drying.
– Backpack: You will have to carry your luggage yourself during your trekking journey so choose one for yourself. Be prepared with a waist belt to tighten on the back.
– Food: A walk that consumes a lot of energy and sweat causes you to lose water so you need to prepare enough food – drink to replenish the body when needed.
– Medication: medicines for colds, fever, ice cream, vitamins, supplements …
2. Things to note when visiting villages in Sapa
– When visiting the villages in Sapa such as Lao Chai – Ta Van, Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho, Ta Phin … living Hmong black, Dzao, you absolutely can not sit in the middle of the house or room Between, visit their home, you must visit the instructions of the landlord.
– When visiting the villages of Lao Chai – Ta Van, Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho, Ta Phin … but see H’mong Den, Red Dao is worshiping worship or exorcism, you can not voluntarily attend because they Do not want to let people join.
– When visiting the village, there is a clean, cool place, but there is a short break and eating there because it is probably the place where the whole day, this is a sacred place for them.
– Ethnic houses are often divided into different rooms, in which the middle room is always a place of worship and visitors to the house are not allowed to sit there.
– When dealing with local people who are invited by the owner to drink or drink alcohol, if you do not want to use it so skillfully refuse to understand and understand the landlord. In addition, when talking with your landlord you are not just speaking and pointing fingers forward. Mong people think that the behavior is to express the attitude of not content or despise talk.
– Dresses to visit the village do not wear white linen is not dyed, it is the color of the funeral.
It is a pity if you tour Sapa that miss trekking around. We are updating interesting places in Sapa. Wish you have a meaningful trip.