We organised a 2 days 1 night trek through the valley at the TrekkingSapa.com. Our guide Ms Pang was fantastic – she lives in the valley and had heaps of knowledge and stories to share with us. The walk through the valley villages was spectacular – being amongst the endless rice paddies and local life was incredible. The tour included a homemade lunch in one of the villages (the spring rolls were the best we had in all of vietnam!). The third part of the trek was slightly more challenging however, as the track was very muddy and quite slippery. That said, each of us was guided hand-in-hand by a local Hmong woman. It was the most amazing experience – we all bonded over the shared giggles at each of our slips and slides through the mud, and when we reached the end we all felt a great sense of accomplishment. Extremely beautiful when the terrace rice field turned golden!
KIM HORWITZ