Hanoi – Mu Cang Chai – Sapa 7 Days

At about 8h00 am, our tour guide and driver will come to pick you up and depart from Nghia Lo. We will stop at Duong Lam village – a national heritage for architecture. Duong Lam is home to hundred of traditional Vietnamese houses built from a couple of centuries ago.

We explore the village, stop by a typical house and learn about the local architecture & tradition. We will then continue our drive to Yen Bai. In the afternoon, we walk to a village of Thai minority living in house on stilts. We will take photos of the village and the friendly locals. Overnight in Nghia Lo.

After early breakfast, we head out for the town’s market just in time to see the local tribal people bringing their fresh food and goods out. We drive further north; stop by a Thai village on the way where we take photos of the beautiful Thai community with their houses on stilts. Afterwards we reach Tu Le – a little mountainous town, most famous in the country for sticky rice. We have our lunch here with local specialties before further explore a deep valley patched by terraced rice field.

In the afternoon, we drive further to Mu Cang Chai, check in our homestay and enjoy the cool weather of the non tourist mountainous town.

Today, we set out of town, walk up hill then proceed to a valley. Here, stretching from the top to the bottom of the valley is the amazing color of rice. We will have many opportunities to take photo of the beautiful scenery with the people harvesting their crop.

Following by lunch break in a local restaurant. We continue to walk to a nearby village of the H’Mong minority set amid the hills, make contact with the local and capture their daily life. Enjoy your own diner and stay overnight in Mu Cang Chai

What’s included: Private car transfer, English speaking guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrance fees, homestay at village in Mu Cang Chai  

This morning we set out for another valley near Mu Cang Chai town. From here we have a perfect panorama of the whole town surrounded with terrace rice field. We spend our morning taking photo of the rice field with water buffalos and people harvesting rice. We will leave Mu Cang Chai to Than Uyen and have our lunch here. And then we walk to the rice field, take photo of the Thai minority harvesting the rice crop. Drive another 40km to Tan Uyen.

We will be heading for a hidden tea plantation where we see the local picking up tea by hands. The scenery is really beautiful here with tea plantation stretching to the horizon. After the tea plantation we head for Sapa, We have our afternoon taking photos of the town’s market and free time in the late afternoon. Overnight in Sapa.

What’s included: Private car transfer, English speaking guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrance fees, overnight at hotel in Sapa

After having breakfast and check out hotel, a short rest and some last preparations before our Sapa trip

The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River along Y Linh Ho valley and from here lead to the Black H’mong in Lao Chai village. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigio blue clothing.

Continue to Ta Van village (1.200 m) to visit Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam . The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green color. Check in the room then you have 1 hour party for dinner ( listening to music, enjoy a little wine & soft drinks).

What’s included: Private car transfer, English speaking guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrance fees, private homestay at village in the valley.

Following a breakfast with local people, enjoy marvel at the breathtaking scenery morning, then leave the village to continue to visit Red Dao people at Giang Ta Chai where we also have short break near by a hanging brigde made from cane and a beautiful waterfall. The Red Dao women have very colorful red embroidery and coins on their clothing. On their head they wear a red scarf. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a nice Red Zao Legend.

We continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River and trek up to Su pan village where you will meet the jeep and transfer back to Sapa. You will have free time and overnight at hotel in Sapa.

What’s included: Private car transfer, English speaking guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrance fees, overnight at hotel in Sapa

After having breakfast and check out hotel, Walking through the town for about 20 minutes before turning to a dirt road to Ma Tra Village, where inhabited by Black H’mong ethic. Continue trekking up the village and getting through paddies fields will lead you to an ancient Catholic abbey, built by French colonists.

Walk 2 km more to reach Ta Phin Village for exploring the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have a good choices to buy woven and textile brocades, which is made by ethic people,before exploring village and Ta Phin Cave and small hamlet of Black H’mong people.

We will have lunch at a local restaurant before return to Hanoi.You will arrive your hotel in Hanoi at about 19h00. Finish unforgettable Vietnam Tour with TrekkingSapa.com. Good bye & see you in the next time! TrekkingSapa.com can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.

What’s included: Private car transfer, English speaking guide, breakfast, lunch,entrance fees,