Sa Pa: Weekend Trekking 3D2N – RY Marketplace
Highlights
3 days / 2 nights led by an authentic ethnic minority guide
Trek through the beautiful nature and rice terraces of Sa Pa
Learn about the crafts of the local ethnic minority
Stay at a homestay to really get to know how the locals live
Description
Trek through the beautiful nature and rice terraces of Sa Pa, learn about the crafts of the local ethnic minority and stay at a homestay to really get to know how the locals live. With the beautiful terrace view and the rich ethnic minority cultures, Sa Pa is well worth the challenging hike.
Who This Experience Is Good For
Anyone who loves exploring nature
Difficulty Level
Medium-Hard depending on fitness level. The trek will be 12-15km total and can last 5-6 hours.
Meet Our Local Host
Our local guides will be from the Sapa Sister organization and are experts in mountainous areas, speak English, and have long experience as guides. The Sapa Sister guides aim to empower the young Black H’Mong women and give them reasonable pay for their skilled services. Sapa Sister is an ethnic minority Hmong trekking group based in the beautiful northern mountainous highlands of Sapa, Vietnam. They are very proud to be one of the few Hmong businesses that exist in this region.
Itinerary
Day 1
8:00 AM : The bus and tour guide will pick you up from Somerset and transfer to Lao Cai.
13:30 : Lunch in Lao Cai City then visit Vietnamese and Chinese border.
16:00 : Transfer to Sa Pa.
Take a rest then we will have a batik workshop to learn how to make the traditional decorations of Black Hmong people.
The beautiful art of batik – using wax and dye to create patterns on cloth – has been around for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Egyptians used a form of batik to wrap their mummies, and the practice soon spread to China, India, Japan and Indonesia. Batik is also practiced as far away as Africa, although various starches may be substituted for beeswax.
In Vietnam, the Hmong, one of the country’s 54 ethnic groups, practice this age-old art and we set out to the Muong Hoa Valley, just outside of Sapa, to learn from a batik master.
19:00: Dinner at the homestay.
Day 2
Around 6:00 AM Enjoy the morning from the homestay, then have local breakfast and pack your things to get ready for check out and do other activities.
8:00 AM: Start to the trek to the Bamboo forest.
Let’s take the trail uphill and pass through picturesque terraced rice paddies before heading to a lush green bamboo forest and a stunning silver waterfall. It takes half an hour to hike to the delightful Giang Ta Chai. Giang Ta Chai is a Red Dao people’s village situated on the top of the hill that overlooks the peaceful Muong Hoa River.
13:00: Come to Sa Pa town and have lunch.
14:00: Check in at hotel in Sa Pa
15:00: Start to trek and swim in the Love Waterfall.
19:00: Dinner at Sa Pa town and come back to hotel.
Before going to sleep, we will provide you a herbal foot bath to relax.
Overnight at hotel
Day 3
7:00 AM: Have local breakfast and pack your things to get ready for check out.
Spend some free time exploring the town or doing cable car to visit Fansipan (Rooftop of Indochina)
Lunch is not included. You may buy meals in Sa Pa or at the rest stop on the way back to Hanoi
11:00: Come back to Hanoi by limousine bus.
What’s Included
1 guide & Entrance fee to Sapa ValleyTransfer 2 way Hanoi to Sa Pa.4 main meals and 3 breakfasts. Vegan/Vegetarian options are availableHomestay and hotelRefill waterBatik workshopHerbal foot bath
Travel Insurance.