Ideal for travelers short on time, this private tour covers the best of the area near Sa Pa in northwestern Vietnam in one day of sightseeing. Highlights include taking a short hike to a viewpoint over Fansipan Mountain, among the tallest mountains in Asia, and the rice terrace fields in the Muong Hoa Valley, and visiting Ham Da, a village of the Hmong ethnic minority, to see farm animals and learn about the local marriage traditions, farming methods, and house building techniques.
Duration
The tour starts at
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Sa Pa – Ham Da – Hau Thao – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa
At 9 am. Our local guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa or in the font of Sapa’s main church. After a short introduction, we will take 1...
Sa Pa – Ham Da – Hau Thao – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa
At 9 am. Our local guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa or in the font of Sapa’s main church. After a short introduction, we will take 1km uphill on a small trail to the mountain views where you will get to see the Fansipan mountain 3.143m, highest in Asia and see all of Sapa town. From here, you will get to see the famous and most significant rice terrace fields in Vietnam (in Muong Hoa valley) as well as see the biggest river and valley in Sapa. After enjoying the beautiful landscape, we will be continuing our way on mountainside down to Ham Da, a village of Black Hmong minority. The tour will give you the chance to see some animals such as buffalos, cores, pigs. And then we will have lunch at a small restaurant run by a local family.
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After lunch, we will make our way on a small road down to Hau Thao, a village of Black Hmong ethnic minority. Here you will see the local’s daily life if it’s the right time you will get to see th...
After lunch, we will make our way on a small road down to Hau Thao, a village of Black Hmong ethnic minority. Here you will see the local’s daily life if it’s the right time you will get to see the local people are working on the fields such as harvesting or planting rice. Our tour guide will also introduce you to Hmong’s unique marriage traditions, rice fields work, and house building techniques. And then, we will walk to Giang Ta Chai village where our transport is waiting for us on the main road, and then bring us back to Sa Pa. End of the tour.
Transport back to Sapa
Village entry fees
1 small bottle of water
Local Guide
We provide vegetarian foods as well (Note: Not include drink in the restaurant and homestay)
Personal travel insurance
Extra drinks (e.g. bottled water or beer) at homestay