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Hiking trails: Sapa – Seomity – Ta Trung Ho – Nam Ngan – Ban Sai – Sin Chai B – Ben Den – Lao Cai
Trip Highlights: Spectacular landscapes of the Hoang Lien mountain range and Hoang Lien national park; Unique culture, custom and way of living of the H’mong, Zao, Tay ethnics; Home stay in remote villages of the tribal ethnic peoples for local life experiences.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Seo Mi Ty (L,D)
09.00 am you will be met up with Lotussia local team at your hotel in Sapa and transferred to the Mong Sen Bridge (please advise us your hotel name upon your confirmation). Head southwards on a paved road for 3 km and then turn right to a dirt path. You trek gradually downhill to the Muong Hoa River. Enjoy the magnificent view of Hoang Lien mountain range and Sapa Valley.
Cross the river by a suspension bridge, then trek uphill for nearly 2 hours before you arrive Lao Hang Chai village of the Black H’mong. You will have the opportunity to visit several small & isolated hamlets along the way before you stop in a nice place for lunch.
After lunch, we continue our trek. The trekking trail gets narrower & tougher while we hike through the thick rain forest of the Hoang Lien nature reserve. Wild and rich nature!
You will arrive in Seo Mi Ty Village in late afternoon. You may have time for a short walk around this village before having dinner.
Overnight in a local house (homestay) or camping.
Day 2: Seo Mi Ty – Den Thang – Ta Trung Ho (B,L,D)
After breakfast, you will leave Seo Mi Ty village at about 08.30. The first 20-minute walk is easy. You then trek for about 2 hours along a tougher trail winding downhill through thick rain forest. You will arrive Den Thang village, isolatedly located in a remote valley. Explore this village and then lunch break.
After lunch, you will leave this isolated hamlet, continuing trekking along a narrow stream up and downhill. You trek through the wildest land of Sapa. This part of trek last for about 4 hours before you arrive in Ta Trung Ho Village of the Red Zao.
You will arrive in Ta Trung Ho village at about 5.00 pm. You may have time for a short walk around this village. Check into a local house for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Ta Trung Ho – Nam Ngan – Nam Sang – Ban Sai (B,L,D)
Breakfast will be provided at homestay. You will leave the Ta Trung Ho village at about 08.30 am.
You trek on a narrow dirt trail sneaking on steep hill sides. The whole morning will be spent trekking through narrow & sharp canyon from the height of 950 m up to 1,500m. Lunch break at the top of the mountain.
After lunch, you trek on the same trail downhill for 1,5 hour, going through the forest to Nam Ngan Village of the Red Zao. Walk around to explore this quiet and charming village. Then following larger dirt path 1 hour trekking downhill to Nam Sang Village of the Xa Pho peoples. Visit local homes here for a discovery of their unique way of living. The Xa Pho is a sub group of the Phu La ethnic whose population is just about 4,000 in Vietnam and still live a primary way.
Walk through Nam Sai Valley for one more hour. You will arrive in a Tay village around late afternoon. Check into a local house for dinner and breakfast.
Day 4: Ban Sai – Nam Than – Nam Nhiu – Sin Chai B (B,L,D)
After breakfast, you will leave Ban Sai at about 09.00 am. You will trek on a large & good path and going uphill to Nam Nhiu Village, inhabited by Red Zao. Continue hiking along a dirt path for 1,5 hour to Nam Than Village of the Red Zao and Black H’mong. This portion of the trek offers stunning view of Nam Sai and Nam Cang Valleys. You will also have the chance to get more knowledge avout the life of tribal peoples in remote land.
Leaving Nam Than village, you will continue trekking for one more hour through the wild land, dotted with terraced fields, bamboo forest…
Lunch will be provided in a local house.
Continue trekking for about two more hours in the afternoon. You will trek on the same trail passing through the land of Suoi Thau Commune. You will arrive in Sin Chai B Village of the Red Zao. Check into a local house for dinner and overnight (homestay).
Day 5: Sin Chai B – Nam Lang A – Nam Lang B – Ta Thang – Lao Cai (B,L)
Today, you will trek on a narrow dirt trail for a half hour to the bottom of the valley. Trek gradually uphill for nearly two hours to Nam Lang A village. Then continue terekking to Nam Lang B. These two villages are inhabited by the Red Zao ethnic groups. Visiting some local houses, talking with the hosts will help you know more about the life and way of living of the Red Zao.
Lunch will be provided in a local house in Nam Lang B village.
In the afternoon, you will follow a large and rocky road for a half hour, trekking to the top of the mountain range. Once you reach the top, you trek gradually downhill to Nam Ket Village of the Red Zao and the Tay.
You keep trekking along the same trail, going downhill for nearly 2 hours to Ta Thang Village. Once you arrive in the village, enjoy great view of the Red River Valley which runs through the Bao Yen District.
You will be picked up again by Lotussia Travel vehicle at Ta Thang village and transferred to Lao Cai where you will take the overnight train to get back to Hanoi. The end of Lotussia Travel service.
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