Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
The mountain town of Sapa is known for its terraced rice fields, traditional lifestyle, and ethnic Hmong community. This 2-day small-group tour from Hanoi strips away the tourist trappings and lets you experience authentic local life with guided trekking, overnight in a farming family’s home, and the chance to work in their fields: an experience near-impossible to recreate independently. Free time in Sapa, sleeper bus transport, and meals are included.
High light :
– 2-day small-group homestay and trekking experience in Sapa from Hanoi
– Connect with local life and Sapa’s landscapes in ways hard to achieve alone
– Trek through terraces, stay in a local home, and work in the family’s fields
Includes homestay, meals, return bus, and old Hanoi hotel transfers
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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The mountain town of Sapa is known for its terraced rice fields, traditional lifestyle, and ethnic Hmong community. This 2-day small-group tour from Hanoi strips away the tourist trappings and lets you experience authentic local life with guided trekking, overnight in a farming family’s home, and the chance to work in their fields: an experience near-impossible to recreate independently. Free time in Sapa, sleeper bus transport, and meals are included.
High light :
– 2-day small-group homestay and trekking experience in Sapa from Hanoi
– Connect with local life and Sapa’s landscapes in ways hard to achieve alone
– Trek through terraces, stay in a local home, and work in the family’s fields
Includes homestay, meals, return bus, and old Hanoi hotel transfers
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa by bus with a short trek to Cat Cat village (L/D)
Stop At: Old Quarter, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
6.30 – 7.00: Pick up from your hotel/stay in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on big bus and depart for Sapa.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sapa, Sapa, Lao Cai Province
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break
11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa
12.30: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. And the tour guide & driver pick up you at the bus station to homestay
• Welcome drink and itinerary briefing.
• Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures.
– You should bring a little clothing, a comfortable shoes to trek.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Cat Cat village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam
14.30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in homestay with night activities.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 2: Day 2: Sapa – Hanoi by bus with a long trek Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (B/L)
Stop At: Ta Van Village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam
8.00 – 8.30: Have breakfast at hotel, check out the room and prepare light pack for trekking. (Big luggage keep in hotel store)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai Tl152, Sapa 290000 Vietnam
8.00: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain after that heading to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people.
Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours
11.30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
12.30 – 13.30: Have lunch in the hotel.
13.30 – 14.45: Relax and leisure on your own, have shower in the public bathroom in the hotel if you want.
14.45 – 15.00: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15.30: Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks.
21.15: Arrive Hanoi. Trip ends.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
