Trekking through Sapa rural terrace rice fields
Local Hmong people tour guide
Natural and traditional culture, custom
Cooking with local host
Experiencing the local daily life with local family
Working on local field with local people
Day 1: Sapa – Ylinh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van village ( Meals: L, D )
Old Quarter - 06:30am: please you should be at 204 Tran Quang Khai str ( pick-up point ) at 6:30am, bus staff will pick up your group by your name, then transfer to sleeper bus for 3 Days SAPA Real Experience at Local People House. Departing to Sapa with short break-time on the way.
Sapa - 12km trekking through the terrace fields to homestay.
12:30 - 13:00: Upon arrival Sapa town, our local tour guide would love to welcome and pick you up at Bus stop, and start enjoy Real Sapa Experience trip.
After Lunch time at local restaurant, from Sapa town, you have the chance trekking through the town to see the background of the daily life and architecture. Chill out the town, you will step on the terrace rice, corn and potato fields. Not only trekking to see the natural landscape, fresh air, but also host will love to share with you about their local culture, custom and habit. You will get the feeling that you are a member of their family.
Ta Van Village - Trekking through the villages to see and understand much more the life of minority in Sapa. With the simple house, life and people, you get the light feeling and want to stay there for longer time.
On trekking route, terrace by terrace fields will appear in front of you, with the lovely waterfall where you will have a nice time for relaxing, taking photo.
Arriving tour guide’s house, her family will welcome you as a member back home for long time no see. You will prepare the dinner with her family if you like it. Pick the vegetable from the garden, cooking the local foods in the kitchen while sharing a lot of stories with each other.
Evening time, it is the nicest time to experience the local family’s atmosphere. Sharing and learning their culture with the stories host is so happy to share with you.
Overnight at guide’s house.
Day 2: Real local experience (Meal: B, L, D)
Ta Van Village - After breakfast, tour guide’ll take you trekking to other village what is far from homestay. Exploring the local Ethnic people who is working on their fields. Learning how to plant the rice, or potato, or whatever they are planting or harvesting according to season.
Or, depending on the season, you can let your local host know that you like experiencing the local daily work on field. You have the chance what you may never ever done before. Going with local host to the fields to planting, harvesting the rice, potato, vegetable. You do the farm work as local people doing.
Get back the local house, prepare the meal fro Dinner. You also have the chance to cook the local foods, tasting the Rice wine with host and sharing lots of story with others.
Overnight at local people’s house.
Day 3: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village – Sapa – Hanoi ( Meals: B, L )
Sapa - You can wake up a little early to see how about host starting a new day. Cooking breakfast and join altogether.
You have the options:
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Trekking to see the further village and sceneries, through the Bamboo forest, terrace fields.
+Or, you can tell your guide to go to their family’s fields to work, such as harvesting, or planting, or taking care their fields.
Get back to Sapa town by shuttle bus.
You still have the free time to visit local market in Sapa town, and discover Sapa town by your own before come back to Hanoi.
Old Quarter - 15:30: Get on the sleeper bus and come back Hanoi city.
21:30: Arrive Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.
- Accommodation (Local people’s house): 2 nights
- All meals included (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner with local food)
- Return transportation Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi by sleeper bus
- Cooking with host
- Rural village experience
- Local English speaking tour guide in Sapa (local host)
- Experience the real daily life on fields
- Trekking and photo opportunities
- In-vehicle and sleeper bus air conditioning
- Blanket in sleeper
- All entrance fees included
- All meals & beverages not specifically mentioned
- Pick up and drop off outside Hanoi Old Quarter not included
- Tips, Personal Expenses & those not clearly mentioned above
- Travel insurance.
- Visa for Vietnam
- NOT recommend traveller who is over 60 years old
- NOT recommended for those who have any physical difficulties
- NOT recommend traveller who is over 60 years old
- NOT recommended for those who have any physical difficulties
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.