We will leave Sapa at 9.00am and trek down to Cat Cat village, to visit a waterfall at the bottom of the hill. After a slight retrace of steps we will turn towards Y Linh Ho village. Along our way to Y Linh Ho, we will see rice paddies over 150 years old and mountains from 1200m to 3143m high surrounding the village. The inhabitants in this village are mainly the Hmong minority. This is a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in true Hmong culture! From Y Linh Ho we will move toward Lao Chai village, also a village of the Hmong people, an established Hmong minority village which has been inhabited for centuries. Once we reach Lao Chai, we will visit a small catholic church that was built in the year 1927 and of cours houses of the inhabitants. After a short visit and passing we continue to Ta Van, a village of 3 different groups which are DZay, Hmong, and Red Dao people. Along the way we will see a lot of products of the tribles drying right on the side of the street like, incense, cardamom, cinnamon ect… You will be warmly welcomed by the family, enjoy your stay with a warm shower and have fun learning and helping the homestay to prepare your dinner.

Start at 9:00am with a 3km trek through beautiful landscape to Suoi Ho village, home to Hmong minority. From here you can enjoy views over endless rice terraces, and you will have the opportunity to see some of the animals used by the locals. Continuing on to Matra village you will see a church dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s. Take a minute to visit and take some photos. The trek continues to Ta Phin and you will be able to meet both Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities. The Red Dao are known for their expertise in herbal medicine as well as usage of plants from the land to treat many illnesses. You can try the herbal bath to feel better with your legs after a day of trekking. A Red Dao herbal bath can be arranged for you to experience, so please ask. Transport will be provided from Ta Phin back to Sapa.

The day starts trekking 3km through people’s house slots and a small forest uphill to the Mountain of Sa Seng village. The mountain has a height of 1900m, on the top you will be able to enjoy the wonderful panoramic view of Sapa town and Muong Hoa valley. Walking through corn fields towards Ha Dang, a small part of Hau Thao village for Lunch. After lunch you will walk facing the Muong Hoa view and go down through corn and rice paddies to reach Hau Thao village for the pick up to return to Sapa.