Sapa Homestay Tour (#401e)

Travel differently, Sapa homestay tour to get in touch with locals & discover the daily life of ethnic people is what you are looking for. A small village, 15 km far away from Sapa town, the house of Red Dzao ethnic, H’Mong or King people, not so crowded like Cat Cat or Lao Chai, Ta Van village but Ta Phin brings you a very nice natural atmosphere & a chance to get off the beaten track and behind the scenes. Let’s come, enjoy and see.

Program 1
Night 1: Hanoi – Overnight train to Sapa (no meals)

Tonight you will take an overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai station, train ticket for a soft sleeper 4-berth sharing cabin on a tourist train carriage, SP3 (22.00/05.55)
Hanoi station address: #120 Le Duan street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Day 1: Lao Cai station early morning arrival – Sapa trekking & homestay (local lunch, dinner)

You arrive early at 05:55 am, and your local guide & driver pick you up
Transfer to Sapa, and enjoy the trekking time in Sapa to the Lao Chai, Ta Van & Giang Ta Chai village. About 8 km from Sapa town, Lao Chai – Ta Van village is a shelter for many ethnic minorities while Sapa is bustling and hustling, these villages offer visitors a surprisingly quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
The local lunch included & dinner at the homestay
You have an overnight at the local house (one private room)
note: you trek through the village, and the car will wait for you on the other side
Overnight at homestay

Day 2: Sapa trekking – Cat Cat, Y Linh Ho & Ta Phin village – Hanoi (breakfast, local lunch)

Breakfast at the homestay and enjoy the 2nd day trekking in Sapa to visit: Cat Cat village, Y Linh Ho & Ta Phin.

Cat Cat village is inhabited by a community of Hmong ethnic minority people. The village is known as a cultural site since many traditions and customs of the Black Hmong are still preserved to date. The traditional trades of brocade making and silver and bronze smith are still practiced nowadays by villagers after numerous generations of their ancestors. You can visit the Hmong women by their looms weaving fabrics, which will be later on dyed with sap from leaves for the desired coloration while Ta Phin village is one of the most famous ecotourism spots in Sapa, is home to Red Dao and H’Mong ethnic minorities, the valley is surrounded by spectacular mountains and rice terraces.
note: you trek through the villages, and the car will wait for you on the other side
Local lunch included
At about 3:30 pm, we transfer you to the Lao Cai train station; the rest of the time is at leisure
You will get on the train by 20:30, the train Lao Cai to Hanoi SP4 (21:30/05:25), ticket for soft sleeper 4-berth sharing cabin on a tourist train carriage

Overnight train trip

*Note: the hiking time can be flexible per your wish: the accurate weather condition, slippery path…

Day 3: Hanoi arrival, take a taxi to your hotel!

You will arrive early in the morning and then take a meter taxi to your hotel in Hanoi or transfer to the airport. Early check-in hotel & breakfast are not included.

The trip ends here!

Program 2: Sapa Trekking Homestay & Fansipan Peak

Tour starts/finishes at Sapa center

Day 1: Sapa Trekking – Y Linh Ho – Lao chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Homestay (local lunch, dinner)

8:30 am today, our Sapa tour trekking guide will meet you at Sapa center
we start the trip from here to the village
First, we will go to Y Linh Ho village where you can see Muong Hoa valley, one of the most scenic valleys in Northwestern Vietnam. Trek slowly through a narrow road between two mountain ranges of Hoang Lien Son and Den Thang to reach the valley. It is farmland to quite a few ethnic minority groups and thus housing the largest colony of terraced paddy fields in the area.
Enjoy the stunning view of the imposing mountains and of the terraced fields’ soft contours embracing the hillsides, take photos then from your entry point to the valley, walk through the valley, and cross its other side.
You get into Lao Chai village of the Black Hmong minority people where you will have a chance to observe its inhabitants.
The trekking to the next village is home of the Giay people belonging to a very small minority group only found in the Northern highlands of Vietnam.

Enjoy rest and have lunch – at a local household
After lunch, continue hiking for 3 km over hills and through a bamboo forest.
A short stop will be made at a waterfall before getting into Giang Ta Chai village, home to the Red Dao ethnic minority people. Chat with villagers and observe their daily life activities.
Our private car & driver waiting for you here, transfer to the homestay.

You have an overnight at the local house (one private room)
First trekking day finishes at your hotel at about 16:00

Day 2: Discover Fansipan Mountain by cable car (breakfast)

Have breakfast at your hotel (hotel booked by Guest)
8:30 am: Our trekking guide waits for you at the lobby to start the day trip
This morning, we do a short walk to the Sun Plaza station.
Your guide will buy the tickets for you (tickets for Muong Hoa electric train, and Fansipan cable car)
Your guide will not go with you to Fansipan Peak.
In case you need the tour guide to escort you to go up there, please discuss, and pay for the entrance ticket/cable car ticket
Enjoy the Muong Hoa electric train to Fansipan Station,
Next, take the cable car up to the Summit of Fansipan, the highest peak of the Indochina mountains.
It normally takes people one or two days to reach the peak of Fansipan mountain on foot.
However, you will take the three-rope cable car system which carries you from the bottom to the highest point of the mountain in 15-20 minutes.
Fansipan cable car is kind of a modern three-wire cable in the world, the first time presence in Asia.

Distance from the Muong Hoa Valley to the peak is 6,2km long, a total of 35 cabins, passing 6 main pillars, each pillar away from the other 1 km.
Up there you can take the climbing train to the summit

(If you could not do it by walking – you can buy a climbing ticket on your own account from the mountain station, this ticket does not sell in advance, the visitor often takes priority to climb by enjoying that stunning view)
From there, you can enjoy the scenery and magnificent views of Sapa, admire views of Muong Hoa valley and Hoang Lien National Forest from above, and beautiful landscape of Lai Chau province.
You come back to the bottom, and meet our guide; we walk back to your hotel, 550 metres from Muong Hoa station to Sapa center.
The trip ends!

Prices until 31.12.2024

Price in USD per person, 2 people sharing a room at the homestay

Trip falls into the festival, or public holiday is subject to an extra fee

Interested in customizing this tour as per your wish? Please email us for details

Price included

• Meals at local restaurant/or at a local house as per described: 2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast
• One night at a local homestay, one private room for 2 people sharing
• Transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle for touring in Sapa
• English-speaking stationed guide
• Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the program
• Bottle of water during the tour (2 bottles per person)

Price excluded

• Vietnam visa, hotel in Hanoi, flight ticket in/out of Vietnam
• Train ticket Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi or bus ticket Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi (price is extra)
• Taxi fee from/to the train/bus station
• Other meals/drinks
• Gratuities/tipping fee, beauty service, spa & massage service, personal expense
• VAT invoice
• Travel insurance.