Hiking in remote mountain villages with home stay
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Sapa – Ban Lech – Sin Chai – Nam Sai – Nam Toong villages SPTOB002 2 Days/ 1 Night Hanoi Capital Hanoi Capital |
Hiking in remote mountain villages with highlights marvelous landscapes of Hoang Lien mountain range, Muong Hoa & Suoi Thau valleys as well as wild and beautiful nature setting of Sapa southern land Simple and hard working life in remote villages. Strong and colorful customs and cultures of the Tay and Red Zao. Home stay and experiences local ethnic hospitality. |
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Night 1: Hanoi - Laocai
You will be met up at your hotel in Hanoi and transferred to Hanoi Railway Station. Take the night train to Laocai. Overnight on the train. On the train in 4 bed cabins with A/C.
Day 2: Sin Chai B – Nam Sai – Nam Toong – Thanh Phu Bridge – Overnight train to Hanoi (B; L; -)
After breakfast made by your guide, we leave Sin Chai B at about 08:30am. Trek along a large village path 2 hours mostly downhill to Nam Sai Valley, paying visit to this village of the Tay and then continue along the same path 1 more hour to My Son Comune. Lunch and short walk around this village of the small group of ethnic minority - Xa Pho tribe.
Cross the river to other bank and trek along a narrow trail uphill for nearly 2 hours to Nam Toong Village of the Red Zao. Explore this village, paying visiting for half an hour before descending 1 hour to Thanh Phu Bridge.
Our stand-by car pick us up and transfer 30 km back to Sapa. Take a shower and dinner at the local restaurant before transfering to Lao Cai station for the night train for Hanoi.
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- Exclusion
Day 1: Sapa – Ban Lech – Muong Bo – Sin Chai B
Begin at about 09:00 am. Driving 1 hour southwards to Ban Lech Dao belongs to Thanh Kim Commune.
Start trekking roughly 2 hours from here along a narrow track mostly downhill through terraced rice fields to Muong Bo stream. Cross the stream by a bridge, then trek uphill for another hour to Muong Bo Village of the Tay people. Easy trekking half hour to explore the village of the Tay featured with spacious stilted houses. Lunch break for an hour in a local family.
In the afternoon, the trek is more fascinating along the bigger path 1,5 hour uphill to Nam Cum Village of the Red Zao, isolated hiding in a remote valley. Half an hour walk through the village and get acquaintance with villagers. Continue trekking along the Suoi Thau Valley for 1 more hour to Sin Chai B Village, where we settle for the night in a local village family home. This provides a great opportunity to share their customs and home life. Your tour guide and host family will set up a temporary cooking class so you can share a Vietnamese cooking experience.
Transfer 1 hour/ Trek: 6 hours approx 15 km.
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