Sapa Excursions

Meet your guide and driver for a leisure trip. The drive uphill offers most spectacular scenery of Fansipan Mount. Just a kilometer out of the town, rose flower farms and later chayote grows on bamboo frames covered a vast area. We’ll stop at the magnificent Silver Waterfall before continue the road trip for some kilometers further to Heaven Gate and Tram Ton Pass.

At 2047m above sea level, the Heaven Gate & Tram Ton Pass is the highest mountain pass in Vietnam. From here enjoy walking around for half an hour for beautiful scenery of both two side of Hoang Lien Son mountain range. The wind blows stronger to force the clouds moving constantly. It is the best point here to enjoy breathtaking scenery of the two side of Fansipan Mountain Range. Amazingly that the weather is very different by the side: In many days It is foggy and cloudy on Sa Pa side and sunny brightly the other side.

Leaving the Heaven Gate for the way back downhill 7 km, where you may stop to taking pictures of  some lush farm in O Quy Ho where different kind of vegetable, flower, fruit trees and even medicinal plants are grown for years which makes this part of Sapa ever green.

Transfer back to Sapa and trip ends with drop off at hotel or any place at request.

Approx: 2 hours driving/ 1 hour walking

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

Today, we will visit Ta Phin commune, 14km southeast of Sapa town. Located in a large valley, surrounded by high mountains, which covered by pine trees and forest, Ta Phin commune is home to the Red Dzao and Black H’mong ethnics. Although living closed to each other for decades, these two ethnic people are very different: The H’mong are cheerful and open minded while the Red Dzao are economical and reserved.

Taking a short drive to the center of the valley, you will enjoy an easy walk following village path around the valley, paying visit to H’mong hamlets scattering from the bottom of the valley to higher mountain slopes. From high elevation, great view of the valley stretching under your feet. Continue your walk to the Red Dzao village in which you will meet groups of women making handicrafts includes embroidered clothes, handbags…After that transferring back to Sapa

Approx: 1.5 hours driving/ 1.5 hours walking.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

You will commence your short journey by driving south toward Muong Hoa valley. You will then start your walk by descending into the valley, which is the largest rice paddy terraced among Sapa area. The guide can provide you interesting information about rice. If you visit the valley sometime in between May and October, you will be able to observe and experience how the local do planting and harvesting, one of the most important activities in the daily life. The walk takes you from Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority to Ta Van village of Giay minority.

Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing.  

Giay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue or green color. The Giay’s houses are build of wood and bamboo with a clay floor.

After visiting Ta Van the car will return you to Sapa.

Approx: 1 hours driving/ 2 hours walking.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

You will be met up at your hotel in Sapa at around 9AM then leave Sapa market town. We will go downhill to Cat Cat village. Enjoy beautiful landscape and scenery along the road. Upon reaching a waterfall and a hydroelectric station, we will take a short rest before continuing our trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraced fields. The area is still covered by rain forest under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park.

 We will arrive in Y Linh Ho village inhabited by Black Hmong people where we will have one more rest before climbing toward the main road. Our vehicle will pick us up there and drive us back to Sapa.

Approx: 15 minutes driving/ 3 hours walking.

Note: The trail can be slippery during rainy season from Cat Cat to Y Linh Ho.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

Locating just a bout 5km southeast of Sapa town, Ma Tra valley attracts visitors for its stunning scenery highlighted with impressive terraced rice fields. The Hmong peoples has changed from sifting lifestyle into sedentary one form early 20th Century and built terraced field to ensure their permanent earning by farming wet rice.

Trip commences from Sapa at 08.30am or 01.30pm by a 5km road transfer out of Sapa town. Then walk starts from here downhill and cross the stream to the other bank where Suoi Ho village beautifully sits on the top of a low hill. Spend half an hour to visit several local homes for understanding of local life before continue walking along a large path on hillsides which is paved with rock to get through Ma Tra village. This portion of the walk offers beautiful scenery of the valley and terraced paddies as well as flower farm. Transfer back to Sapa.

Approx: 0.5-hour driving/ 2 hours walking.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

You will start by a short driving south toward Muong Hoa valley which is the largest rice paddy terraced among Sapa area. The walk commences at a point near an ancient rock field which was uncovered by a French researcher in 1925. There are 159 carved rocks on an area of eight square kilometers in Muong Hoa valley in Hau Thao and Ta Van Communes.The shapes of the carved rocks have provoked the curiosity of both local and foreign researchers wishing to decode themyster ious messages for nearly a century.

After a short time for discovery the rock field, you follow a dirt trail going downhill to rattan bridge, waterfall and Giang Ta Chai village of Red Dao people. This portion of the trek offers stunning view of Muong Hoa valleys as well as chances to understand life of tribal peoples in remote land when paying visit to a local house of Red Dao. The trek continues toward Su Pan village of Black H’mong people then up to main road where your car is awaiting for a transfer back to Sapa.

Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 1 hours driving/ 2,5 hours walking.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

The day is devoted to a beautiful hike through the breathtaking scenery of Sa Pa valley. Start by road that descends in the wake of the street Cau May (6 km) En route, admire the rice terraces hidden behind mist of the morning, a truly awe-inspiring sight.

Follow a small track and cross Muong Hoa River and pass well tended rice terraces on your way to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai.  Continuing through the colorful rice terraces you will reach the village of Ta Van Giay. As you continue your trek along the Muong Hoa River you will cross a small suspension bridge, roughly 2km from the settlement. Here you can discover a fascinating collection of rock carvings. These engravings depict some beautiful images of man, stilt houses and some beautiful decorative patterns.

We lunch in a home in the village.

After lunch the walk continues through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao ethnic minority village. After taking a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for your journey back to Sapa.  

Approx: 1-hour driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Met up at your hotel by local guide and driver then transferred to Su Pan Village. There we start our trekking day by walking downhill through the breathtaking scenery. We will trek through rice paddy fields until we reach Ban Ho village. This is a Tay village. We have a short visit of local house before a suspension bridge the a nice house where your guide will prepare your delicious lunch.

After lunch, we continues our walk to another village. This is a Red Dao village this time, called Nam Toong. Stop by a nice house to meet local people and talk with them to understand their culture, customs and traditions before heading back to Ban Ho. Swimming is possible but you absolutely should check your guide’s advice before jumping on the water. Our vehicle is waiting for us for the journey back to Sapa from Ban ho.

Approx: 2 hours driving/ 5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then travel by car downhill to Mong Sen where we starting a dirt trail through rice fields and villages. Enjoy spectacular view along the way. Your picnic lunch will be provided on spot.

After lunch, we continue our trek downhill towards Taphin village inhabited by ed Dao and Black Hmong minorities. These are two largest ethnic groups living in Sapa area. Stop by some house to meet local people and talk with them to understand their culture, customs and traditions. Late afternoon, we will trek back to to main road to get on our vehicle for the journey back to Sapa. End tour.

Approx: 1-hour driving/ 4-5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

You will be greeted by the local tour guide who will give a brief introduction about the whole tour. After that, the trekking expedition starts. You will go off the main road, onto hilly mountainous trails. Your surrounding is filled with lush vegetation, pine forest and fresh air. You will experience the untouched beauty of the area.

Matra is the newly added location in a series of villages in Sapa that visitors can go to. The village is about 5km from the town of Sapa. This has around 50 households, resided by only H’Mong people. Ma Tra village has restored the traditional flax weaving loom, forging tools and carved silver production as part of tourism. After 3h walks from Matra, you will then reach Taphin village where the red Dao and H’mong reside. With this mix of ethnicity, the culture is this village is rather exciting and colorful. Lunch will be served on the way in a local family.

You will also have a chance to visit the unique caves in the Taphin area. This cave system is small and meandering, leading to all different direction but will eventually lead you to one point. The village also has an old monastery built during the French colonial period. There is also an arts and crafts house displaying and selling authentic jewelries made by the locals. In late afternoon, you will take your car back to the town.

Approx: 0,5 hour driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver for a short transfer to Cat Cat village. After a couple of minutes, you follow steps going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before continuing the trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch nearby the river.

After lunch, you head toward Muong Hoa valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route. You will return Sapa from Tavan by car.

Approx: 0,5 hour driving / 5 hours walking / 1 hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver and driven to Sin Chai village. This is a beautiful village, located right at the foot of Hoang Lien mountain range and inhabited by Black Hmong minority. There we start our trekking journey uphill. Once we reach to the top, you will take a small trail descending to Catcat village. Your lunch will be provided near a waterfall.

In the afternoon, we will take another trail sneaking through mountain. The scenery is also spectacular. Take a short break upon arriving Y Linh Ho village before climbing up to the main road where our vehicle will be waiting for us for the journey back to Sapa.

Approx: 0,5 hour driving/ 5 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then transferred towards the Silver Waterfall. After a short time to take picture of the waterfall, we continue our drive to the Heaven Gate of Tram Ton which can be considered as the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. Enjoy the marvellous views of Fansipan from the Gate, the highest peak of Indochina.

Then we start our walking trip by going downhill a dirt trail, through bamboo forest of  Hoang Lien National Park. Your lunch will be served at a nice spot nearby a river.

After lunch, we continue our trek to Sin Chai village, where Community Based Tourism in Sapa takes place. Then we visit the village, inhabited by the Black Hmong people, one of the largest group ethnic minorities in Sapa area. In the late afternoon, we will be picked up by our car for the journey back to your hotel in Sapa.

Approx: 1-hour driving/ 5-6 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver for a short road transfer along the national road 4D northeastwards to the trekking point. Trekking uphill on a large and rocky path for 2 hours along the narrow valley which runs between two high mountains passing two hamlets of the Black H’mong of Sa Pa Commune: Sau Chua and Sa Seng. The H’mong peoples here have just recently change their living way from sifting style into the sedentary one. So there are still a lot traces of the past time can be seen: rudimentary houses, stone wall around homes… Lunch break in the village.

After Lunch, continue along the same trail gradually uphill the Den Thang mountain for an hour to Hang Da Village of the H’mong which sits at 1,800m height and over looking down the Muong Hoa Valley. Paying visit to several local homes.

Leaving Hang Da and enjoy easy walk on high elevation for half an hour which offers great view of Muong Hoa Valley until arriving to Thao Hong Den, another village of the Black H’mong. Paying visiting to several local homes. This portion of the trek offers chances for taking the best photos of landscapes.

Getting downhill for another hour along a dirt track to Pho Village at the center of Hau Thao Commune. Picked up and transfer back to Sapa.

Approx: 1-hour driving/ 4-5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

 Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver for a short road transfer heading northwards of Sapa along national road 4C to O Quy Ho with several stops for magnificent landscapes of Fansipan, Sin Chai valley and especially amazing flower and vegetable farms . Then turn right to follow a narrow road for half an hour getting through the wild region with thick rain forest covering walled-up mountains, passing several waterfalls before arriving to Ban Khoang, a village of the Red Zao ethnic peoples who live their unique way of life and well maintain their traditional values.

 The village looks prosperous thanks to the combination of wet rice cultivation on the terraced fields with cardamom farming under the shade of trees in thick forest. Spend over an hour walking to explore this remote village for a brief understanding of local life. Leaving Ban Khoang and process along the road for about 10km to Ta Giang Phinh valley inhabited by the Black Hmong who live in some small villages scattering along a peaceful stream.

Enjoy an hour lunch break on the bank of a stream before walking along village path which connects village to village to witness daily activities of local life such as plough and harrow the fields, growing, harvesting or doing some house work. In leisure months men often gather to built new houses or repair parts of old ones while women stay home making their traditional costumes. The walk ends in mid afternoon, picked up for the road ride back to Sapa.

Approx: 2-hour driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Leaving Sapa at about 08.30 am by vehicle and traveling southwards of Sapa along a narrow and bumpy tarmac. The first 16 km of the road ride offers spectacular landscapes of Hoang Lien mountain range, Fansipan peak as well as marvelous terraced rice fields of the Muong Hoa valley. Enjoy several photo stops before taking half an hour walk around Hoa Su Pan, a small hamlet of the Black Hmong, paying visiting to local homes and meeting peoples doing their everyday works.

Continue the trip along the road further south to Muong Bo valley of Thanh Phu Commune. Enjoy another walk for an hour along the large village path, paying visiting to several homes of the Tay people who live in spacious houses built on stilts, witnessing their daily life and experiencing their hospitality. Lunch break in a local home in open air on the grass, depending on weather.

Take a short drive after lunch along the rocky road to My Son and spend half an hour to explore this charming village of the Xa Pho ethnic, whose population is only more than 6 thousands peoples, for a brief understanding of their unique culture and customs.

Then process further for 10km to Nam Cang Commune for visiting a beautiful and prosperous village of the Red Zao people in Nam Than village. This portion of the road ride offers beautiful scenery of the Nam Sai valley.

Leave Nam Cang in mid afternoon and driving for an hour along the same way back to Sapa.

Approx: 3 hrs driving/ 2 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

You will be met by local guide and driver upon your arrival at Lao Cai station then transferred to a local restaurant for breakfast (optional). Then start our drive to Can Cau market. The road is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai bridge. After crossing the bridge, we begin our journey uphill offering beautiful views over the valleys. Situated 20 km from Bac Ha, Can Cau is a small, but very colorful market. Opening only on Saturdays, it always delivers a very photogenic display of Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La ethnic costumes. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, you will leave the market for Bac Ha town for lunch.

In the afternoon, we drive downhill towards Lao Cai for about half an hour. We stop on the way (before reaching Lao Cai) to take a short walk to Trung Do village inhabited by Tay people. Tay villages are always set up at the foot of a mountain or along a stream and are named after a mountain, a field, or a river. Each village contains about 15-20 households. A large village is divided into many small hamlets. The houses are built on stilts or level with the ground. Stop by a traditional Tay house for a short visit before taking a boat cruise upstream the Chay River. The scenery is very beautiful on both sides of the river. The boat trip will end at Bao Nhai bridge where your vehicle will be waiting for you for the journey back to Lao Cai.

Approx: 6 hours driving/ 30 mins boat cruise/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Note: In case the level of water is not able to take boat trip, you can change to take a  buffalo cart in Trung Do village instead

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees, Kayaking

Lunch

Drinking water

You will be met by local guide and driver upon your arrival at Lao Cai station then transferred to a local restaurant for breakfast (optional). Then start our drive to Bac Ha town. The road is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai bridge. After crossing the bridge, we begin our journey up to Bac Ha. Bac Ha market, located in the heart of Bac ha small town is the largest one in the area. Every Sunday, the different and colorful ethnic minority come all here to sell their homemade products or buy something for the family. They are Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung minorities. Some of these ethnic minorities can’t be met in any other areas. Your lunch will be provided in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we drive downhill towards Lao Cai for about half an hour. We stop on the way (before reaching Lao Cai) to take a short walk to Trung Do village inhabited by Tay people. Tay villages are always set up at the foot of a mountain or along a stream and are named after a mountain, a field, or a river. Each village contains about 15-20 households. A large village is divided into many small hamlets. The houses are built on stilts or level with the ground. Stop by a traditional Tay house for a short visit before taking a boat cruise upstream the Chay River. The scenery is very beautiful on both sides of the river. The boat trip will end at Bao Nhai bridge where your vehicle will be waiting for you for the journey back to Lao Cai.

 Approx: 5 hours driving/ 30 mins boat cruise/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Note: In case the level of water is not able to take boat trip, you can change to take a  buffalo cart in Trung Do village instead.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees, Kayaking

Lunch

Drinking water

After having breakfast, you will travel by car from Sapa. You will enjoy beautiful scenery along the ride until you arrive in Muong Khuong. From there, you turn in a dirt road, which goes up in mountains. Pine trees forests and villages surround the tinny market. Flower H’mong, Black Dao, Tay, Nung ethnic minorities come to buy and sell local products such as food and material for agriculture and fabric. People coming to the market not only for selling or buying something but also importantly to meet friends, relative and to sip some cups of wine until the dawn comes. No where else but here, Flower H’mong people greet you with a temptation of corn wine and endless hospitality. After exploring the market, you will be able to visit a village of Flower H’mong or a village of Tay people. You will then head back to Muong Khuong and have lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch, you get on the car for journey back to Lao Cai.

Approx: 6 hours driving/ 1-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees, Kayaking

Lunch

Drinking water

Upon arrival at Lao Cai railway station, you will be met up by local guide and driver then transferred to Muong Hum which is located 35km from Y Ty border. The market is open only on Sunday. Many ethnic minority come to the market to sell their homemade products including vegetables, fruits and also domestic animal. There are the Ha Nhi, the Phu La, the Tu Di, the Black Dao, the Giay, the Red Hmong. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, you will have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will visit Muong Vi caves if weather permitting. Stretching thousand meters long, the caves are carved with beautiful stalagmite and stalactite. Then we get back on our vehicle for the journey back to Lao Cai.

Approx: 5 hours driving/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

After having breakfast, you will travel by car from Lao Cai Railway Station. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai. It will take you through rural area. The road is rougher for the last 30km. You arrive in Coc Ly by the time where the market is the most crowded.

Coc Ly market locates by the Chay River, which flows from China. Every Tuesday morning, minorities from surrounding villages such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao and Tay, gather to sell and buy their products. After visiting the market, you travel by boat downstream. Along the ride, you can enjoy magnificent sight of the beautiful caves and life on the riverbank. You will have lunch on a beach or later in a village.

The trip will also offers you a visit to Trung Do village of Tay minority, where you can stop by a traditional Tay house for a short visit. You will go further downstream until you arrive to Bao Nhai Bridge. Here you get on the car for the journey back to Lao Cai.

Approx: 5 hours driving/ 1 hours boat cruise/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Note: In case the level of water is not able to take boat trip, you can change to take a  buffalo cart in Trung Do village instead.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Upon arrival at Lao Cai railway station, you will be met up by local guide and driver then transferred to Muong Khuong. Enjoy the beautiful landscape and scenery along the road. The market locates inside a small border town, which is frequented by Flower Hmong, Tu Di, Tay and Giay ethnic minorities. They come to buy and sell local products such as fruit, vegetable, domestic animal, clothes... After spending the whole morning exploring the market, we will have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will have a short walk a Tay village. Stop by a house to talk with local people to understand a bit more their daily life, their culture and traditions. Then we get back on our vehicle our the journey back to Lao Cai.

Approx: 5 hours driving/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

You will be met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then transferred to Muong Khuong. You will enjoy beautiful scenery along the road. Upon arriving in Muong Khuong, we will take another road which goes up in mountains. Pine trees forests and villages surround the tinny market. Flower Hmong, Tu Di, Tay and Giay ethnic minorities come to buy and sell local products such as food and material for agriculture and fabric. After exploring the market, we can have the opportunity to make a short walk to a Black Dao village. We then head back to Muong Khuong where your lunch will be provided in a local restaurant. After lunch, you get on the car for journey back to Lao Cai.  

Approx: 5 hours driving/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

We start ride will mostly downhill through suburb of Sapa. You pass by Sapa town before heading downhill to Taphin.  In Taphin, you will witness the daily life among the villages and communities of the Red Dao and Black Hmong minorities. You will also have time to take a short walk around the village. You can get on the car for the journey back to Sapa or optional to ride back Sapa by other way.

Approx: 1.5-hour driving/ 3 hours cycling/ 1 hour working.

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

You head out from Sapa by going downhill to the villages. The ride takes you into one of the most beautiful valleys of the area. From Lao Chai you turn in a dirt trail, which sneaks through rice paddy terraces and villages, home to different hill tribes such as Black Hmong, Giay. You will have time to stop by a local house as well as enjoy excellent views over huge rice paddy terraces. You will later arrive in Tavan, where the car returns you to Sapa.

 Approx: 1.5 hour driving/ 3,5 hours cycling/ 1 hour walking

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Drinking water

This wonderful itinerary takes you over the Tram Ton, or Heaven's Gate Pass to explore the other side of Fansipan and the Hoang Lien Mountain Range. Often when Sa Pa is shrouded in cloud and fog, this side is clear and blue. At first we will bike hard (3km climbing) over the stunning Tram Ton Pass to experience the great views of the Hoang Lien Valley before a free-wheeling 26km downhill . The newly paved road descends through one of the most picturesque and inspiring valleys in the North where you'll glide down through the fresh mountain air to the Binh Lu Junction. Turning off this main road will add a moderate challenge to your adventure.

The sometimes rocky road meanders along the base of the mountain range past old growth forest and through the villages of Thai, H'mong and Lu ethnic minorities. The area sees few tourists, so expect plenty of curious faces and smiling children shouting 'Hello!' as you stop to meet the locals along the way. Back to Sapa by support vehicle.

Approx: Total distance: 46 Km

Up / straight / down: 15 km / 0 km / 31 km

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

You will cycle into the Sapa valley and experience the fantastic scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields along the way. You will visit the Black Hmong village of Su Pan and then continue mostly downhill to the Tay village of Ban Ho, where you will enjoy lunch and have time to explore the village and take a swim in the river. After lunch you will be able to take a walk up to Red Dao village of Nam Toong. Here you have time to visit the local school and a Red Dao house. After exploring Nam Toong you walk back to Ban Ho where your car is waiting to take you back to Sapa.

Approx: Total distance: 28 Km

Up / straight / down: 2 km/ 8 km/ 18 km

Inclusion

Airconditioned vehicle

Local Stationed English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Drinking water

Tour name

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9-12

13-16

SP-WHA: Half day Silver Waterfall and Heavens Gate

$51

$32

$25

$21

$19

$18

$17

SP-WHB: Half day Taphin red Dao hill tribe village

$47

$28

$21

$17

$15

$14

$12

SP-WHC: Half day Lao Chai – Ta Van

$47

$28

$21

$17

$15

$14

$12

SP-WHD: Half day Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho

$57

$30

$28

$23

$19

$18

$15

SP-WHE: Half day Matra Black H’Mong hill tribe village

$47

$28

$21

$17

$15

$14

$12

SP-WHF: Half day Sapa - Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan

$57

$30

$28

$23

$19

$18

$15

SP-WFA: Full day Lao Chai – Tavan – Giang Ta Chai

$70

$47

$35

$30

$28

$26

$25

SP-WFB: Full day Ban Ho – Nam Toong

$97

$64

$54

$46

$39

$35

$33

SP-WFC: Full day Hidden trail to a Red Dao village

$97

$64

$54

$46

$39

$35

$33

SP-WFD: Full day Matra – Taphin

$69

$46

$33

$30

$25

$23

$21

SP-WFE: Full day Cat Cat  – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Tavan

$73

$48

$36

$33

$29

$28

$26

SP-WFF: Full day Sin Chai – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho

$73

$48

$36

$33

$29

$28

$26

SP-WFG: Full day Tram Ton – Sin Chai

$119

$76

$65

$58

$51

$48

$47

SP-WFH: Full day Sau Chua – Sa Seng – Hang Da – Hau Thao

$97

$64

$54

$46

$39

$35

$33

SP-WFI: Full day Ban Khoang – Ta Giang Phinh

$119

$76

$65

$58

$51

$48

$47

SP-WFK: Full day Sapa - Su Pan - Thanh Phu – My Son – Nam Sai – Nam Cang - Sapa

$166

$94

$70

$59

$48

$44

$43

SP-MFA: Full day Can Cau Market (Saturdays only)

$163

$106

$76

$64

$57

$52

$51

SP-MFB: Full day Bac Ha Market (Sundays only)

$142

$91

$65

$54

$48

$44

$43

SP-MFC: Full day Cao Son Market (Wednesday only)

$159

$98

$68

$58

$51

$50

$47

SP-MFD: Full day Muong Hum Market (Sundays onl

$142

$91

$65

$54

$48

$44

$43

SP-MFE: Full day Coc Ly Market (Tuesday only)

$142

$91

$65

$54

$48

$44

$43

SP-MFF: Full day Muong Khuong Market (Sundays only)

$142

$91

$65

$54

$48

$44

$43

SP-MFG: Full day Lung Khau Nhin Market (Thursday only)

$142

$91

$65

$54

$48

$44

$43

SP-BHA: Biking to Red Dao village of Ta Phin

$106

$66

$55

$50

$47

$43

$39

SP-BHB: Binking to Lao Chai – Ta Va

$106

$66

$55

$50

$47

$43

$39

SP-BFC: Biking full day Sapa – Tram Ton - Binh Lu - Sapa

$188

$110

$86

$76

$69

$66

$61

SP-BFD: Biking full day Downhill into Sapa valley

$188

$110

$86

$76

$69

$66

$61

Complimentary policy

1 tour leader free for a group of 15 fully paying persons (NO complimentary policy for Domestic airfare).

Supplement: Domestic Airfare: One-way  by Vietnam Airlines (VN)