fr-FR.pngFrench en-US.pngEnglish

Tours
Destinations

Minorities, rice fields and waterfall   -   Code: C1A


Duration: 1 Days
Start City: Sapa
End City: Sapa
Price from : Available On Request
Trip themes: Local life/culture/nature
Transport: Car/bus
Accommodation: Hotel
Tour operates: Year around

Places visited: Lao Chai – Tavan – Giang Ta Chai

 

Highlights: 

 

On the way you will learn more about how is the rice cultivating, from when the seed sowed to harvested, until being served as cooked rice on your dinner table. The trip offers an opportunity to meet Black Hmong, Giay and Red Dao minorities as well as explore their different cultures.

 

Itinerary: 

 

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.

Send us an inquiry for the tour and tell us any change you would like to make to the program.Or click here if you prefer to contact us by email. Please note that all fields with the mark (*) is fully requested.
Gender
Country
*
*
*