Sapa, Lao Cai, Vietnam
Tour Overview
Three nights high in Vietnam's Hoang Lien Son mountains, where terraced rice fields fall away in giant green steps toward the Muong Hoa river and the peak of Fansipan watches over it all. Days move on foot, along narrow paddy dikes and buffalo tracks that link Black Hmong, Giay and Red Dao villages, with a night spent as a guest in a family homestay rather than passing through. Mornings begin in cool mountain air and end with a home-cooked meal by candlelight, well away from the reach of any road.
Highlights include a guided descent through the rice terraces to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages, an overnight homestay with a local family, a second day's trek along the Muong Hoa Valley to Giang Ta Chai, and a ride on the Fansipan cable car for a panorama over the whole valley on the way back into Sapa town.
