Prices for-
Vietnam Trekking and Adventures
5 DAYS HILL TRIBE
DISCOVERY TREKS
We have a range of trekking
tours available for you to choose from that have been specifically designed to
enable you to experience some of the very best landscape and scenery that
Vietnam has to offer. During the treks you will have the opportunity to sleep in
bamboo huts in an ethnic minority village or under the stars in a tent or in a
local family house.
Most of our treks start with
a drive to take us out of town to where the real adventure starts. Your English
speaking, Vietnamese guide will be able to answer questions about the
countryside as well as local ethnic minority cultures and customs. During the
treks you will only have to carry a small daypack with your personal belongings
and of course your camera. Porters from the Black H’Mong ethnic minority hill
tribe will carry the rest of your luggage in special watertight bags.
Inclusive
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English
or French speaking guide
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Black
Hmong porters (to carry food and luggage)
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Cook
(from group sizes of 6 clients)
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All
needed transport
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All
indicated meals, plus snacks
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Water
on the whole trip
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Sleeping bag and mattresses
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Silk
sleeping bag
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Waterproof bluebag for luggage
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Tents
if needed
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Mosquito net
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All
entrance fees
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Overnight in local house or tent
Exclusive
Through the Hoang Lien
National Park to Ban Ho valley, ref. T5B
(Sapa – Seomity –Ta Trung Ho – Thanh Phu –
Ban Ho – Sapa)
What to expect:
On this trip you have an
opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful parts in Sapa area, which is
under protection of Hoang Lien National Park. The night you spend in campsite
nearby a river will be memorial moments along the trek. You will also be able to
meet several different minorities, which cannot be found in other areas of Sapa,
such as Tay and Xa Pho. Even though they live close to each other, the Tay is
one of the most advanced minority meanwhile the Xa Pho still maintains the
tradition of being nomadic.
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Sapa - Tavan -
Seomity
(L,D)
You will go south by car toward
Muong Hoa valley. Your trek will begin from Tavan village of Giay minority. The
first day trek will be mostly uphill. Whenever you stop for a rest, you will be
able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a nice spot for lunch.
The trek will be softer in the
afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seomity
village of Black Hmong minority before you arrive at the campsite, which locates
nearby a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner,
you can take a walk to stretch the legs.
Approx: 0,5 hour driving/ grade 3 of 5/ 4,5
hours walking/ 1 hour lunch
Day 2:
Seomity
– Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho (B,L,D)
The trek today takes you through
beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges.
You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You arrive in Den
Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a
river or in a local school according to the weather.
After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on
tinny footpath going up and down, which requires a lot of concentration. You
will reach to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you spend the night
in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign
visitors. The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful
hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 4-5 hours
walking/ 1 hour lunch
Day 3: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong –
Thanh Phu (B,L,D)
You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by
the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with
its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by
ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be
prepared in a local school.
After lunchtime, you descend to the valley where
locates My Son village of Xa Pho minority, one of the
smallest groups ethnic in Northern Vietnam. From there you take a short walk to
Thanh Phu village of Tay minority. Here you spend the night in traditional house
of the Tay. You can
take a walk to explore local daily life while your dinner will be served with
Vietnamese dishes.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 6 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch
Day 4: Thanh Phu -
Nam Cum – Sin Chai (B,L,D)
Today’s
trek will be relatively short and soft. Once leaving Thanh Phu, you follow the
trekking route built in the bottom of the valley, which offers the best view to
the surrounding mountains. You stop at a nice spot for lunch.
After lunchtime, you continue the walk toward
Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority where the night will be spent in bamboo
huts. You will be attracted by the wonderful hospitable atmosphere of the Red
Dao.
Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 3 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch
Day 5: Sin Chai - Thanh Phu – Ban
Ho – Sapa (B,L)
Once having left Sin Chai you will
start heading towards Ban Ho. You will trek along the riverbank where you can
enjoy a refreshing swim nearby a waterfall. At Ban Ho, your lunch will be
prepared and served in a friendly local Tay family's house.
On the last hours you can enjoy the
valley view one final time while trekking upward Supan. Here your car will take
you on journey back to Sapa. On the way you still have many opportunities to
enjoy magnificent views of valleys and mountain.
Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 1 hour
driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch
Note:
The trek is sometimes hard. The itinerary can be changed due to high water level
in the river between Seomity and Ta Trung Ho. There will be no toilet facilities
in the National Park area. Toilet tent will be provided.
Through Hoang Lien National
Park and Ban Ho valley to Lao Cai
Ref. T5C
(Sapa – Seomity – Ta Trung Ho
– Thanh Phu - Sin Chai – Ben Den – Lao Cai)
What to expect:
On this trip you have an
opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful parts in Sapa area, which is
under protection of Hoang Lien National Park. The trip also takes you to one of
the most remote area where you can meet very friendly locals. The night you
spend in bamboo hut built by Topas in the hilly ground of a Red Dao family will
be a good experience. The trip also offers you opportunity to enjoy wonderful
scenery, which is still well protected.
Itinerary
Day 1:
Sapa - Tavan - Seomity
(L,D)
You will go south by car toward
Muong Hoa valley. Your trek will begin from Tavan village of Giay minority. The
first day trek will be mostly uphill. Whenever you stop for a rest, you will be
able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a nice spot for lunch.
The trek will be softer in the
afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seomity
village of Black Hmong minority before you arrive at the campsite, which locates
nearby a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner,
you can take a walk to stretch the legs.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 0,5 hour driving// 4,5
hours walking/ 1 hour lunch
Day 2:
Seomity
– Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho (B,L,D)
The trek today takes you through
beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges.
You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You arrive in Den
Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a
river or in a local school according to the weather.
After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on
tinny footpath going up and down, which requires a lot of concentration. You
will reach to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you spend the night
in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign
visitors. The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful
hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 5 - 6 hours
walking/ 1 hour lunch
Day 3: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong –
Thanh Phu (B,L,D)
You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by
the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with
its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by
ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be
prepared in a local school.
After lunchtime, you descend to the valley where
locates My Son village of Xa Pho minority, one of the
smallest groups ethnic in Northern Vietnam. From there you take a short walk to
Thanh Phu village of Tay minority. Here you spend the night in traditional house
of the Tay. You can
take a walk to explore local daily life while your dinner will be served with
Vietnamese dishes.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 6 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch
Day 4: Thanh Phu
- Nam Cum – Sin Chai
(B,L,D)
Today’s
trek will be relatively short and soft. Once leaving Thanh Phu, you follow the
trekking route built in the bottom of the valley, which offers the best view to
the surrounding mountains. You stop at a nice spot for lunch. After lunchtime,
you continue the walk toward Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority where the
night will be spent in bamboo huts. You will be attracted by the wonderful
hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao.
Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 3 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch
Day 5: Sin Chai - Nam Ket –Ben
Den – Lao Cai (B,L)
After a good sleep in bamboo hut, you wake up
for an early breakfast and repack your luggage for the long trek heading toward
Lao Cai.
Once you leave Sin Chai, the trip takes you into
a fabulously mountainous area, the most remote part of Sapa. En route you meet
children’ curious eyes as you are very first tourists passing by. Red Dao ethnic
minority inhabits the entire area. You will enjoy the fresh of bamboo forest and
jungle until you make a stop at Nam Ket for lunch.
After lunch, your trek will be mostly downhill.
After about half an hour, you will have a opportunity to enjoy one of the most
beautiful view of days over a green valley lying along the Red River. You
eventually arrive in Ta Thang village of Tay minority. Here you will be
transferred by car to Lao Cai.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 7.5 hours walking/ 1
hour lunch.
Note: The trek is tough. The itinerary can be
changed due to high water level in the river between Seomity and Ta Trung Ho.
There will be no toilet facilities in the National Park area. Toilet tent will
be provided. This trip will easily combine with the transfer to Lao Cai railway
station without repeating the way or passing by Sapa.
Though Muong Hoa valley and
Hoang Lien National Park to Ban Ho valley, ref: T5D
(Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Tavan – Seomity – Ta
Trung Ho – Thanh Phu - Ban Ho - Sapa)
What to expect:
On this trip you have an
opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful parts in Sapa area, which is
under protection of Hoang Lien National Park. The night you spend in campsite
nearby a river will be memorial moments along the trek. You will also be able to
meet several different minorities, which cannot be found in other areas of Sapa,
such as Giay in Muong Hoa valley, Tay and Xa Pho in Ban Ho valley. Both valleys
are beautiful with mountainous surrounding and rice paddy terraces.
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Sapa - Cat Cat - Y Linh Ho – Tavan (L,D)
You first sneak through the market and leave the
busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you follow a road going downhill to
Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a
while before you 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 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 spend the
night in local house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy
the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby.
Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 4 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch.
Day 2:
Tavan -
Seomity
(B,L,D)
After having breakfast, you start
today’s trek, which is mostly uphill until lunchtime. Whenever you stop for a
rest, you will be able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a
nice spot for lunch.
The trek will be softer in the
afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seomity
village of Black Hmong minority before you arrive in a campsite, which locates
nearby a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner,
you can take a walk to stretch the legs.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 4 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch
Day 3:
Seomity
– Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho
(B,L,D)
The trek today takes you through
beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges.
You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You arrive in Den
Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a
river or in a local school according to the weather.
After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on
tinny footpath going up and down, which requires a lot of concentration. You
will reach to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you spend the night
in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign
visitors. The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful
hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 4 hours walking, 1 hour
lunch
Day 4: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong –
My Son – Thanh Phu (B,L,D)
You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by
the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with
its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by
ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be
prepared in a local school.
After lunchtime, you descend to the valley where
locates My Son village of Xa Pho minority, one of the
smallest groups ethnic in Northern Vietnam. From there you take a short walk to
Thanh Phu village of Tay minority. Here you spend the night in traditional house
of the Tay. You can
take a walk to explore local daily life while your dinner will be served with
Vietnamese dishes.
Approx: Grade 3 of 5/ 6 hours walking/ 1 hour
lunch
Day 5: Thanh Phu – Ban Ho – Su
Pan - Sapa (B,L)
Today’s trek is relatively short
compared to other days. On the last day of the trek you will cross several
suspension bridges. You will be able to stop by a waterfall and have time to
swim in the river before arriving in Ban Ho village of Tay minority. Here you
stop for lunch in a traditional Tay house.
In the afternoon, you start
climbing uphill. On the last hours you can enjoy the valley one final time while
heading to Su Pan. Here your car takes you on the journey back to Sapa.
Approx: Grade 2 of 5/ 45 minutes driving/ 4
hours walking/ 1 hour lunch
Note: The trek is sometimes hard. The
itinerary can be changed due to high water level in the river between Seomity
and Ta Trung Ho. There will be no toilet facilities in the National Park area.
Toilet tent will be provided.
