5-Day Sapa and Ha Giang Nature Tour with Village Homestays

• 06:00 - 06:30 - Pick up from your hotel or the meeting point and begin the journey to Sapa by limousine bus via the Noi Bai - Lao Cai Highway. Along the way, explore the beauty of the northwest mountains and see the terraced fields sparkling in the sunlight or fading into thick fog.

• Take a short 30-minute break, then continue the trip to Sapa.

• Arrive in Sapa at 1:00 pm, check in to the hotel, and have lunch.

• After lunch, your Vietnamese tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and take you on a trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Dzay tribes. Continue along the bottom of Muong Hoa Valley to Ta Van village, home to the Dzay minority and considered the most beautiful ethnic village in the area.

• Check in at the homestay and get to know the families of the Dzay people. Enjoy the sunset views and the stillness of mountain life. You may also try your hand at cooking local dishes with the family before enjoying dinner in peace.

• Feel free to visit the nearby local bar with music and socialize with other tourists before your overnight homestay.

• Rise early and have breakfast at the homestay. The tour begins at 8:00 am.

• Start the day with an easy 5 km trek to visit H'mong villages. The route follows local paths, up and down rice terraces, and into the villages and homes of local hill tribes. Along the way, enjoy a beautiful waterfall, a rattan bridge, and picturesque landscapes through bamboo forest before reaching the main road to take the jeep back to Sapa.

• Travel back to Sapa town by bus from Ta Van village at 2:00 pm. Enjoy some free time in Sapa to refresh.

• Reach Sapa around 3:00 pm, enjoy a light snack provided by the staff, and then continue on to Hanoi.

• Arrive at your Hanoi hotel in the evening at 9:30 pm for an overnight stay.

• Depart from your hotel in Hanoi at 6:00 am and drive to Ha Giang city. The journey from Hanoi takes roughly 7 hours.

• Meet your guide on arrival and head to the homestay for lunch.

Overnight at the homestay.

• Drive 155 km from Ha Giang to the Quan Ba mountains.

• Meet Mong people along the way and observe their lifestyle.

• Stop at wonderful places to take photos and simply enjoy the beautiful landscape.

• Reach Heaven Gate at Quan Ba. At 1,500 m above sea level and above the clouds, it offers amazing views. You can also admire the beauty of the twin mountains.

• Have lunch in a small restaurant in Yen Minh.

• Continue the drive and stop 15 km west of Dong Van to visit the Vuong Palace, built by the Mong people for their King.

• Reach Dong Van at 5:00 pm. Dong Van is a quiet village that is pleasant to walk around, and you can also visit the small market in the old quarter.

• Have dinner at the hotel, followed by an overnight stay.

• Have breakfast and tour the city on easy rider bikes.

• Eat lunch at a local restaurant between Dong Van and Ha Giang, in Mau Due. This is a place where you can see only rice terrace fields and take a short trek.

• Visit a local White Mong family.

• Return to Ha Giang at 3:30 pm.

• Drop off at the homestay in Ha Giang, where you can rest.

• Take the limousine bus back to Hanoi.

• Arrive in Hanoi the same evening at 10:00 pm. The tour ends.