2-Day Sapa Trekking Tour with Fansipan and Hmong Villages

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Trek 12 km through the breathtaking scenery of Y Linh Ho
• 02 Learn about the Hmong minority in Lao Chai village
• 03 Experience the daily life, work, and original customs of Ta Van village people
• 04 Enjoy a cable car ride at Fansipan with spectacular scenery

Embark on a journey through the picturesque nature and villages of Sapa, combining car travel with soft trekking along beautiful rural tracks. Trek through the breathtaking scenery of Y Linh Ho, visit the small and isolated hamlets of the Black Hmong people in Lao Chai and Ta Van, and gain insight into cultural values that remain largely unaffected by tourism. The tour also includes a cable car ride at Fansipan, adding spectacular mountain scenery to this 2-day experience.

Trek through the breathtaking scenery of Y Linh Ho, visit the small and isolated hamlets of the Black Hmong people in Lao Chai and Ta Van, and gain insight into cultural values that remain largely unaffected by tourism.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Budget

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Hanoi, Sa Pa

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Trek to Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, and Ta Van

• Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to start the tour. It takes around 6 hours to arrive in Sapa, so if you depart from Hanoi at 6:30 am, you can start the trek at 1:00 pm.
• Begin a 12 km trek to visit Y Linh Ho (Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai Tl152, Sapa 290000 Vietnam) and Lao Chai village of the Hmong minority.
• Have lunch with a local family in Lao Chai or at a drinking shop near the riverbank. Continue hiking to Ta Van village (Ta Van Village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam). Your guide will lead you to visit some ethnic houses on stilts. Here, you will have the opportunity to experience daily life, work, and original customs, enjoy some green tea, and interact with local ethnic people.

2

Day 02

Fansipan Cable Car and Free Time in Sapa Town

• Have breakfast at the hotel. The driver and tour guide will take you to the cable car station, where you will spend 20 minutes on the cable car enjoying the spectacular scenery.
• Enjoy lunch at the hotel after visiting Fansipan and relax.
• Discover Sapa town by yourself, then meet all group members at the hotel to get ready for the return to Hanoi.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Lunch x 2
• Dinner x 1
• Breakfast
• English-speaking tour guide
• Bus transfer from Hanoi to Sapa and back
• Homestay or hotel (private room, 2 pax/room), no shared room
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Entrance tickets

What's Not Included

• Private expenses (drinks, meals, tips, single supplement fee)
• Anything not mentioned in the program
• Fansipan cable car ticket
• Holiday/New Year surcharge: 30%

Know before you go

• A surcharge of 300,000 VND per person applies for the Limousine 9-seat or 28-seat option.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Common car: Pick up at 204 Tran Quang Khai at 6:30 am, or limousine car pick-up at the passenger's hotel/stay.

Tour start

Hanoi, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.