ONE DAY: Trekking – Hang Da – Xa Xeng – Hau Thao – Sapa
The tours, our usually take you to the remote villages where less touristy and virtually untouched , but it depends on you , such as you would like to do hard trekking to the places of scenic terraces , mountains , waterfalls or explore the local markets of the minority … I will take you to explore those lands even if you can not walk a lots we still can take you to many beautiful places and compliance your needs .
At 9h00: We will meet you in hotel to start your trek with a walk through the center town of Sapa and along streets. Taking a turn to the left on the trail to Hang Da, Hau Chu Ngai and Thao Hong Den village of Hmong tribe. While hiking along the villager trail, you will enjoy a panoramic view of Muong Hoa valley underneath with a large terrace field carpets alternating the villages of Sapa ethnic people. Unleash to explore stunning landscapes, daily life and traditional customs of local people, a picnic lunch is set on a spot where you can take a time to relax. You will then continue your walk through paddle fields and overview of village of Giang Ta Chai, where you will be transfered back to Sapa by van.
Price(US$ dollar in person): usd
Includes:
– All meals as mentioned in the summary: 1lunch
– Complimentary bottled water each day
– Private English Speaking tour guide
– All entrance and sightseeing fees
– Free shower and keep big luggage at our office in Sapa during the tour
– Van for the tour in Sapa
Excluded:
• Beverages, tips, and gratuities.
• Personal expenses
• All other services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above
ONE DAY: Trekking to MUONG HOA valley
At 9:00 we pick you up from your hotel and we depart from Sapa town by car to Lao Chai village, following the road down the hill.
Views of the Muong Hoa valley and magnificent surroundings of mountains and rice terrace fields can be seen from this road. Along the road, people from many ethnic groups (H’mong, Zay, and Red Dao) are likely to be met, and there are stalls along the way that serve tea, fruits and sweets. Soon after turning off the main road and taking a local path, we will arrive in theBlack H’mong village of Lao Chai, where you will experience the daily life of the villagers.After that, we walk from Lao Chai to Ta Van village, where the Zay hill tribes live. Here you take a rest and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by your local guide in a local house. After lunch you trek up and downhill. Specially you will trek through bamboo forest then relax beside the waterfall.
Explore the Red Dao village of Giang Ta Chai where you will also have the chance to see their daily activities. In the afternoon the car will pick you up for the return journey to Sa Pa. Ending of tour.
Price(US$ dollar in person): usd
Includes:
– All meals as mentioned in the summary: 1lunch
– Complimentary bottled water each day
– Private English Speaking tour guide
– All entrance and sightseeing fees
– Free shower and keep big luggage at our office in Sapa during the tour
– Van for the tour in Sapa
Excluded:
• Beverages, tips, and gratuities.
• Personal expenses
• All other services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above
ONE DAY: Sapa Batik Class Tour
Sapa trekking through terrace rice fields and Join with Batik Class :
The beautiful art of batik – using wax and dye to create patterns on cloth – has been around for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Egyptians used a form of batik to wrap their mummies, and the practice soon spread to China, India, Japan and Indonesia. Batik is also practiced as far away as Africa, although various starches may be substituted for beeswax.
In Vietnam, the H’mong, one of the country’s 54 ethnic groups, practice this age-old art and we set out to the Muong Hoa Valley, just outside of Sapa, to learn from a batik master.
Because Sapa’s climate and soil only support one rice crop per year, the women have months where looking after the home and children are their main duties while the men are off tending to fields, animals or doing manual labor. Walking through the H’mong villages, you see women and girls sitting everywhere – sewing, embroidering and hand-dyeing spectacularly colorful outfits. It’s refreshing to note that these intricate garments aren’t for tourists – the H’mong women actually wear them quite often – when going to market, going into town, and sometimes just to visit neighbors.
Our batik master is named Dee and she welcomes us to her small but tidy home. She speaks very little English, but a ready and full-bodied smile transcends all language barriers and we’re soon communicating through bits of English, Vietnamese and lots of gestures.
Batik starts out with some kind of cloth. The Vietnamese H’mong prefer hemp, and a complicated-looking handloom testifies to their weaving skills.
The hemp fibers are straw-like and it’s hard to believe that they can be spun into such strong, durable cloth with a linen-like feel.
The art of batik creates patterns using a wax-resist method. Dee puts on a pot of beeswax to melt over hot coals. The beeswax is colored with indigo paste to make it easier to see against the off-white hemp fabric.
A basket of tools lies nearby – filled with pen-like instruments made of bamboo and tipped with metal. There are metal stamps as well in all types of shapes and patterns taken from nature and from everyday motifs, a traditional way of documenting everyday H’mong life
Price(US$ dollar in person): usd
Includes:
– All meals as mentioned in the summary: 1lunch
– Complimentary bottled water each day
– Private English Speaking tour guide
– All entrance and sightseeing fees
– Free shower and keep big luggage at our office in Sapa during the tour
– Van for the tour in Sapa
Excluded:
• Beverages, tips, and gratuities.
• Personal expenses
• All other services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above
