The Best Off the Beaten Path Sapa Tour

Duration icon Duration: 06 Days
Trip code icon Trip Code: ORG_SPMCC06
Map marker icon Best places to visit: SapaTa Phin VillageCat Cat VillageTram TonThan UyenMu Cang ChaiTu LeNghia Lo

Overview

The Off The Beaten Path Sapa tour is a 6-day/5-night journey that provides an incredible opportunity to explore the stunning rice terrace fields of Sapa and Mu Cang Chai, offering a unique and unforgettable experience. The trip takes you to have easy trek around Sapa villages of Lao Chai, Ta Van and Ta Phin village. Also, get discovery Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range with cable car to Fansipan Mountain summit.

The breathtaking landsapes of rice terrace field for shooting photography, especially\y in Mu Cang Chai. This is also a great chance to share local hill tribe along Sapa to Mu Cang Chai with different Ethnic Group of Hmong, Dzay, Red Dao, Thai, etc. Furthermore, tea plantations is also a special to discover.

The best time to enjoy the nicest time of rice terrace field with three main season – Drainning water season (end of May till June), Green Rice season (July to August) and golden season (September till mid-October). The rest time you can discover around Sapa and Mu Cang Chai with different beauties.

Special note: You can travel to Sapa first and then to Mu Cang Chai or change Mu Cang Chai first is ok.

Highlights:

  • Discover the real local culture of minority people groups in Sapa and Mu Cang Chai.
  • Trek through villages to enjoy the most beautiful scenery of rice terrace fields in Sapa and Mu Cang Chai at its season.
  • Touch the pure nature when you take cable car to reach Fansipan Mountain Summit and enjoy its natural beauties and spectacular mountain scenery.
  • Have a homestay experience at Mu Cang Chai to share more local cultures.

Notes:

  • This itinerary is a private tour. It shows you what is possible to travel and visiting with our guide and driver
  • We CAN also tailor made this trip as your requirement and budget such as accommodation, its inclusions…

Off the Beaten Path Sapa Tour 6 Days From Hanoi Map

Off the Beaten Path Sapa Tour Travel Map

Itinerary Details

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - Welcome to Vietnam. O/N in Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - Welcome to Vietnam. O/N in Hanoi

Morning & Afternoon Activities:

At … am our guide and driver welcome you at Noi Bai international airport and transfer you travel to downtown. Check in hotel.

Evening Activities:

Free to have your own dinner.

Your free time to experience around Hanoi Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake,, etc to get more enjoyment of Hanoi city. Overnight at hotel

Suggestion: You can make Hanoi dinner street foods to taste Hanoi cuisine with guide and have extra charge.

Day 2: Hanoi – Car Transfer to Sapa & Trek Ta Phin Village. O/n in Sapa (B/L)

Day 2: Hanoi – Car Transfer to Sapa & Trek Ta Phin Village. O/n in Sapa (B/L)

Morning Activities:

Have breakfast at hotel. At 8.00 am our guide and driver welcome you at hotel in Hanoi and transfer you travel to Sa Pa Town at an altitude of 1,600m above sea level.

You spend 4.5 hours on car on highway to reach Sa Pa town.

Afternoon Activities:

Have lunch at restaurant, check in hotel at 14.00.

You will make a drive to Ta Phin village where you will have a walking through the village. Ta Phin village is the home of Black Hmong and Red Dao minority people. Travel here you can learn about as well as try it for the famous Red Dao herbal medicine bath which is very good for health. This is a great experience at the village for your day trip today. More visiting around Ta Phin village and experience its beautiful sceneries.

After that the driver meet you at the main road and transfer you back Sapa town around 12km on car back.

Free to have your own dinner.

Evening Activities:

Evening is your free time to experience around Sapa town centre to enjoy its nightlife with BBQ food, Sapa centre market, etc. Overnight at hotel.

Day 3: Trek Cat Cat Village - Cable Car to Fansipan Mountain. O/n in Sapa (B/L)

Day 3: Trek Cat Cat Village - Cable Car to Fansipan Mountain. O/n in Sapa (B/L)

Morning Activities:

Have breakfast at hotel. At 8.00 am our guide and driver welcome you at hotel in Sapa and take you to beginning of Cat Cat village. From here you start your trek on the road from Sa Pa winds through hilly terrain and pass cross terraced rice fields to reach Cat Cat cultural village – 3kms far away from Sa Pa town. Here you will have an overview of the traditional customs of the ethnic Black H’mong minority. Stop by a stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station, constructed by the French during the colonial era in Viet Nam.

The driver will pick up you here and transfer you to restaurant for lunch.

Afternoon & Evening Activities:

Our guide and driver welcome you at hotel in Sapa and transfer you to Fansipan Cable Car Station and be provided with the tickets. After that, under the instruction of the staff at the cable car station, you will take the ride and visit the Fansipan Peak – of 3,143 meters above sea level.

While staying there, you will have the opportunities to take many photos with a fantastic panoramic view.

Then you take cable car back foot mountain,.

You travel back Sapa town and free to have your own dinner. Overnight at hotel.

Day 4: Sapa - Tram Ton - Than Uyen - Mu Cang Chai. Homestay in Mu Cang Chai (B/L/D)

Day 4: Sapa - Tram Ton - Than Uyen - Mu Cang Chai. Homestay in Mu Cang Chai (B/L/D)

Morning Activities:

Have breakfast with family. Then you leave the stilt-house and guide and driver transfer you to leave Sapa for Mu Cang Chai. You will pass through Silver waterfall, O Quy Ho Pass on the road to Mu Cang Chai.

Along the way is the stopover for visit Tram Ton Pass (short time to enjoy, if want to visit Rong May Glass Bridge you pay fee by yourself around 30 USD/per person), Than Uyen to take rice terrace field here.

Afternoon & Evening Activities:

You arrive in Mu Cang Chai where brings you amazing of terrace rice field and local life.

First you will visit Sang Nhu village (Móng Ngựa Sáng Nhù) – 2 km from Mu Cang Chai town where you can catch beautiful scenery of terrace fields looks like as Mong Ngua “Horseshoe”.

Then visit Kim Noi village to get more discover rice terrace fields here where is one of remoute village with nice rice fields in Mu Cang Chai.

Have dinner at local restaurant and overnight at stilt house in Mu Cang Chai.

Day 5: Mu Cang Chai More Visiting Rice Terrace Fields Full day – Tu Le. Homestay in Tu Le (B/L/D)

Day 5: Mu Cang Chai More Visiting Rice Terrace Fields Full day – Tu Le. Homestay in Tu Le (B/L/D)

Fullday Activities:

Get up very early and enjoy the life at the village in Mu Cang Chai. Listen to different sounds of animals, chicken, pig which makes you love the peaceful atmosphere in the village.

After having breakfast at the family, this morning guide will take you to visit and discover the most beautiful of terrace fields in Mu Cang Chai.

First you make your trip to visit Nha Ngo Mang Mu (Corn House) at Mo De Commune to learn more of hill tribe people keep and store corn yearly as their traditional way. This is also a great house for shooting nice photo of corn on ceiling of house

You will spending more time to visit and shoot photo at Mam Xoi Hill in La Pan Tan village where is one of the beautiful sightseeing of terrace fields

If time is permit The rest is you get more photo shooting and sunset at Mong Ngua view point (Horseshoes) in De Xu Phinh village. Having as much as possible beautiful photo here and enjoy the sunset over the hill.

Take photograph at Horseshoes riding to enjoy more its beauties of rice terrace field.

Back Mu Cang Chai for having lunch at local foodstall.

This afternoon you spend more time at village in Mu Cang Chai to enjoy rice terrace field.

Then you continue you will leave Mu Cang Chai for Tu Le. You will pass through again for terrace fields at Lim Mong and Lim Thai village in Tu Le for more discover.

Next you pass through Khau Pha Pass and enjoy its beauties. This is also a nice place for organize of Paragliding on golden time of September and early week of October.

You will arrive in Tu Le late afternoon, check in homestay. Have dinner with the local family and share with them their culture. Overnight at homestay.

Special note: Because the visiting site is far from Hanoi city and in mountain area, so our guide can flexible to make changes depend on the weather or any condition but still make sure you visit all highlights and the most beautiful sites in Mu Cang Chai.

Also depend on the location of homestay, the visiting villages can make change this first and another later how to have the most suitable route but still guarantee the place you visit which no cut.

Day 6: Tu Le - Nghia Lo - Ban Hoc Stream For Bathing - Back Hanoi & Depart (B/L)

Day 6: Tu Le - Nghia Lo - Ban Hoc Stream For Bathing - Back Hanoi & Depart (B/L)

Morning Activities:

Have breakfast at homestay. You spend more time at homestay and make more walking around the village to discover more local life of hill tribe people here.

Next you leave Tu Le and go ahead to Nghia Lo and pass through Ban Hoc Stream where you can have a nude bathing. This is the special culture of Thai minority people here.

Stopover to visit Shan Tuyet tea hill in Suoi Giang to see local people in growing tea tree as natural way (Or our guide can flexible to arrange for you visit Thanh Son Tea Hill in Phu Tho Province).

Have lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon Activities:

This afternoon you leave Nghia Lo for return Hanoi city. It takes 4 hours on car to reach back Hanoi city.

If your flight depart Hanoi at night you can take flight directly (Flight must be after 21.00).

Inclusions

  • PRIVATE door to door transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
  • Homestay/Hotel
  • Experience English speaking guide
  • Meals as mentioned above (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
  • Entrance fees
  • Mineral water daily 2 bottle 500ml/per day
  • 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
  • Bank fees if payment by credit card
  • Gov tax and service charge
  • No extra charge after final confirmation

Exclusions

  • Flight tickets in & out Vietnam
  • Drinks and meals not mentioned in the program
  • Tips are welcomed!
  • Insurance
  • Other expenses not mentioned in program

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