An Adventure through Hoang Lien National Park (5 days)
A five-day journey will take you through the gem of the Northern Vietnam- the Hoang Lien National Park. The Park is not only home to a diverse system of flora and fauna but also home to some peculiar ethnic groups. You can visit several ethnicities in this area within the tour. They are Black Hmong, Red Dao, Tay and Xa Pho communities. The tour accommodation includes some interesting options. The first place you would settle in is a riverside campsite at the outskirt of a Hmong village. A Dao family will host your second night, before a Tay family hosts you for the third night. The journey takes you through the endless lush of jungles and valleys. Your eyes would be full of bamboo, rice paddies and old trees. You may need a certain level of fitness for the tour as the trek is rather challenging especially in the rain. The tour may be subject to change due to weather complication as the water level of the river may go up. You can take a trip then catch the train at Lao Cai Railway Station without coming back to Sapa.
The trip in brief:
| Physical level: | Click for details |
| Cultural interaction: | Click for details |
| Meals included: | Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast |
| Vehicles: | Private Car, Walking |
| Hotels: | Homestay |
| Trip cost: | From $499/ person |
Day 1: Sapa - Tavan - Seomity
Our local guide will welcome you at your hotel in Sapa and then bring you to Muong Hoa valley, where your trek will commence at Tavan village of Giay minority. The first day trek will get uphill mostly, and lunch is served en route.
The trek is less tiring in the afternoon, with a visit to Seomity village of Black Hmong communities before you arrive in campsite, which is located nearby a river outside of the village. You might walk around while our staff settle the tents and prepare dinner.
Day 2: Seomity – Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho
The trek today leads you passing wonderful rice terrace and bamboo forest, and head to Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon, where lunch is served at the side of a river or in a local school based on weather.
In the afternoon, the journey become more challenging on a dirty footpath to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you have a night home-staying in local house. The night will be interesting because of hospitality from local tribal residents.
Day 3: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong – Thanh Phu
You will start the today’s trek by getting uphill to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority, where you have your lunch and some relaxing moments. In the afternoon, you head downhill to the valley where My Son village of Xa Pho minority is located. From there, you walk to Thanh Phu village of Tay minority, where you spend the night in local house of the Tay. Dinner is full of local specialties, and you might take a walk around while dinner is cooked.
Day 4: Thanh Phu - Nam Cum – Sin Chai
Today’s trek will be soft. Leaving Thanh Phu, you get on trekking path until stopping at a beautiful spot for lunch. When lunch finish, you walk toward Sin Chai village of Red Dao minority, where you will spend the night.
Day 5: Sin Chai - Nam Ket –Ben Den – Lao Cai
You wake up for an early breakfast and pack your luggage to return to Lao Cai. Once you leave Sin Chai, the tour take you to one of the most remote area of Sapa, where is living space of Red Dao people. You might enjoy the lush of bamboo forest and jungle when you cease at Nam Ket for lunch.
Lunch finish is the time when your trek turns downhill. After walking for about 1.5 hour, you can witness one of the most stunning views of days over a lush valley lying along the Red River, before arriving in Ta Thang village of Tay minority where our vehicle is waiting to take you to Lao Cai.
Note: The trek is challenging. The itinerary could be modified due to high water level in the river between Seomity and Ta Trung Ho. Please be noticed that there will be no toilet facilities in the National Park area, but instead toilet tent will be settled. This trip will easily combine with the transfer to Lao Cai railway station without repeating the way or passing by Sapa.
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| Trip Cost (Per person) | $499 | $437 | $411 | $399 |
