Trekking Tours in Mu Cang Chai and Sapa are hiking and trekking adventures in 5 days, 4 nights. The trip is for our adventure travelers to explore the natural beauty of Mu Cang Chai famed for amazing rice terraces and Sapa well-known for cool climate, sublime mountain and colorful ethnic minorities. This is a hard trekking adventure and it is required that you are fit and you have hiking boots, ponchos/raincoats for the treks. The best time to take the trek in September – early October when rice terraces turn into yellow golden colors. Some rains are expected during this time though.

Day1 ( Wednesday ) Ha Noi – Nghia Lo – Tu Le – Mu Cang Chai (300km) (L/D)

8 AM pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi and head northwest to Mu Cang Chai. The road snakes along mountain slopes in the Northwest of Vietnam. There are rice valleys and tea plantations along the road. We stop for sightseeing and taking photographs at Thanh Son (Phu Tho), Muong Lo Valley (Yen Bai), Khau Pha Pass (Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai).,Lunch en route on your own account.,Arriving at Mu Cang Chai in late afternoon, check into our homestay amid lovely rice terraces.,Dinner included at the homestay.,Overnight at homestay at Mu Cang Chai.

Day2 ( Thursday ) Mu Cang Chai Full Day Trekking (B/Picnic Lunch/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.,Enjoy the whole day trekking amid the famed terraces of Mu Cang Chai. There are Hmong communities on the mountain slopes that we could visit on our hike. Picnic lunch and dinner at the homestay are included. Return to the homestay for the night.

Day3 ( Friday ) Mu Cang Chai – Than Uyen – Sa Pa (150km)/Hiking Lao Chai – Ta Van (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.,Bidding farewell to our hosts and travel amid forested mountains, mountain gorges, rice valleys and tea plantations on high elevations to Sapa. We’ll stop for sightseeing at Muong Than Valley (at Than Uyen, Lai Chau) and the O Quy Ho Pass, the highest mountain pass in Vietnam between Lai Chau and Lao Cai. Arriving at Sapa, have time for a stroll in the town center to visit Sapa market. Free time for lunch.,Then continue further into the Muong Hoa Valley.,Dinner at the homestay included.,Overnight at homestay at Ta Van Village (Giay People) amid rice terraces of the Muong Hoa Valley.

Day4 ( Saturday ) Trekking: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Ta Van (B/Picnic Lunch/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.,Enjoy trekking on mountain slopes passing through villages and bamboo forests to Giang Ta Chai, home to Red Dao People. Then hike back to the waterfall from Giang Ta Chai and trek uphill to Su Pan. Stroll back to Ta Van from Su Pan on a scenic road overlooking the lovely valley.,Picnic lunch and dinner at the homestay included.,Overnight at homestay at Ta Van Village (Giay People) amid rice terraces of the Muong Hoa Valley.,,Breathtaking Muong Hoa Valley on the trek,Breathtaking Muong Hoa Valley on the trek.

Day5 ( Sunday ) Sapa – Bac Ha Market (100km)/Bac Ha – Hanoi (310km) (B/--)

Breakfast at the homestay.,0700 A.M Depart Sapa for Bac Ha Plateau on a sublime mountainous road.,Visit the exotic Bac Ha Market which is in session on Sunday morning only. Free time for lunch. Take the highway back to Hanoi. End of service.

 

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Tour price: Contact us

Group size: 2 to 25 hikers

Join in group tour departure dates: Wednesday

Tour Cost Includes:

  • Meals in tours: L = Lunch, D = Dinner, B = Breakfast
  • Lunch in Midway restaurant/City Restaurant or Pack Lunch
  • Accommodation in tour - 4 nights
  • Back up AC vehicle for the complete tour ( Bus, + Truck for the group )
  • English speaking Local Guide - Cum trekking guide
  • Fresh Fruits/Snacks (Only trekking part)
  • Unlimited filter water during trekking (Only trekking part)
  • All road and transport taxes
  • Driver Allowance
  • Toll and Parking charges
  • 10% Government Taxe

Tour Cost Excludes:

  • Other personal expenses
  • Accommodation in Hanoi
  • Tips and Gratitude
  • Travel insurance
  • Any Hard and Soft Drinks with meals
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