Friday, April 4, 2014

Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (Full day)

Price from:  Contact
Duration:  Full day
Itinerary:  Sapa – Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van – Sapa

Cat Cat – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (Full day). You will have a trek through beautiful landscape surrounded by rice paddy terraces and mountains covered by rain forest under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park. Also you will hear about the life style and tradition of Back Hmong and Giay minorities.

Pick up at your hotel in Sapa in the morning and first sneak through the Sapa market and leave the busy town behind.

After a couple of minutes, you follow a road going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before continuing the trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch nearby the river.

After lunch, you head toward Muong Hoa valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route. You will return Sapa from Tavan by car.
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Tour includes:

Transportation
English speaking guide
Entrance fee
Picnic lunch