Discover Muong Hoa valley - the residence of the Black Hmong and the Giay, minority people (1 day tour - Sapa || Y Linh Ho || Lao Chai || Ta Van villages)

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Tour code: SD-OT 001
Duration: 1 day (app. ~ 6 hours)
Difficulty: Easy and Modarate
Distance: 12 km
Start: 9:30 AM everyday
End: app. ~ 3:30 PM
Maximum Participants: 10 people
Highlight: This trip offers you the chance to enjoy the most beautifull valley in Sapa with the terraced rice fields created by the local villagers since hundreds years and the amazing landscapes of Fansipan National Park, discover the tradition of the ethnic minority poeple: The Black H'mong, THe Giay (or Dzay)...
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Itinerary:

9:30 AM, start from Pinocchio Hotel (015 Muong Hoa Str) on the main road to go down to Muong Hoa valley. Begining of the trip is the moment for admire the panorama view of the town and then the valley from the main road. After 4km on the main road, we start going down to the valley by the small trails through the terrace rice fields to get to Y Linh Ho hamlet, a small village of the Black Hmong people.
From Y Linh Ho village, we go along the river to go to Lao Chai village (means "old village" in the local dialect). It is time for you to visit the local families, listen to your guide's explanation about the local culture: how they live, way of building the traditional house, techniques of making clothes... or listen about the way of treatment for a sick person.
Stop for lunch. The lunch is served in one of the local refreshment restaurants on the side of the river.
In the afternoon, we leave Lao Chai to continue to Ta Van village, the Giay people's residence. The guide to bring you into some family: listen about their life, enjoy some green tea, learn about the differences of their culture from the other hill tribes even they leave close to each other.
Quitting Ta Van, we head up to the main road where the car will pick up us to tranfer back to Sapa. End trip.


Included:
- English Speaking guide;
- Entrance fee tickets, taxes, tour registration;
- Picnic lunch;
- Car to go and back;

Excluded:
- Tip;
- Travel insurance;
- Drink;
- Other expense;

What to bring:
- A big bottle of water (possible to buy it on the way);
- Walking shoes;
- Camera;
- Light bag for personal things;
- Rain coat (sometime);
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Map: (see the whole region on Google Map)
Map Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van