Learn about the culture of the Black H'mong and Red Dzao in Ta Phin valley (1 day tour - Sapa || Suoi Ho || Ma Tra || Ta Phin villages)

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Tour code: SD-OT 003
Duration: 1 day (app. ~ 6 hours)
Difficulty: Easy and Modarate
Distance: 14 km
Start: 9:30 AM everyday
End: app. ~ 3:30 PM
Maximum Participants: 10 people
Highlight: This trip brings you the chance to learn about two most important ethnic hill tribes in Sapa: Black H'mong and Red Dzao people. It also offers you the possibility to discover one of the most beautifull valleys in Sapa with the nicest terraced rice fields alternated with the original hamlets on the way of trekking
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Itinerary:

9:30 AM, Leave Sapa from Pinocchio Hotel (015 Muong Hoa Str) by car on the way to back Lao Cai to get the place for trekking path. After 4km on the main road, we start walking down to the valley by the small trails through the terrace rice fields by the small village of the Black Hmong people called Suoi Ho where you still find the original house with the roof made of cider tree wood. Continue the path, we move to Ma Tra village. 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, agricultural skills. We will stop for lunch wich is served in one of the local family.
Continue the way, we go to Ta Phin village, the Red Dzao people's nest. The guide to bring you into some family: listen about their life, learn about the medicinal harbal bath and maybe enjoy it.
We continue to walking around village before going to the car stop station 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 - Suoi Ho - Ma Tra - Ta Phin