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A rich and diverse cultural experience. Enjoy magnificent scenery, views across 100-year-old rice terraces, and the welcoming hospitality of the Black Hmong, Giay, and Red Dzao ethnic minorities. Walkthrough a bamboo forest and the Giang Ta Chai waterfall

.​Departs: Sapa, 9:00am

Duration: 3 Days

Total tour distance: 41km

Returns: Sapa, 3:pm

Difficulty: Easy/Medium

Day 1:

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• 9:00 am - Pick up at your Hotel

• Walk down to Y Linh Ho, a village of the Hmong minority. See 100-year-old rice terraces

• Lunch at L Line Ho village

• Walk to Lao Chai, an established Hmong village

• Be welcomed by a local family who runs the first and only homestay owned by the Black Hmong minority in the Sapa region

• Dinner and overnight homestay accommodation

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​Day 2:

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• On the morning of the second day, open your window and be treated to spectacular views across the rice terraces

• 8:00 am Breakfast

• After breakfast walk to Ta Van where you will visit the Giay minority people, situated on the Muong Hoa river. Traditionally, the Giay were fishermen who fished with bamboo sticks and cook their catch inside the bamboo. Today, you are more likely to see the Giay working in fields planting or harvesting rice

• Continue to walk through a bamboo forest to reach Giang Ta Chai waterfall

• Walk to Ban Ho village here is where you will stay overnight with a Tay minority homestay

• Dinner and overnight homestay accommodation

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​Day 3:

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• 8:00 am Breakfast

• After breakfast, take a short walk to Nam Toong village to see the Red Dzao minority. This is a small village of around 30 families

• Walk back to Ban Ho

• Enjoy lunch at Ban Den village

• After lunch, you take a walk down the main road to meet your car for transportation back to Sapa

• Arrive at Sapa at approximately 3:00 pm