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From Hanoi: 2-Day Sapa Cultural Exchange Tour with Homestay

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    From Hanoi: 2-Day Sapa Cultural Exchange Tour with Homestay

    4.6

    7 reviews

    From US$ 120 per person

    Enjoy a trek in the Muong Hoa Valley, Sapa. Spend the night at a homestay run by a local family for a unique cultural experience.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
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    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Mobile ticketing
    Use your phone or print your voucher
    Duration 2 days
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    Live tour guide
    English
    Small group
    Limited to 10 participants

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Travel in comfort with transport to and from Hanoi
    • Learn from your English-speaking tour guide
    • Experience dinner cooking with your host in Dzay homestay
    Full description
    Day 1: After getting picked up by your guide in Hanoi Old Quarter, board your tour bus and begin the journey to Sapa, stopping for regular breaks along the way. Arrive in Sapa just in time for lunch at a local restaurant to prepare for your first hike.  After lunch, begin your hike to Y Linh Lo. Trek downhill through the Muong Hoa Valley, passing by rice paddies and small hamlets where you will learn more about the life of local tribes. Continue trekking through villages and rice terraced fields to Ta Van village, a place settled by the Dzay people and is commonly considered to be the most beautiful in the area. Whilst in Lao Chai village, you will also be able to exchange communication with the local villagers. Here, you will also cook and eat dinner overnight with a local family of the Dzay people in Ta Van. Stay with your family overnight for an evening of rest and relaxation.  Day 2: Commence your day of adventure with a nourishing breakfast prepared by the family you are staying with before setting off on your trek. The trekking distance for this part of the tour is 4 kms and lasts 2-hours. Start your scenic trek to the rice paddies, where upon arrival you will have a fantastic opportunity to take some unique holiday photos of the surrounding landscapes. Enjoy a walk through a bamboo forest and stop to have a panoramic view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of the red Dzao People. Continue on your trek through the Ciang Ta Chai Bridge to the main road, from here, a bus will pick you up to head back into Sapa town.  Upon your arrival in Sapa Town, you can shower in your hotel, check-out, have a bite to eat and relax at a leisurely pace until all the group members are ready to travel to Hanoi again. Once the group is ready, you will board your comfortable bus back to Hanoi, with two comfort breaks along the way.
    Includes
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Return Transportation in an air-conditioned bus
    • Bottled water. Meals as mentioned (1 Breakfast, 2 Lunch, 1 Dinner)
    • English-speaking tour leader/guide
    • Single basic bed with a mosquito net at a homestay
    • Public bathroom with hot water at the homestay
    • Beverages
    • Travel insurance
    • Personal expenses
    Not suitable for
    • Pregnant women
    • Children under 6 years
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Traveler requirements
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Comfortable shoes
    • Warm clothing
    • Comfortable clothes

    Know before you go

    • Pickup is only available from hotels in the Hoan Kiem district.
    • The itinerary may be changed due to weather, changing tide levels and/or operating conditions.
    • Please note, that homestays have only basic and simple facilities.
    • Please wear warm clothes: a warm jacket, scarf, and a hat.
    • The weather in Sapa can be very unpredictable. It is normally cold from September to March and can be foggy from December to March.
    • Unfortunately, this tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility and children under 6.
    • Please bring cash in in Vietnam Dong as the banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well; US Dollars, Euros, and Australian Dollars are accepted in Sapa.
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.6 /5

    based on 7 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.7/5
    • Transportation
      4.3/5
    • Value for money
      4.5/5

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    The bus ride to Sapa was great, very comfortable way of traveling. Our guide was excellent - she was a local girl with very good English and knowledge about the area. The length of the hike in Sapa should be specified in the tour description. We didn't have any problems with this approx 11 kilometers long track, but other people did. Some needed to get picked up in the middle of the trip simply because it was physically too exhausting for them. Our return bus from Sapa was for some reason changed for 2 hours earlier (no communication about it from the company) and there was no one to pick us up to get back to our hotel in Hanoi. In the tour description it clearly says that the pick up and drop off to hotel are included. The tour organizer did not pick up her phone nor replied in WhatsApp. Luckily the Sapa Sleeping bus guide helped us out and we got a free taxi ride back to our hotel.

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    April 4, 2020

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Estonia Verified booking

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    The first day there was a lot of fog so we could not really appreciate the scenery but all the same, we could enjoy the fresh air, our guide was awesome his name is Sung and we learned a lot of things. The night at Mountain River (homestay) was top, the dinner was delicious, the beds comfy with mosquito nets and duvet! The second day it was more beautiful when we were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery I was delighted! It is cool in Sapa so preferably, bring something to keep you warm. The only negative was the person in charge in the bus who was very maniac and not very nice, she confiscated a box of chips at the entrance of the bus because it was forbidden to eat inside and even if I told him that I was just going to put it in my bag, he did not want to listen. At the end of the trip, he did not give me the package but put it on the side of the road, which I find incorrect. His English was mediocre and was repeated.

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    November 30, 2019

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    Roxane – Vietnam Verified booking

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    Our guide Sung was amazing !!! The scenery is beautiful and the treck in the mountains is just great ...

    November 30, 2019

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