Hmong Homestay Trek Day 1 | Sapa Vietnam | Ta Van Village

About this video:
Among many treks to choose from, we did this 2 days trekking tour from Sapa to Lao Chai, Ta Van, Giang Ta Chai, and Supa villages. It’s an easy to moderate-level hike through the breathtaking landscapes of the Muong Hoa Valley.

Some facts:
• Challenging level: Easy to Moderate
• Distance: 6–7 miles (9.6-11 kilometers) per day 
• Time to complete: 6 hours per day
• Helpful tip: Wearing hiking boots is a must when hiking through the area. 
• Cost: We paid $60 USD per person for this 2-day private trek and it included 2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast, 1 night at a local homestay and a taxi ride to Sapa hotel.
• Hiking accessories to have on hand based on our experience: rain jacket or poncho, any lightweight jacket, a backpack, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, hiking pole, snacks and some extra cash.

We booked our trek with Zaazaa Trekking. Zaazaa is a local female guide who lives in Sapa for her entire life. Her services are highly recommended in the Ho Chi Minh City’s Female Expat Facebook group. We can vouch for her excellent customer service. It was super easy to communicate with her over WhatsApp. Zaazaa is in high demand so you must contact her in advance at +841627852928.

Day 1:
We started the hike at 9:00am when Zaazaa and her hudband picked us from our hotel, The View Sapa. The hotel is an ideal place to stay in Sapa since it’s located close to the entrance of the ethnic village. Five minutes into the walk, a young girl wearing a basket on her back also joined us as we walked through muddy rice terraces and rice fields.

Three hours into the trek, we had our lunch in Lao Chai area where the majority of the Hmong people live. Houses were either along the main road or tucked in the forest area. Our delicious meal of cucumber and tomato salad, boiled potatoes, fried sweet potatoes, pork and veggies, and rice was ready when we arrived and brought out instantly. 

After lunch, we continued the trek to Ta Van Village for another 2 hours. We passed by rice terraces, water buffaloes and also one funeral. We reached our homestay at Indigo Snail Homestay after 2:30pm and were welcomed with hot tea. It’s a cozy homestay with a small garden, rice field, and overlooking the rice terraces. After saying our good-byes to Zaazaa, we spent the rest of the time relaxing. In the evening, we had dinner with the homestay owner’s family members. They made a delicious meal with lots of Happy water (Vietnamese rice wine) and the rest of the night was spent at our own leisure.

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About us
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We are Mayur, Gayatri and Om residing in sunny Singapore. Amongst us we have an Indian who grew up in India, a Singaporean ceylonese who spent decade of her life in Australia and lastly our son, a true born citizen of the mixes, half Indian, half ceylonese and very Singaporean.
Our videos mainly consist of mountain climbing trips, some solo journeys but mostly of our family of 3. We thrive with each others company on our road less travelled in our own unique style. We really love off the beaten kind of adventures, eating local food, meeting ethnic tribes, going back in time with some historical sites and simply getting lost. Being in corporate job for the daily survival, our dream here is to inspire people to explore this beautiful world and realise that there is more in life than just 9 to 5.

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