2-Days Private Rice Terraces Fields & Authentic Sapa Tour
- Free cancellation up to 1 day before
- Instant confirmation
- Meet on location, or hotel pickup
- Guided tour in English
About this experience
Make the most of your time in the mountains and don’t feel like you missed anything with this shared 2-day tour of the Sapa rice terraces. Begin by visiting the local Hmong villages of Cat Cat and Y Linh Ho, before stepping into bamboo forest and reaching the region’s rice terraces. After a night in Ta Van village, hike through the surrounding hills to the Giang Ta Chai waterfalls.
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What’s included
- Food and drinks
- Dinner
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Transport back to Sapa after ends of the tour in villages
- 1 big bottle of water/per person
Not included
- Personal travel insurance
- Extra drinks (e.g. bottled water or beer) at the homestay
Itinerary
- 1
Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van (15 km or 6.5 hours)
The tour starts at 9 am. Our local guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa Town or in front of the local main church. After a brief introduction, you will be taken 2km down to Cat Cat’s road, a well-known village of the Hmong minority. From there, you will be reaching the hanging bridge of the Muong Hoa river and then continue uphill into the mountains and through a bamboo forest. You will then head down to Y Linh Ho village and have lunch at a small, traditional restaurant ran by a local Hmong family. From there, you will get the chance to admire some of the biggest and most beautiful rice terraces in Vietnam as well as enjoy the majestic mountain view on top of the Hoang Lien mountain. Lunch:We provide vegetarian foods as well (Note: Not include a drink in the restaurant and homestay). Dinner:We provide vegetarian foods as well (Note: Not include a drink in the restaurant and homestay). The homestay is shared, but we can provide a private room, please message to us before.
- 2
Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa (12km around 5 hours)
Enjoy a cup of hot coffee or tea and discover your homestay’s surrounding area and the nearby rice fields. After breakfast, you will be retaken uphill into the mountain till the waterfalls of Giang Ta Chai. You will then enter the Red Dao area where, together with your local guide, you will learn more in detail about their culture and daily life. After a short visit at a Red Dao family, you will then head back to the waterfalls by taking an alternative trail and across a second hanging bridge. You will then have your lunch in Giang Ta Chai village at a small, local restaurant run by a Hmong family. After the break, our bus will be waiting for you, and you will then head back to Sapa Town. Lunch:We provide vegetarian foods as well (Note: Not include a drink in the restaurant and homestay).
Good to know
- Duration
- 2 days
- How you meet
- Meet on location, or hotel pickup
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Cancellation policy
- Free cancellation up to 1 day before
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Minimum age
- 3+ years
- Guide
- Guided tour in English
- Start times
- 07:00 · 07:30 · 08:00 · 08:30 · 09:00 · 09:30 · 10:00 · 10:30 · 11:00 · 11:30 · 12:00 · 12:30 · 13:00 · 13:30 · 14:00
Know before you go
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- We will meet at your hotel in Sapa town OR in front of Sapa’s main church
- When you arrive in Sapa, if you have the internet on your phone, please try to search on the google map this address call: "Notre Dame Cathedral Sapa" or " Nha Tho Da Sapa " in Vietnamese
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts.
- 1 day or more before: full refund
- Less than 1 day before: no refund
Meeting point
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Notre Dame Cathedral
- Address
- Sa Pa, 333100, VN
- How you meet
- Meet on location, or hotel pickup
- Coordinates
- 22.33508, 103.84234
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this experience last?
It lasts 2 days.
Can I cancel this booking?
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts. 1 day or more before: full refund · Less than 1 day before: no refund
Is this experience guided, and in what language?
Guided tour in English
Is hotel pickup included?
Hotel pickup is available, or you can meet the group on location.
Where does this experience start?
It starts at Notre Dame Cathedral, Sa Pa, 333100, VN.
Is there a minimum age?
Travellers must be 3 or older.
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From AED 239 per person (4–15 travelers)Free cancellation
