THROUGH MUONG HOA VALLEY TO BAN HO (T4C) (4 Days and 3 Night)

THROUGH MUONG HOA VALLEY TO BAN HO (T4C)
(4 Days and 3 Night)

Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Tavan – Seomity – Ta Trung Ho – Ban Ho

Highlights:

On this trip you have an opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful parts in Sapa area, which is under protection of Hoang Lien National Park. The night you spend in campsite nearby a river will be  memorial  moments  along the trek.  You  will  also  be  able  to  meet  several  different  minorities, which cannot be found in other areas of Sapa, such as Giay in Muong Hoa valley, Tay and Xa Pho in

Ban Ho valley. Both valleys are beautiful with mountainous surrounding and rice paddy terraces.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat - Y Linh Ho – Tavan (-, L, D)

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver and start your trek through the market and

leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you follow a road going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before you trek  on a dirt trail  through  rice  paddy  terraces.  You  also  will  enjoy  spectacular  scenery  while  walking  along  a narrow river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch nearby the river.

After lunch, you  head  Muong Hoa valley.  You will pass  through  Lao  Chai  village  of  Black Hmong minority and then Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route.  You will spend the night in local house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby.

Approx: 5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

 Day 2: Tavan - Seomity (B, L, D)

After having breakfast, you start today’s trek, which is mostly uphill until lunchtime. Whenever you stop for a rest, you will be able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a nice spot for lunch. The trek will be softer in the afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seomity village of Black Hmong minority before you arrive in a campsite,  which  locates  nearby  a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner, you can take a walk to stretch the legs.

Approx: 4 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch

 Day 3: Seomity – Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho (B, L, D)

The trek today takes you through beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges. You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You arrive in Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a river or in a local school according to the weather. After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on tinny footpath going up and down, which requires a lot of concentration. You will reach to Ta  Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority where you spend the night in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign visitors. The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dao.

Approx: 4 hours walking, 1-hour lunch

Day 4: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong - Ban Ho – Sapa (B, L, -)

You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here y our lunch will be prepared in a local school. In the afternoon, before descending to Ban Ho, you can make a stop by a waterfall to refresh. Then our car takes you on the journey back to Sapa.

Approx: 1-hour driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch

Cost in US$ per person in the party of (valid 30 Sep '11)	Though Muong Hoa valley to Ban Ho valley, ref: T4C
1 pax	299
2 pax	225
3 pax	197
4 pax	187
5-8 pax	170
9-12 pax	164
13-16 pax	155

INCLUDING:
• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
• Accommodation in homestay
• Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner
• English or French speaking guide
• Entrance fee to indicated sights

EXCLUDING: Other meals, tip, drinks, single room, personal expenses, insurance...