3 days Lao cai - Cao Son- Lung Khau Nhin market - Sapa - Lao cai

Lao cai - Cao Son (Must be on Wednesday)

start the tour by driving to Muong Khuong district. En route, you will have the chance to enjoy the spectacular beauty of tea plantation and green lush pine forest. In addition, you will see a hill tribe ethnic group of Giay people in their colorful traditional dress in Ban Lau or Thanh Binh.

At 10.00 am, you will arrive at Cao Son, check in Cao Son lodge and relax before continuing the afternoon adventure.
In the afternoon, you start the program by walking to a peaceful village named Tin Thang. You will enter the village and explore the life of the locals there. You will see and learn about the traditional way of making bacon, enjoy the corn wine and corn cake offered by the locals

Overnight at homestay in the village

Cao Son - Lung Khau Nhin – Sapa (Must be on Thursday)

Drive to Lung Khau Nhin market. This small market is surrounded by a lush pine tree forest.

Coming here, you will not only see different ethnic minority people in their colourful traditional dress, such as Flower Hmong, Tu Di, Tay and Giay minorities, but also see a wide range of homemade products such as vegetables, fruits and even domestic animals sold by the locals. In addition, you can interact with the local and enjoy their traditional dishes.

After exploring the market, you will continue the trip by taking a short walk to a Black Dao village. You will visit a local house and talk with its owners to understand and learn more about their culture, tradition and daily life. You will then head back to Muong Khuong where your lunch is provided in a local restaurant. After lunch, you will take a short rest and then get on a car to back to Sapa.

Overnight at Bamboo hotel (3-star) or similar

Sapa - Ta Phin - Mong sen - Lao Cai (Must be on Friday)

The third-day itinerary will start by travelling to Taphin village where Red Dao and Black Hmong people are living. Here, you can observe the unmixed cultural life of Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities, 2 largest ethnic groups in the area. They live happily together while maintaining their own tradition from generation to generation. You will walk along the lanes to see and visit local houses. Your will be interested in the unique architectural styles and furniture arrangement in these houses as well as their handicraft products.

Leaving the village, you will climb downhill on a dirt trail through a mountainous area. On the way, you will have opportunity to enjoy stunning views over the spectacular rice terraces and corn fields. Don’t forget to keep your camera handy to capture these fantastic images. You will stop to have lunch at a nice spot.

After lunch and a short rest, you will continue the tour by trekking down the hill to reach Mong Sen where a car is waiting to drive you back to Lao Cai station. Here, you will catch a nice train back to Hanoi.