Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Trek
A day of trekking through beautiful landscape of Muong Hoa valley surrounded by rice paddies terraced and mountains covered by rain forest under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park. You will learn all about the lifestyle and tradition of Black Hmong and Zay minorities.
☆ Mountain views, rice paddies
☆ Visit 3 villages
☆ Minority Culture
Route: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa
Distance: 12-15km
Grade: Easy-Medium
Itinerary
9.00am Your local guide meets you at the hotel and start trekking. The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to Y Linh Ho village settled down by the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing. The H’mong peoples have just recently changed their living way from sifting style into the sedentary one. So there are still traces of the past time to be seen: rudimentary houses, stone walls around homes and other historical relics.
/////////About halfway through the trek we stop for a 1 hour lunch break.
After that we continue to Ta Van village (1.200m) to visit Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a bright purple, blue or green color. The Zay houses are build of wood and bamboo with a clay floor. If you travel sometime between May and October, you will have chance to observe and experience how the local do planting and harvesting on the beautiful rice terrace fields of Muong Hoa valley, one of the most important activities in the daily life.
After visiting Ta Van village, our car awaits to take you back to your hotel in Sapa.