Sapa Lao Chai & Ban Pho Village 2-Day Trek - Hmong Homestay & Cooking Class
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- Instant Confirmation
- Duration: 1 Nights and 2 Days
- 1 person
- Meeting at the designated location
- Mobile voucher
- Use only on the selected date
- Cancellation available
- English
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Highlights
Walk hidden mountain trails away from the crowds on a 2-day trek with a Hmong woman guide who was born and raised in Sapa. Pass the rice terraces and valley villages of Lao Chai while learning about Hmong traditions, beliefs, festivals and daily life, and try local crafts such as hemp weaving, indigo dyeing and embroidery. In the evening, stay at your guide’s family home, a traditional Hmong house in Ban Pho Village, where you cook together in a cooking class and share dinner. On day 2, trek through bamboo forests and past hidden waterfalls to Giang Ta Chai before returning to Sapa town.
Program
Walk Sapa’s hidden trails with a Hmong guide
and stay overnight in a traditional home
This 2-day trek starts in central Sapa and follows village trails away from the crowds. Your Hmong guide, who grew up in a small village in the Muong Hoa Valley about 9 km from Sapa, leads you along the paths she has walked all her life, past ancient villages, rice terraces and valleys.
You spend the night at her family’s traditional Hmong house in Ban Pho Village and enjoy a cooking class, a handicraft experience and photos in traditional clothing. All meals from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 2 are included.
Trek through Lao Chai’s rice terraces and Hmong villages
Leave Sapa Park and the crowds behind and walk past valleys and rice terraces where local families still farm the traditional way. After lunch at a local restaurant in Lao Chai, continue toward the mountains.
Along the way, your guide shares stories about Hmong traditions, beliefs, festivals and daily life. Meet women making traditional textiles with hemp, natural indigo and embroidery, and try Hmong handicrafts yourself. Take photos in traditional clothing and receive a handmade copper bracelet as a souvenir.
Cook together and stay overnight at a homestay in Ban Pho
In the late afternoon, arrive at your guide’s family homestay, a traditional Hmong house in Ban Pho Village. Cook mountain dishes with the family in a cooking class and share stories around the dinner table. You can also taste happy water, the local rice wine.
Large luggage is transported to the homestay separately, so you only need to carry a small backpack while trekking.
Pass bamboo forests and hidden waterfalls to Giang Ta Chai
After breakfast on day 2, trek along trails linking nearby valleys, bamboo forests, hidden waterfalls and villages. Have lunch at a local restaurant in Giang Ta Chai, return to Ban Pho to collect your luggage, then ride back to Sapa town and get off near the Stone Church.
※ The trek covers about 18–22 km over 2 days, including mountain paths, uneven trails and rice terrace paths.
※ Rice terrace scenery and weather vary by season and conditions.
Information
What's Included
Professional local Hmong guide throughout the experience
2-day guided trek along hidden local trails
1 night in a traditional Hmong family homestay
All meals from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 2
Hmong cooking class
Local handicraft workshop (hemp, indigo dyeing, embroidery, etc.)
Chance to wear traditional Hmong clothing for photos
Handmade Hmong copper bracelet as a meaningful souvenir
Transport of large luggage to the homestay
Transport from Ban Pho Village back to central Sapa (drop-off near the Stone Church)
2 large bottles of water
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy-friendly meals on request
Happy water (local rice wine)
Village entrance fees
What's Not Included
Soft drinks, coffee, beer and other personal drinks
Personal travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tips for the guide (optional)
How To Use
Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.
Meet your Hmong guide at Sapa Park and show your mobile voucher.
Valid only on the selected date and time.
Meeting point:
Sapa Park (Công Viên Sapa)
Công Viên Sapa, Đ. Thạch Sơn, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Việt Nam
How to find the meeting point:
Meet at Sapa Park, directly opposite Le Petit Gecko Restaurant (07 Xuan Vien, Sapa). Your guide will be waiting with a sign showing your booking details and the logo. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the tour starts. Before the tour, you will receive a booking confirmation and further information via the contact details you entered when booking.
Drop-off:
On day 2, you will return by vehicle from Ban Pho Village to Sapa town and be dropped off near the Stone Church.
※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.
Location
Cong Vien Sapa (Sapa Park), Thach Son Street, Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Vietnam
What to Remember
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