Sapa Trekking 2 Days 1 Night: Muong Hoa Valley Rice Terraces & Tả Van Homestay
A two-day guided walk through Mường Hoa Valley past Black Hmong and Giáy villages, with a night in a stilt-house homestay in Tả Van.
Sapa → Y Linh Hồ → Lào Chải → Tả Van (homestay night) → Giàng Tả Chải → Mường Hoa Valley → Sapa
Overview
A two-day walk that leaves Sapa on foot and stays in the valley instead of going back to town at the end of the day. The first day passes through Y Linh Hồ and Lào Chải to Tả Van, where you sleep in a stilt-house homestay; the second continues to Giàng Tả Chải and the Mường Hoa Valley before returning to Sapa.
Two days on foot through Mường Hoa Valley
Mường Hoa Valley lies below Sapa town, with terraced rice fields on the hillsides and the Fansipan range behind. This guided trek covers about 14 km over two days at a moderate pace.
On day one you walk about 9 km through the Black Hmong villages of Y Linh Hồ and Lào Chải and arrive in Tả Van, a Giáy village, where you sleep in a wooden stilt house. On day two you walk about 5 km through bamboo forest to Giàng Tả Chải, a Red Dao village with a waterfall nearby, before you are taken back to Sapa.
In the evening you can help your hosts cook dinner. Your hosts may offer homemade corn wine; drinks at the homestay are not included.
Main parts of the trek
Mường Hoa Valley
Footpaths through terraced rice fields, with views down the valley.
Homestay in Tả Van
A night in a timber stilt house with home-cooked meals.
Village crafts
Batik wax drawing, indigo dyeing and hand embroidery that you may see on the way.
Before you book
The standard room is a basic homestay room with shared bathrooms. A private room or a bungalow is an optional upgrade. Train or bus tickets to Sapa are not included.
Highlights
Walking on both days, with the overnight stop in Tả Van village rather than in Sapa town
Homestay in a wooden stilt house at Tả Van: a basic room with shared bathrooms; a private room is an optional upgrade
Dinner on day one with lợn cắp nách, boiled local chicken and stir-fried forest vegetables
Breakfast on day two with Sapa sour pho or five-colour sticky rice, and a lunch of cơm lam and grilled meat
Local English- or Vietnamese-speaking guide, village and Mường Hoa Valley entrance fees, and one bottle of drinking water per person per day
From 106 USD per person
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Sapa – Mường Hoa Valley – Y Linh Hồ – Lào Chải – Tả Van
- Meet your local guide in Sapa
- Walk about 9 km along hillside trails with views over the valley
- Pass through Y Linh Hồ, a Black Hmong hamlet
- Lunch in Lào Chải, among the rice terraces
- Arrive in Tả Van village and check in to your Giáy homestay
- Help cook dinner with your hosts and eat together at the table; homemade corn wine may be offered, but drinks at the homestay are not included
Day 2
Tả Van – Bamboo Forest – Giàng Tả Chải Waterfall – Sapa
- Sunrise over the terraces from the homestay, if the weather is clear
- Breakfast at the homestay, with Sapa sour pho or five-colour sticky rice
- Walk about 5 km through bamboo forest to Giàng Tả Chải
- Visit the Red Dao village and the forest waterfall
- Lunch with cơm lam and grilled meat, then transfer back to Sapa town
Included / Not Included
Included
- Local English- or Vietnamese-speaking guide with experience in the area
- Homestay at Tả Van village with a stilt house and clean bedding
- Lunch and dinner on day one; breakfast and lunch on day two, with local dishes
- Entrance fees for the villages and the Mường Hoa Valley
- Drinking water on the walking route: one bottle per person per day
Not included
- Train or bus tickets between Hanoi and Sapa; book them yourself or contact us for support
- Drinks at the homestay such as beer, wine and soft drinks
- Tips for the guide and for the villagers
- Personal costs such as medicine, insurance, laundry and shopping