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Situated about 20km southwest of Sapa, Thanh Kim valley is home to the Red Zao and Hmong people who have been living their strong and unique way in spite of influence of modern life from outside. This one day trip is designed for visitors who stay at the Topas Ecolodge only. Trip start from Topas Ecodge at 09.00am. First walk along a large path winding on high mountain side for about half an hour which offers beautiful panorama of the Thanh Kim valley which is as beautiful as a painting of nature composed by walled-up mountain, narrow stream, small waterfall and especially terraced rice fields. Then hike uphill along a narrow dirt trail for 2 hours through Lech Mong village which consists of 3 hamlets scattering on high mountain sides around a stunning valley. Meeting Hmong people at home and at work. After lunch break, the walk gets easier downhill and later along large rocky path for 2.5km to Lech Zao village, pay visiting to several homes of the Red Zao people, witnessing them doing their everyday work such as plough and harrow the fields, growing or harvesting rice, weaving and embroidering to make beautiful traditional costumes. The walk back in mid afternoon will get through some terraced rice fields which is green from May to early October. Arriving back to the Topas Ecolodge at about 4.00pm, trip end.

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Situated about 20km southwest of Sapa, Thanh Kim valley is home to the Red Zao and Hmong people who have been living their strong and unique way in spite of influence of modern life from outside.

This one day trip is designed for visitors who stay at the Topas Ecolodge only. Trip start from Topas Ecodge at 09.00am. First walk along a large path winding on high mountain side for about half an hour which offers beautiful panorama of the Thanh Kim valley which is as beautiful as a painting of nature composed by walled-up mountain, narrow stream, small waterfall and especially terraced rice fields.

Then hike uphill along a narrow dirt trail for 2 hours through Lech Mong village which consists of 3 hamlets scattering on high mountain sides around a stunning valley. Meeting Hmong people at home and at work.

After lunch break, the walk gets easier downhill and later along large rocky path for 2.5km to Lech Zao village, pay visiting to several homes of the Red Zao people, witnessing them doing their everyday work such as plough and harrow the fields, growing or harvesting rice, weaving and embroidering to make beautiful traditional costumes.

The walk back in mid afternoon will get through some terraced rice fields which is green from May to early October. Arriving back to the Topas Ecolodge at about 4.00pm, trip end.

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Explore Thanh Kim Commune - Ref. W1DE

(Topas Ecolodge – Lech Mong village – Lech Zao village – Topas Ecolodge)

Tour highlights:

  • Beautiful landscapes of the Thanh Kim valley which is a perfect combination of high mountains, narrow canyon, stream of water and terraced rice fields.
  • Discovering the traditional way of living of the Black Hmong and Red Zao people, witnessing their daily life activities

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  • English speaking guide (Surchage for French speaking guide $10/day)
  • Black Hmong porters (to carry food and luggage)
  • Cook (from group sizes of 6 pax)
  • All needed transport
  • All indicated meals, plus snacks (L as lunch)
  • Water, Snack, fruit on the whole trip
  • All entrance fees and permit

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TREKKING1 DAY:

Important notes:

  • This trip can be organized the whole year around and designated only for customers staying at Topas Ecolodge.
  • This trip is quite suitable for old-age customers and family travel with children due good path condition, non-touristic village, tour plan should be revised to make it shorter in some certain cases.
  • However it is getting annoyed by Red Zao vendors who recently always gather in crowd at the entrance of Topas Ecolodge and may follow tourists along part of the walk.
  • Good trekking shoes should be worn. Rain gear is of great important.

Important notes: 

  • Your Sapa cycling tour starts from Hanoi where you take a sleeper train to Sapa to save your daylight travel time.
  • In the comfortable Dream Train Express you get a 4-berth cabin, including bedding and air-conditioning.
  • If you prefer not to travel by sleeper train, we also offer alternatives:
  • VIP Sleeper bus
  • Limousine bus by day + 1 extra night in Sapa ( Hotel )
  • Private transfer
  • Accommodation: Hotel, Homestay or Eco Homestay

**** Depends on how many days are planned for your trip, please contact us directly. We are ready to advise and book you the most interesting trip to explore and the best experience, from 1 day to 15 days.

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Tour options

1) Transfers between Hanoi Sapa

  • Sleeper train
  • Limousine bus by day
  • VIP night bus
  • Private transfer

2) Other options

  • Change hotel
  • Add additional days
  • Add activities (such as minority market visit, homestay trekking)

Planning

  • Start tour: Hanoi station
  • End tour: Hanoi Old Quarter
  • Duration: 1 days to 15 days

Including

  • All accommodation described in the itinerary
  • All meals described in the itinerary
  • All transfers described in the itinerary

Excluding

  • Meals and services not describer in the itinerary
  • Personal expanses

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  • Itinerary: The itinerary is subject to change depending on the weather and other conditions
  • Pick-up: Please arrive at the hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to departure. Please be patient on shared / group tours in case of unforeseen delays along the pick-up route.

TREKKING:

Tour summary: Road transfer 0km/ Easy walk and visiting local homes about 4.5 hours.

Four seasons of travel:

Sa Pa climate has subtropical and temperate climates, so it is cool all year round, the average annual air temperature is 15ºC. Summer is not as hot as the coastal plain, the temperature is about 13ºC - 15°C (night) and 20ºC - 25°C (daytime). Winter is usually cloudy and very cold, the temperature sometimes drops below 0°C, sometimes it snows.

From May to August in Sapa, there is a lot of rain. The average annual rainfall reaches 1,800 - 2,200mm.

Weather in Sapa a day has four seasons: the morning is spring weather; at noon the weather is like summer, usually with light sunshine, cool climate; Clouds and dew fall in the afternoon, creating a cool feeling like autumn and the night is the cold of winter.

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including all tour plans for short hiking as well as long trekking tours which are well fitted to customers with average strength and mobile ability. Length of these tour plan varies from one day to even nine days. And please be kindly noted that these tours are not for elderly customers, family travel with children and other classic customers

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