Sapa Caminhadas

This was an absolutely awesome trekking experience. Although the weather was rainy and the trails muddy, we still had a blast and enjoyed the great tour guide Dao!), the fantastic views with a thunderous WOW factor, the villages themselves, the provided lunch, etc. An experience of a lifetime.

It's a fun and memorable experience. Our tour guide Pam is very accommodating and approachable. A tour with additional learning on how they stitch & dye clothes was a great experience! Having a chance to experience the Vietnamese culture and traditional clothing was the best part of the tour. Also, the rainbow ride and trekking for me was fun. If there's a chance you can ask for a tour guide, consider Pam, she's kind and super friendly!

Our guide was so nice and did a great job showing us around Cat Cat Village. She was patient and knowledgeable and answered all questions we had. We also enjoyed the scenery of the village and show at the end. The one part I would change is the set dinner at the hotel. The food was very sub-par. With spending such a short time in Sapa, I would have rather not had that meal included and then gone somewhere else for a better quality dinner. Aside from that, it was a very enjoyable experience.

scenery: Awesome, going through the paddy and corn fields, Village to village. We are lucky some lady is working on her paddy field so I have good shot. difficulty of the hike: Easy hike but the downhill is actually quite steep. Our hiking day is shine bright but not freaking hot. Track is dry, not muddy so it was easy. It surely will be slippery downhill if it's muddy guide: Different guide texted night before and another texted me in the morning. They change our guide but both of them is friendly and easy to communicate. itinerary: We take this so no need to go find lunch after coming back. And food is simple but good. mostly vegetarian, and only chicken. Drinks is separate but the price is cheap and reasonable. The only things I'm a bit annoyed is how persistent the village kids/lady trying to sell things. Try help a bit and 10more coming. Nego until satisfied coz their opening price is scam. I bought from the lady that help me during hike, consider as her tips so it's fine.

Na verdade, a paisagem supera qualquer serviço. É a primeira vez que vejo uma vista tão tranquila e grandiosa ao mesmo tempo, vale muito a pena visitar; o lado negativo é que há muitos vendedores ambulantes ao longo do caminho, e eles até enviam crianças de uns cinco ou seis anos para vender produtos, o que é um pouco desagradável.

Nós aproveitamos nosso tempo com May. Ela personalizou a caminhada com base em nossa capacidade (fizemos muitas pausas, eu precisava delas). Ela fez bengalas de bambu para cada um de nós para ajudar na subida. Ela também explicou cada uma das propriedades medicinais das plantas que colheu ao longo do caminho. Ela foi carinhosa e atenciosa. Nossa caminhada terminou com almoço (lembrou-me da comida da minha mãe) e um escalda-pés/banho de ervas. Como somos ambos Mien (também conhecidos como Red Dao no Vietnã) e éramos só nós, conversamos principalmente em Mien. Foi interessante aprender as sutis diferenças em nossa língua com base em nossa geografia (Mien tailandês/laosiano vs Mien vietnamita). Se eu visitasse Sapa novamente, faria isso de novo. Nota: havia mulheres (Red Dao e Hmong) que tentarão vender seus têxteis para você no final. Eu sei que posso conseguir a mesma coisa no mercado por um preço mais barato, mas não tive coragem de pechinchar por alguns dólares. Apenas comprei pelo preço indicado para apoiar.

our guide Mu is lovely and very cheerful along the way, we get to experience and hear about the culture of the village and enjoy yummy food. thank you:)