Trekking Tours in the Ta Xua Mountain and Sapa are physically challenging trekking adventures in 6 days, 5 nights. The trip is for our adventure travelers to explore the chaste beauty of the Ta Xua Mountain famed for staggering clouds at certain times of of the year, and Sapa well-known for cool climate, sublime mountain and colorful ethnic minorities.
Trekking Tours in Ta Xua Mountain and Sapa Overview
Hanoi – Nghia Lo – Tu Le – Khau Pha Pass – Mu Cang Chai - O Quy Ho Pass – Sapa – Can Cau Market
What to expect from the trip:
- The most beautiful mountainscape in Vietnam.
- A lovely and unique mountain trekking tour completely off the beaten track.
- Hunting for heavenly clouds on the Ta Xua mountain peak among the highest in Vietnam.
- The most beautiful rice terraces in Vietnam.
- The most beautiful mountain passes in Vietnam.
- Lovely encounters with ethnic communities on the adventure.
- Exotic and colorful market of Can Cau.
The Muong Lo Valley, Nghia Lo, Yen Bai
This is a very hard trekking adventure and it is required that you are fit and you have hiking boots, ponchos/raincoats for the treks. The best time to take the trek in September – early October when rice terraces turn into yellow golden colors. Some rains are expected during this time though.
The temperatures may be extremely cold in December – February and you should bring along warm clothes; during this time we often encounter amazing clouds at the Ta Xua Mountain. In June-July, it may be either warm or rainy that weather updates should be closed monitored before taking on this trip. It is nice in August mostly, still there are rains sometimes that the trip may not be operated. It is dry in March – April but there is no rice during this period.
All homestays have lovely natural settings about and are equipped with hot shower and western toilets. The conditions are very simple and may not be suitable for travelers with high demands of quality. Most included meals are cooked hot by our hosts. There are 2 picnic lunches for the 2 trekking days; these meals are simple.
Accommodations
Tram Tau: Homestay or hotel with basic facilities.
Mu Cang Chai: Homestay amid rice terraces with a local Family.
Sapa: Homestay amid rice terraces with a local Family.
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English-speaking guide;
Transportation as indicated on the tour itinerary;
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Detailed itinerary
Day1 ( Monday ) Ha Noi – Nghia Lo (200km) – Tram Tau (L/D)
0800 A.M Depart Hanoi and head northwest to the Muong Lo Valley.
Lunch en route.
Walking around the Muong Lo Valley and Tram Tau.
Arriving at our homestay, free time to explore the peaceful surroundings.
Dinner included at the homestay.
Overnight at homestay/basic hotel at Tram Tau.
Day2 ( Tuesday ) Tram Tau – Ta Xua Dinosaur Spine – Tram Tau (B/Picnic Lunch/D)
Breakfast at the homestay.
Drive for 1 hour to the mountain base in Tram Tau where we take the adventure to the first peak of the Ta Xua Mountain. The First Peak is also known as the Dinosaur Spine. There are 3 peaks but we do not cover them all. Once at the top today, have time to take in the lovely nature with breathtaking views and possibly with ethereal clouds.
Descend the mountain and make it back to Tram Tau Township later in the afternoon. Transfer by motorbike back to the homestay/basic hotel.
Picnic lunch and dinner at the homestay/basic hotel are included.
Overnight at the homestay/basic hotel at Tram Tau.
Clouds on the trek at the Ta Xua Mountain
Day3 ( Wednesday ) Tram Tau - Mu Cang Chai/ Hiking Tour around Mu Cang Chai (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the homestay.
Bidding farewell to our hosts and travel amid amazing nature of the Northwest of Vietnam. We’ll travel through the sublime Khau Pha Pass before descending into Mu Cang Chai, a heavenly world with stunning rice terraces should it be in the rice season.
The afternoon is for hiking around the mountains and terraces at Mu Cang Chai.
Lunch and dinner at the homestay.
Overnight at a homestay in Mu Cang Chai.
Day4 ( Thursday ) Mu Cang Chai – Than Uyen – Sa Pa (160km)/Hiking Lao Chai – Ta Van (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the homestay.
More of the heavenly landscape of breathtaking mountains, gree tea plantations, ethnic villages, the the stunning O Quy Ho Pass. The pass is the highest mountain pass in Vietnam.
Lunch en route.
Arriving at Sapa, have time for a short stroll in the town center. Then continue further into the Muong Hoa Valley with a leisurely hike amid the heavenly beauty.
Dinner at the homestay included.
Overnight at homestay at Ta Van Village (Giay People) amid rice terraces of the Muong Hoa Valley.
Muong Kim, Than Uyen, Lai Chau
The Muong Hoa Valley, Sapa, Lao Cai, Vietnam
Day5 ( Friday ) Trekking: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Ta Van (B/Picnic Lunch/D)
Breakfast at the homestay.
Have a day to take in the impressive nature of Sapa. We’ll trek uphill through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai (Red Dao People). Picnic lunch at the waterfall of Giang Ta Chai. Then hike up to Su Pan where we stroll back to our homestay via a lovely mountain road.
Dinner at the homestay.
Overnight at homestay at Ta Van Village (Giay People) amid rice terraces of the Muong Hoa Valley.
Day6 ( Saturday ) Ta Van – Sapa – Can Cau Market (130km)/Can Cau – Hanoi (330km) (B/L/-)
Breakfast at the homestay.
0700 A.M Depart Sapa for the Bac Ha Plateau on a sublime mountainous road.
Travel past Bac Ha Town to Si Ma Cai for Can Cau Market which is in session on Saturday morning only.
Free time for lunch.
Take the highway back to Hanoi. End of service. We trust you had a memorable trekking tour in Ta Xua Mountain, Mu Cang Chai and Sapa with AdventureGreen.
