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One day tour to explore Sapa by car
Sapa has unique landscape 6 ethnic minorities in Hoang Lien Son Range. It is the great place to explore tribal culture and the beautiful nature. There are so many attractions for you to discover in one day bay car. Here are some attractive tours to explore Sapa by car.
Explore Sapa by car
- Ta Phin village – Silver Waterfall – Love Waterfall – Heaven Gate
On the first attractive car tour for 1 day, you can see the Red Dao minority people with their village, a cave, an Abandoned Monastery, and two waterfalls.
Starting the car tour, you will be picked up at Sapa around 9 am, and follow 4D highways to see O Quy Ho Heaven Gate in the middle of Lao Cai and Lai Chau Province. Here you will be delighted with the natural landscape, you can enlarge the view of the spacious area along the Hoang Lien Son chain and enjoy the fresh, cool atmosphere. The next stop is Love Waterfall belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. Visitors have to go on a red dirt road running through the lush and vast bamboo forest and the beauty of rhododendron flowers creates particular scenery here. The waterfall looks like a twinkling pyramid under the sun with the Gold Stream. The final stop before lunchtime is Silver Waterfall with breathtaking and romantic landscapes on the road layering green pine forests, chayote orchards, and terraced fields are something you can see along the way.
Love Waterfall
Finish the schedule in the morning, the car will take you to Taphin village, and enjoy the local cuisine of the Red Dao ethnic people with grilled chicken, roasted pork bamboo shoot soup, and sticky rice.
After lunch break let’s find out their rich cultural heritage woven into every aspect of the community, join them to make handicrafts, and witness the music, dance, and customs of local people here. The must-try here is Herb bath which makes Taphin more popular, a variety of special herbs in mountains and forests, people here have taken advantage of these precious gifts and processed them into water used for bathing to make your health, which helps to relieve pain and recover quickly.
In conclusion for the tour and come back to the town, Taphin Monastery has been abandoned for nearly half a century but the nostalgic ancient beauty, covered with the dust of time and unique classical architectural style, has attracted many tourists to come here to take photos.
Taphin Monastery
- Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Ban Ho
Going to the south of Sapa, you will have a chance to enjoy the famous rice terrace fields and see Sapa’s most significant river and valley. You will also see the fantastic mountain landscapes and learn more about the culture, customs, and traditions of the 4 main ethnic minorities in Sapa.
Starting at 9 AM, the guide will pick up you at Sapa, and disseminate the schedule of the day. The first stop is Y Linh Ho a village of Black Hmong people famous for the panorama view of Muong Hoa Valley and the breathtaking scenery of rice paddies. The next stop will be Lao Chai the name which means traditional village the guide will introduce the terraced rice fields, the history, and the culture of Lao Chai village. From Lao Chai, you can choose to walk or get in the car to Ta Van. If you choose to walk it takes you 1 hour you will walk through the rice fields, river, and bamboo forest On this trail you can see the best view of terraces and also Mương Hoa Valley. If you cannot walk the car will take you directly to Ta Van, see the village of Giay people. In Tavan, you can see how Giay ethnic created brocade panels with Jute rope and indigo.
Ta Van village
You will enjoy lunch in Tavan village with local food like chicken, pork, and seasonal vegetables, and if have any problem with the food or you’re a veteran we will prepare it for you.
The schedule in the afternoon is Ancient Carved Bould. Tourists will hear the stories, and legends and witnessing these rocks, and certainly be surprised at artificial wonders which existed for centuries without any satisfactory answer yet. Pass through the Ancient Carved field in Giang Ta Chai Village to see the Red Dao ethnic minority the 2nd and take a rest near a waterfall to refresh. The rattan bridge here is the traditional one but It’s very degraded now, and not possible to cross, just to visit and take photos. Last but not least Su Pan Village tourists will be able to enjoy a relaxing time with nature and the village lifestyle without being distracted by commercialization.
- Ban Khoang – Ta Giang Phinh
The car tour go to the North of Sapa and pick up you at your hotel in Sapa around 8h30-9h00 am. Local guide and driver for a short road transfer heading northwards of Sapa along national road 4D to O Quy Ho with several stops for magnificent landscapes of Fansipan, Sin Chai valley, and especially amazing flower and vegetable farms.
Then turn right to follow a narrow road for half an hour getting through rain forests, mountains, and waterfalls before arriving at the first point Ban Khoang, a village of the Red Dao ethnic people who live their unique way of life and well maintain their traditional values. Spend over an hour walking to explore this remote village for a brief understanding of local life. Leaving Ban Khoang and process along the road for about 10km to Ta Giang Phin Valley inhabited by the Black Hmong who live in some small villages scattered along a peaceful stream. Walking along the village path that connects village to village to witness the daily activities of local life such as plowing and harrowing the fields, growing, harvesting, or doing some housework.
Enjoy an hour’s lunch break in Ta Giang Phin with H’Mong local food like local chicken, corn cake, bamboo-tube rice, and grilled stream fish…
Enjoy the streams before the next schedule. The next stop is Ngu Chi Son Mountain this is a great spot for you to admire the majestic Ngu Chi Son Mountain at 2850m in height, the second-highest one in the Sapa, with breathtaking scenery, the attraction for tourists is the untouched local villages. After that, we will see the salmon and sturgeon farm this is the place where you can see how the fish grown, what they eat, and how they live. They ended in mid-afternoon and picked up for the road ride back to Sapa.
There are so many attractive car tours in Sapa, but these are the three best that Lao Cai Tourism sugguest to you. The magnificent natural scenery, fresh air, terraces, and especially the culture of minority people in the Sapa will bring you wonderful experiences and unforgettable memories when coming to Sapa.
Nguyen Thuy
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