Explore Sapa’s charming hill tribe communities and learn about the region’s different minority cultures. Drive from Sapa to Suoi Ho, a Black H’Mong village, amid pine forests and a steep slope. Due to harsh winters, they don’t place windows in their homes. You may explore the rice paddies, tea plantations, and cardamom gardens in Ma Tra after walking further (seasonal). The Red Dzao and Black H’Mong, two of Sapa’s major ethnic groups, live in Ta Phin Village.

Returning to Sapa.

Notes:

• Suggested time: 08:00
• Duration: 10 hours
• Total trekking distance: 10km / 6mi
• June is the beginning of the rice farming season. The fields are greenest in Sapa around August and early September, turning golden in late September and early October when the harvest starts.
• The harvest season ends in November, however the cool, sunny weather makes for ideal hiking conditions although there is typically no farming activity happening at this time.