Top Sapa Outdoor Activities

We are an award winning Social impact organisation with a long track record of supporting ethnic minority communities by empowerment through sustainable, ethical tourism. We are proud to feature in the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame after maintaining our position as the top tour provider in our region for over five years. Our aims and objectives are to provide experiential, cultural opportunities for visitors to Sapa, but we also care for the natural environment, our growing guide team, and the local communities in which we work. ETHOS constantly strive to improve our operations and services through self-evaluation, innovation & creativity. As well as tours, our community leadership team run regular human trafficking awareness and prevention workshops. Our guides are also pivotal in a wide range of dynamic community education, healthcare, hygiene & sanitation projects. Our tours are now supporting 49 families across 19 villages in four provinces. We also have 26 ongoing development projects

Travelers who love the outdoors will enjoy this two-day hiking tour in the Sapa area from Hanoi. Experience some of the most beautiful landscapes in northern Vietnam: terraced fields, mountains, and small villages. Spend the night in a bungalow in a hill tribe village, Ta Van, where you can learn more about rural Vietnamese life and culture. Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour (max. 15).

Known as “the Roof of Indochina”, Mount Fansipan is the highest mountain on the Indochina peninsula, offering incredible views over northern Vietnam and southern China. Leaving from Sapa, this private trekking tour offers you the chance to climb it for yourself and discover the deeper history of the region with the assistance of a local guide from the nearby Black H’Mong ethnic village. You’ll also stay one night at base camp, with the option to reach the summit for sunrise.

Discover the most scenic routes through the hills around Sapa courtesy of your trekking guide on this small-group tour that includes a night in a hotel and three meals a day. Join in Sapa or add door-to-door round-trip transfers from Hanoi Old Quarter by overnight train. Expect to hike through Muong Hoa Valley and villages including Shin Chai, Lao Chai, Ta Van, and Cat Cat.

This is a once in a lifetime experience, that will stay with you forever! Choose a short, easy to explore adventure or a rural, off-the-beaten-track tribal trek! You will be accompanied by your own expert English-speaking native private tour guide. We try to avoid other tourist routes (unless you advise otherwise). Our guides speak excellent English, are local and have so much knowledge about Sapa, the surroundings, history, culture, and the different tribes. You'll have the opportunity to stay the night in homestays & enjoy wifi & hot showers. Alternatively, you can choose to stay in a local house with a local family. Either way you will experience this incredible place & amazing people. Huddle round an open fire, spend time chatting and getting to know your host family. By booking, you are giving back to the local people, giving them opportunities to earn fair wages, which in a region where 70% of the population is below the poverty line, is desperately needed.

This option is perfect for you to see Sapa in one day, you can see a lot of sapa in this time. We created this full day tour for you to see all most all of Sapa, and we know to choose the best places and the vilages for you to visit in one day, we know how to take you to see all of Sapa, we will take you to see and meet 5 of the ethnic monorities in Sapa, we combine it with the highlight of sapa and take you to visit some village's tourists have never been to or heard about, where you truly see real local life and the culture. We run our tours like no other tour comapny. We have a great understanding and realtionship with the people. This allows us to go off the beaten track and offer something no other tour company can. Sapa in a day is possible, so come along and experience it with us!

Small group & tours Trekking villages group tour in Y Linh Ho Villages - Sin chai villages Trekking villages group tour in Lao Chai - Ta Van villages Trekking villages group tour in Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan villages Enjoy delicious local foods in Sapa/ local house/ homestay Experience amazing culture of ethnic minority in Sapa Enjoy special weather in Sapa mountain hill Making friends from over the world Saving time & money with customized tours Stay at Local house/ homestay

Hike up to the top of the highest mountain in the region with a professional, English-speaking guide to lead the way. The journey is roughly 7.75 miles (12.5 km) in each direction, and you will have the option to either take a cable car back down (for a fee) or descend via the same route you used to get to the top.

A cruise around Halong Bay is a quintessential experience for travelers to Vietnam and this overnight tour means you can explore even further. Set sail around Lan Ha Bay and discover the UNESCO-listed landscapes of Halong Bay, enjoy kayaking around Cat Ba Island, and cruise around the Dark and Bright cave in a bamboo boat. While on-board, tuck into delicious Vietnamese cuisine and take part in activities such as a cooking class and tai chi.

Get some exercise while enjoying the beautiful northern Vietnamese countryside and making new friends. This three-day hiking tour visits small local villages, where you can experience the rural way of life and learn more about tribal people. Accommodation is in homestays so you can interact with the locals. Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour (max. 15), and go at your own pace without feeling rushed.

If you want to drive motorbike on the most beautiful mountain pass in Viet Nam. This is the best choice for you The trip itself is a combination of motorbike driving on the most amazing road in Viet Nam with sightseeing and walking. Along the ride, you will be able to enjoy magnificent views from the Heaven Gate pass, a short walk to Silver Waterfall, Love Waterfall as well as visit villages of Flower H’mong, Lu and Thai and Black Dao minorities. On the way to Tan Uyen district you have change to visit tea plantation and learn more the process how to make green tea with leaves and buds. And how to tell when tea leaves and buds are ready to be picked and how to tell its quality grade.

Combining rock-climbing, abseiling, watersports, and sightseeing canyoning is a fun-filled activity for adventure-lovers. Offering adrenaline-seekers the chance to experience the beauty and power of nature at the same time, this half-day small-group canyoning tour takes place in the waterfalls in Hoang Lien National Park near Sapa, where your guides will lead you on the adventure of a lifetime through the jungle.

Get off the beaten path and immerse yourself in local life in the highlands of Vietnam on this 2-day trekking and homestay tour in Sapa. Part gentle walking tour, part deep cultural experience, this private adventure offers you a chance to deepen your connection to the beautiful landscapes and rich culture of Vietnam’s ethnic villages, where you’ll enjoy the welcoming hospitality with the assistance of your guide.

+1-day Trek, 9AM to 3PM. Including: lunch in a local restaurant, entrance fee to the valley and transportation back to Sapa Town after your trek. +2 days/1 night Trek, 9AM to 3PM. Including: 2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast, overnight stay in a homestay, entrance fee to the valley and transportation back to Sapa Town after your trek. +3 days/2 nights Trek, 9AM to 3PM. Including: 3 lunches, 2 dinner, 2 breakfast, 2 overnight stay in homestay, entrance fee to the valley and transportation back to Sapa Town after your trek.

If Europe has The Alps, Vietnam has Mt. Fansipan. This “Tonkinese Alps” serves as the highlight of all in Sapa, the premier trekking base of Vietnam. Gaining its reputation as the Roof of Indochina, Mt. Fansipan is king of all hiking trails in Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia, intimidating all other peaks with its 3,143m-tall stature. You will be traversing up and down the ridges, sometimes covered with vegetation, sometimes exposed to the sun. This trail is an everyday norm for locals as young as 15 years old to hunt for food, and gather woods and herbs for a living. Do you think you are fit enough to take on the challenge? Disconnect to connect. Taking a 2-day journey into Mt. Fansipan disconnects you from the hustles & bustles of the city while immersing you with the peace and serenity of nature. You’ll see different kinds of plants along the way, spot a variety of bird species and smell the crisp mountain scent. Are you a nature-lover willing to leave the comforts of the city?

Sapa - Suoi Ho - Lu Khau - Giang Cha - Ta Phin village- Sapa Walking through beautiful landscape from Sapa amazing rice terrace field, meeting Black Hmong and Red Dzao ethnic people. Explore their Sapa original life and traditional houses of different tribes located on the top of mountain and which are also situated in a breathtaking beautiful valley. It is one of best place for rice paddy fields in sapa and less or no touristy on the trekking way, so quiet tour, it is very good to hunt pictures .

My name is Ly and I belong to the Black Hmong minority who live in the Lao Chai commune of Sapa. Having grown up in Sapa, I know that the life here for our people is not easy. As in the past it was hard for us to go to school, many medium-aged and elderly people are not literate. There are still many people who cannot read or write, so it is difficult for them to find a job anywhere. Their main job and occupation is to grow rice and tend the rice fields and the few farm animals they can have. But we are a one-crop-a-year region, and even in this part of the world, it is hard to live all year long on a single rice crop –not to mention sending your children to high school or university, which is almost impossible for many of us. That’s why I would like to set up a website for tour sales, to support and create new employment opportunities for people in this region. When booking a tour with us we will guarantee you that your guides are local people who can communicate in English

we do unique way to visit the rural villages, and want to take you to see more villages, and mountain, and get off the beaten track

The Wonderfull trekking tour is a new and unique trekking experience and incorporates three very special minority villages of Hmong and Dzao ethnic people. You will trek on peaceful valley and non –touristy on the trails. Passing bamboo jungle, corn and rice terrace fields. Panorama of beautiful valley. It is the best view and most authentic tour in Sapa.

Trek through the rice terraces of Sapa during a 3-day tour that includes guided hikes through mountain villages. Enjoy the comforts of a private hotel room with ensuite before a homestay that includes cooking dishes with a local family. Accommodation, meals, and round-trip transport from Hanoi are provided, making this all-inclusive itinerary easier on the budget.

This is a once in a lifetime experience, that will stay with you forever. You will be accompanied by one (or more) of our expert English-speaking native local guides who have so much knowledge about Sapa, the surroundings, its' history, culture, and the different tribes. We avoid other tourist routes, enjoy Sapa & the ancient tribal culture, craftsmanship and the breath taking rice fields. Stay the night in homestays & enjoy wifi & hot showers, or stay in an authentic local house with a local family. Huddle round an open fire, with rice wine and local delights. Spend time chatting and getting to know your host family. You’ll be surprised by the wonderful effect a “back to basics” lifestyle (even for a couple of days) can have. And by booking with Sapa Tribal Trekking, you are giving back to the local H’mong guides and the local people, giving them opportunities to earn a fair wage, which in a region where 70% of the population is below the poverty line, is desperately need.

Including: lunch in a local restaurant, entrance fee to the valley and transportation back to Sapa Town after your trek. 1-day Trek, 9AM to 3PM. Including: lunch, entrance fee to the valley and transportation back to Sapa Town after your trek. (The transportation will be by either motorbike taxi or sheared minivan, depending on the size of your group) Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Sapa, or you come to our office and start your trek from here. You can leave your luggages in our office while trekking, here you can also have a shower. Depending on your guide the treks will look a bit different. When you meet the guide she will have a map and you can decide the difficulty of your trek and where to go. You don't decide where to trek until you meet your guide. Example of a one day trek could be: 1) Sapa- Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai (lunch) - Ta Van -Sapa 2) Sapa - Ma Tra -Ta Phin (lunch and visiting a cave) - Sapa 3) Sapa - Sa Seng - Hang Da - Hau Thau - Giang Ta Chai – Sapa**

In this tour, Trekkingtoursapa’s guide will take you to visit 5 different villages of the Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities. The tour will give you the chance to enjoy fantastic mountain landscapes as well as to see Sapa’s biggest river and valley. You will also see the famous rice terrace fields and learn more about the culture, customs, and traditions of the three main different ethnic minorities in Sapa. Our tour guide will also introduce you to Hmong’s unique marriage traditions, rice fields, work and house building techniques, and much more!

On the top of the Fansipan you can see all Sapa town, China in your eyes even you are in Vietnam. From there you will be feel like as a paradise due to you are up on a sea of clouds, enjoy the sunset, take a deep breaths under the blue sky,... why not?