June 1st, 2007 by Farmer Dave
Sapa is an incredibly picturesque village that lies on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range near the Chinese border in NW Vietnam. It is called as "the Tonkinese Alps". You can see many hill tribe people, their villages, rice terraces, lush vegetation, and Fansipan, highest peak in Vietnam.
Ban Ho village is populated by the Tay minority. The Tay live in the valleys of the East-North in Vietnam and their livelihoods are mainly rice cultivation. They have closed relationship with some ethnic such as the Viet, Nung and some others from the South of China.
Weather: Warm days and cool evenings in summer,
The Days Itinerary
Sapa - Day Trek To Ban Ho. After breakfast we take a 12km drive towards Ban Ho in 4WD jeeps. From here we start our trek down to Ban Ho to visit the Tay village. Lunch is a picnic en-route. The rest of the afternoon is spent at your leisure exploring the delights of the village and spending time with the local villagers. Dinner at a local home. Overnight at Ban Ho village. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.