Comfortable drive to Topas Ecolodge and hike to neighboring Red Dao village
From 6:30 - 7:00 AM, you will commence from your hotel on Topas Mountain Express for 5 hours transfer to
Topas Ecolodge.
The walk in the afternoon commences from Topas Ecolodge on a quiet road with a great view of the rice
terrace below. You then take a slightly ascent to Lech village where you will visit a local house, meet the
friendly Red Dao hosts and experience their daily way of life. The Red Dao women, like their ancestors,
having hair and eyes brows shaved and wearing very colorful customs. They are famous for beautiful
handmade embroidery. On the way back to Topas Ecolodge, you will walk on small trails passing rice
terraces and cross a suspension bridge, where you can take some great pictures of the landscape. Your
guide will explain the interesting cultivating culture of the local farmers.
Back at Topas Ecolodge, you may want to try a traditional Red Dao herbal bath at the lodge’s spa.
Approx: Grade: Easy/ 2.5 - 3 hours walkin
1 night at Topas Ecolodge (twin shared Premium Executive bungalow)
Enjoy your breakfast on the terrace. At 8:30 AM you will commence the excursion with a
transfer deeper into Hoang Lien National Park to the trek starting point near Sin Chai village. You are now
“off the beaten track”, enjoying beautiful views of high mountains, waterfalls and the deep valleys. The trails
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will soon lead you to the Red Dao village of Nam Nhiu, here you will meet the villagers, enjoy a cup of green
tea in their house and learn about their daily way of life. Leaving the village behind, you will turn into a small
dirt trail and soon be inspired by the marvelous view of the rice valley dotted with bamboo huts, which are
used by local farmers as an overnight lodge on harvesting days. Passing the rice terraces and a pretty river
you will walk on a quiet road for a while before arriving at Nam Cang village. Your lunch is served at Topas
Riverside Lodge, with a jungle background and connects with Nam Cang village by its own suspended
bridge.
Nam Cang village is in the most remote area of Sapa. The Red Dao women wear some of the most colorful
and diverse costumes of all of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Herbal bath, local medicine and embroidery are
some of the things that the Red Dao are very skilled at. Accompanied by your guide, you will explore the
village and learn how the local villagers make writing paper, jewelry and embroidery. You may also want to
take a swim in the river later.
At 14:15, you will have a transfer to a meeting point where you meet the Topas Mountain Express for 4.5
hours transfer back to Hanoi
Fully refundable until 2 days before start
Non-refundable after 2 days before start
