- Level of Difficulty: MODERATE/ HARD
- Time: 09.30 – to mid-afternoon
- Trekking: sealed road; local paths, rice terraces
- Ethnic Minorities: Red Dao, Tay, H’mong
A tougher trek that takes the traveler further down the Muong Hoa Valley to the village of Ban Ho ). The scenery is beautiful, and at Ban Ho Village, there is the opportunity to meet people of the Tay minority. This is a long trek with a lot more off-road trekking. For this reason, it can only be done when weather conditions are good.
We begin by taking a jeep to the Red Dao village of Giang Ta Chai, the starting point for the trek. Here, we meet the Red Dao minority with their colorful traditional dress and look around the village. We follow local paths out of the village and begin trekking through a wilder area to the Tay and Black H’mong villages of Seo Trung Ho. Picnic lunch is taken at an appropriate spot along the route.
After lunch, we trek further down the valley to the Tay village of Ban Ho to observe the local life of the Tay minority. In good weather, we can walk to the river where it’s possible to swim. Finally, we either make a steep accent by foot up the side of the valley or take a jeep directly from Ban Ho back to Sapa.