Sapa Day Tour

About

Hi, I have traveled to Sapa, Vietnam, several times and I want to share my experience on how to plan your Sapa trip without booking an organized tour. For me, it’s a way to help the local female guides find travelers and earn some extra money (they don’t have access to the Internet) and for you it’s the best way to truly experience Sapa and the minority hill tribes.

Plan a tour to Sapa by yourself

On my first visit to Vietnam, I entered a tour agency in Hanoi and booked a 3-night 2-day tour in Sapa. This included night train, 1 night in a hotel, a guided trek in Sapa and 1-night homestay. I thought it was a bargain for the price of around 100$. At first impression, the hotel looked good with amazing views of the Sapa mountains, but I got a terrible room on a dark floor with no view at all. The trek itself started the next morning with a big group of other tourists. The guides took us for a walk on a paved road; everything was very touristy with souvenir shops and peddlers every step of the way. The views of the terraced rice..

At the moment, our guides’ list is quite modest. I will update it and add more guides as soon as I get some recommendations from our visitors. If the guides are not available, you can read our article on how to find a guide in Sapa. Please make sure to contribute and share your experience with us by sending your guide’s phone number and photos.

Sapa homestay and trekking with Nhu – Our awesome guide

Nhu’s phone number is: +84 (0)1694495127 Nhu was our guide on our last visit to Sapa and she is actually the reason I created this website. I really want her to have a good livelihood so she can improve the quality of life for her family (she is married and has two children). After...

Che Che – Good humor and good coffee

We met Che Che in the center of Sapa while sitting by the main street for coffee. She was selling souvenirs and we advised her that there were too many people that sell those souvenirs and she should sell something different like coffee. We continued to chat for a while and had a great...

I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to contribute

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If you wish to contribute to this project and share a recommendation on a guide, we’ll gladly add her to this site. Just send us her name, phone number and pictures if you have any.

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