Muong Hoa valley - a beautiful attraction not to be missed to visit in Sapa

Are you planning a trip to Sapa, Vietnam? You love hiking and admiring beautiful rice terraces & remote villages of local ethnics such as Black Hmong, Red Dzao, Dzay...? Hiking Muong Hoa valley promises to bring you a trip of lifetime memory........

Muong Hoa, a must-see valley to admire outstanding rice terraces & authentic local villages when doing a trip to Sapa.

Muong Hoa valley is one of top attractions to visit in Sapa for the nature lovers & adventure trekkers.The valley is a narrow strip of 30km long land, lying between two high mountain ranges running parallel from the southeast of Sapa town.As the largest valley in Sapa, Muong Hoa is the main place for the rice production & the living place of local ethnics in Sapa region.

Travelling to Sapa, to admire beautiful mountainscapes, scenic valley of rice terraces & streams, interestingly authentic local villages, it is our suggestion to take part in scenic trekking routes up & down Muong Hoa valley with local tourguides of Black Hmong or Dzao ethnics, who speak English very well, enthusiastically share about their rich cultures and lead your treks to the hidden corners of this valley.

Muong Hoa valley & its stream

Pristine Muong Hoa rice terraces along the stream

Trekking routes to take in Muong Hoa valley.

Muong Hoa valley is a part of Hoang Lien national park, at the lowest altitude of 1000 meter high; and is the home for Hmong, Dzao, Dzay minority tribes, who have been working on slopping land and living their own ways of life for hundreds over years.There are many Muong Hoa hiking routes of long or short distances, soft or hard trekking terrains for your choices : such as 2 hour trek between Lao Chai - Ta Van villages or 3 hour trek between Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai- Ta Van villages or full day trek down Muong Hoa valley from Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai- Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai villages.If you love to experience the cosy atmosphere & home-cooked local foods, it will be great to spend a night or 2 nights in local families on your trekking routes ( Y Linh Ho- Lao Chai- Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Thanh Phu - Ban Ho)

All of those trekking routes offer you a great captivation of Hoang Lien mountain range, Muong Hoa stream, shining rice terraces down the valley, you will have a good chance to experience rustic hamlets an interact with friendly local ethnics such as Black Hmong in Y Linh Ho & Lao Chai villages, Dzay ethnic in Ta Van commune, Red Dzao tribe in Giang Ta Chai village.....

Muong Hoa trek & view

Trek down Muong Hoa & beautiful view

Muong Hoa valley is beautiful in different seasons.

Muong Hoa valley has its own beauty in different seasons : in winter time, a bit cold but dry so it could be good for your hiking around.Spring time is the time of festival & flower blooming, a good chance to take part in interesting festivals & beautiful peach flowers blooming everywhere.Early summer, the weather is warmer, local people get the rain water from the mountain and start their new rice plantation by falling the water to start their farm, you can view scenic picture of rice terraces on falling water time as the broken mirrors reflecting to the sunglights, then pristinely green rice terraces in late summer time.In autumn, the sky is blue & clear, the rice terraces change from its green to golden colors - making an outstanding beauty of Muong Hoa valley.

Travel tips when trekking Muong Hoa valley.

Advised to take good walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, torch, insect repellent and sunscreen, drinking waters .....etc. for trekking.
Bring light sleeping bag if visitors stay overnight at local homestay to interact with ethnic people.
Outdoor treks up & down the valley, it is advisable to have a tourguide along for a good insight of local cultures and waste your time or being lost in the middle of nowhere.

Muong Hoa homestay

Muong Hoa valley treks with Golden Holiday Travel.

We hope that our share about Muong Hoa valley will be a good reference for your coming trip to Sapa.As a local tour operator, daily operates Sapa tours from Hanoi as well as private car rental Hanoi to Sapa, we have supported & helped thousands of happy travellers doing their trips to Sapa.In need of local travel support to explore Sapa tour to off-the-beaten path places in Muong Hoa valley - Sapa, feel free to drop us an email to goldenholidaytravel.vn@gmail.com or contact us at +84.988451530 ( whatsapp), our travel consultants will soon reply you back with useful support & consultancy for your coming trips to Sapa.

See you in Sapa - Vietnam !

Golden Holiday Travel Team

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Hi Ban

I hope you havent't forgot us. If you have I have included a photo of us in attach file.I promised to e-mail you when we get back. Sorry for the delay but we had so much shit to sort out when we've got back home.

Thanks very much for giving us a tour of Hanoi. Without you two, we would of missed a hell of a lot of Hanoi which we never had the time to explore.

When we were in the south, we came across a lot of English and Irish backpackers that were heading to Hanoi and we've recomended you and the taxi driver Binh to them. I hope they contact you two when they get to Hanoi and give you business.

So so much had changed since I left Vietnam. Some changes are positive and a lot of negatives but people link yourself and Binh will keep up the traditions.

I hope that you will get this e-mail. If you do please reply.

Since we've came home, I've had so many ideas about starting a business venture in Vietnam and and hoping that you might want to be be part of the it.

Alec (Hung)

Alec Hung & Challote from UK

Dear Ban,

Sorry for being late.

I tried to write you a letter several times, but I couldn't finish the letter. I don't know why.

I am still in winter vacation, so I have been very lazy, frankly speaking. And I miss you and the other good people I met in Vietnam. You cannot imagine how much it is!! As for our meeting, let's put it aside for my next trip, possibly that would be the coming August. At that time, we can have time to talk a lot about Vietnamese school system and other interesting things. Don't you think??

And I am so happy to know that you think my voice is tender in different songs... *^^*

By the way, how's it going with your new business? Is it going well? I'm sure you will be successful because you are quite ambitious and intelligent. You agree, Ban?? ^^

When my school starts, I cannot tell anything about Vietnam without talking about you to my students... I get impressed a lot, surely yu know that. Right?

I will attach the picture you took together in my next mail because my camera battery is out. Sorry about that!!

It's Saturday today. I wonder what you are doing at this moment in Vietnam when I am writing to you. Keep in touch often. OK?? ^^

Take care and be well & happy

Your friend,

Hwayoung Lee from Korea

Ms Hwayoung Lee from Korea

Hello Mr Ban,
What a surprise to hear from you and a good one. yes I do remember you quite well....as Black Dan? Is this right?
It has been 5 years since I was in your country. a long time, but I remember how bright and funny you were and also how polite!!!
So, have you a family to look after now? A wife and some beautiful children?
I hope all is well with you and you have plenty of work to do.
I am taking a break at my work as it is Christmas time here and everything stops and family get together. I know you have TET around the corner and I wish you much success and good fortune for the next year. Which animal will it be next year for TET, I wonder? And which year you born in?
I am still working with flowers. Iam known as a florist and my job keeps me pretty busy. I enjoy it very much as I love to make beautiful things from flowers and stones, dried things from Mother Nature and sometimes with man made stuff as well.
It is quite funny that you emailed me at this time as I have been thinking of coming over to Vietnam alot lately and may do next year sometime. I missed out on a few places I would love to go ( Hoi Ann), and re visit some places I have been to last time. Are you still a guide?
All the best.

Julie

Ms Julie deVis- Australia