Tag: Trekking

  • From Ban Ho to Ta Phin to Sapa

    From Ban Ho to Ta Phin to Sapa

    The trek ended in a Red Dzao Homestay in Ta Phin where we were able to get a prime herbal bath. The tribe people would collect the herbs in the rain forest surrounding the property and cook it in a giant copper bowl over an open fire for hours. The extract would then be poured…

  • From Ta Van to Bang Ho

    From Ta Van to Bang Ho

    Our route went from Sapa to Ta Van for the first night. From there we continued the route along the mountains to Ban Ho where we’d stay another night. The trek was ambitious without being overwhelming. The daily walking of 6 hours and around 15 Kilometers were a nice contrast to the last weeks in…

  • 4 days and 3 nights in Sapa

    4 days and 3 nights in Sapa

    The bus from Hanoi was a weird experience. No real two level bus, not a real sleeper, something in between. We left Hanoi very early to reach Sapa the basecamp for many trekkers in northern Vietnam around lunch time. The town in the north close to the Chinese border overwhelmed us with the different weather,…