Sapa is the place of residence of most ethnic groups in Vietnam. All of them live in their traditional villages and get on well with one another, creating a unique highlight for Sapa Town. If you have an intention to visit Sapa, let’s take Sapa ethnic tours to discover how special it is!
1/ Being instructed by ethnic guides
Commonly, if you book Sapa tours from a travel agency, they will assign a guide to follow and instruct you during your trip. Most of them are usually Kinh people. However, taking Sapa ethnic tours 2018 will give you a fresh experience by accompanying with ethnic guides. Specifically, they are from some ethnic groups like Su, Khu, Chai, Mao, Ze, May, Gom, Cho, Giao, Sam, Tung and so on. All of them are extremely humorous and caring so they will take you to different amazing places in Sapa in an enthusiastic manner. Especially, they speak English very well thus making you much more excited during your Sapa tours.
2/ Visiting ethnic villages
There are a large number of ethnic villages dispersedly distributing throughout Sapa town. Among them, the three most well-known villages that can be included in your Sapa ethnic tours are Cat Cat Village, Ta Phin Village and Ta Van Village:
Cat Cat Village is far from the center of Sapa about 2 kilometers. It is a traditional village where people make ends meet by handicraft jobs such as planting flowers, weaving and making bronze jewelry. The reason for this common feature is that H’mong people always attach special importance to maintain and polish their traditions over time. Therefore, they still preserve so many unique customs which other regions do not own or have origins as well.
One of the most attractive ethnic villages in Sapa is Ta Phin Village. Far from Sapa Town about 14 kilometers, Ta Phin Village is located in a four-sided mountainous valley but it is quite wide and flat, which creates an imposing scenery for this village. It is home to Red Dao ethnic group thus you can discover their unique culture in your Sapa ethnic tours. Some interesting experiences are bathing herbs, buying brocade or enjoying some specialties served by local people.
Ta Van is the main habitat of Giay ethnic group. Unlike the other two villages, the view of Ta Van Village is vaguely poetic and beautiful with a wide range of catching terraced rice fields stretching across mountains. It is the most famous ethnic village in Sapa to develop tourism with a lot of homestays and restaurants. Thus, it is very suitable for your Sapa ethnic tours.
3/ Taking part in ethnic festivals
It is such a pity if you take Sapa tours without participating in any ethnic festivals. First, let’s see Gau Tao Festival! Being one of the most special festivals in the northwest, it attracts a lot of tourists to visit in every annual occasion. Generally, it takes place from the first day to the fifteenth day of the new year. Its aim is to wish for love, luck, safety and happiness for all members of the family in the new year. The second well-liked festival in Sapa is Roong Pooc Festival of Giay people. It is usually held on Dragon day in January of the lunar calendar in Ta Van village. It is a formal festival with the aim of wishing a newly abundant crop, favorable rains and plants bloom. Beside some due ceremonies, it also includes some ethnic folk games like “nem con”, tug of war, dancing, singing and so on.
To sum up, taking Sapa ethnic tours will give you an interesting experience which is very different from Sapa sightseeing tours. If you have a chance, try it as soon as possible!
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