Traveling with ethnic guides in Sapa has become a favorite choice of most tourists when coming to this northwestern land. These guides can speak English very well thus making you much more eager during your Sapa tours. Let’s consult some tips below to have happy trekking with ethnic guides!
1/ Informing your health status to your ethnic guide
After you have met your ethnic guide, you have a little time to get to know each other in term of name, nationality, hobbies and so on. Then, basing on which tourist destinations you want to visit, they will guide you to discover the striking beauty of Sapa. In fact, there are a lot of means of transportation with different routes but you should carefully consider your health status before departing. All in all, you should clearly inform your health status to your ethnic guide so that they can arrange the most suitable routes for you.
2/ Preparing necessary things
Doing a trek in Sapa tours with ethnic guides will give you an opportunity to experience a lot in different kinds of terrain. Therefore, let’s be well-prepared to get a perfect trip without any problem! To be specific, you should tell your ethnic guide about what you would prefer during your trips like food, drink, and some accessories. Especially, you have to make sure that you have enough water for all day long in your Sapa tours.
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3/ Staying at ethnic houses
If taking Sapa tours with ethnic guides, you will have a chance to stay with their families. In general, all members of the family are willing to welcome you with a warmly friendly smile and help you to discover their unique culture. Despite the cold weather outside, you can always feel cozy because of some interesting stories and great laughs together with their families.
4/ Having lunch
If you do not have the intention to stay overnight in the ethnic village in your Sapa tours, then just stay for lunch! Commonly, your lunch will be cooked by either your ethnic guide or the hosting family. If your guide cooks on her own, it is advisable for you to buy a few raw materials along the way to her house to express your gratefulness. In a meal, she will usually serve you some specialties of her ethnic group including foods and drinks. In particular, it is such an interesting experience in your Sapa tours that you can join hands to cook and learn how to make ethnic dishes.
5/ Our tourists’ sharing
“We did our trekking with Sang. She is so kind and a lovely person. She told and showed us so much, we felt really welcome even without speaking their language. After traveling in Vietnam for 3 weeks with TrekkingSapa, this was one of the highlights for sure! The best experience to see the life of the locals, we definitely recommend everybody to do the private tour with TrekkingSapa. It’s something you will never forget and always remember with a smile.”
Catarina Moura – Australia
TrekkingSapa offers a lot of Sapa tours such as Sapa tours Vietnam, Sapa tours 2 days 1 night, Sapa tours from Hanoi, Sapa tours homestay and so on. Each of them will give you a great chance to travel with ethnic guides and discover ethnic cultures in Sapa. Don’t hesitate to contact us for more information!
