Experiences the difference in Lao Chai - Ta Van villages in Sapa

Experiences the difference in Lao Chai - Ta Van villages in Sapa

Away from the heart of the busy Sapa town, walk along Cau May street, then turn to Muong Hoa street you will experience another life of ethnic people in Lao Chai and Ta Van villages. The village features ethnic groups H'mong, Dao, Giay, Tay, ..

Lao Chai - Ta Van in rice season

If the town of Sapa is busy and busy, when you come to Lao Chai, Ta Van you find quiet and peaceful. Stepping to the village, the first impression that you must be surprised is the terraced fields vast stretch across the hills.

If you go to April or September, you will have the opportunity to see the rice fields as a golden picture of beautiful scenery. Rice season is also the time where the village is fun and warm. The aromatic rice blends into the wind, spreading in space as inviting tourists to come and experience the life of the people of the mountain.

Diverse cultures

Beside the breathtaking and spectacular scenery of nature, Lao Chai - Ta Van has the opportunity to stroll to see the beauty of culture here. Lao Chai is located about 7km from the center of Sapa town, is a commune with more than 100 households of the Black H'mong.

The H'mong here have experience in intensive paddy cultivation on lowland fields. They also plant maize, cassava and upland rice on the hillside, the mountainside behind the village.

A beautiful house in Lao Chai. 

Friendly smiles of the black Hmong. 

Local women are sitting embroidered in their simple house. 


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Next to Lao Chai is Ta Van village, where the Giay ethnic group, with 40 households living and a few other ethnic groups. Giay has a stable way of living, always choosing lowland areas in the valley near rivers and streams to cultivate wet rice while H'mong people like to grow corn, cassava and upland rice.

Traditional costumes of the ethnic Giay.

In front of Ta Van is Muong Hoa Stream clear, behind back to Hoang Lien Son mountain range. From Ta Van village, it is very convenient to travel to other famous tourist spots of Sapa such as: Cau May, Ta Phin, ancient rock, Silver waterfall, Giang Ta Chai ...

An interesting trekking location

With the majestic beauty of terraced fields, mountains or waterfalls, ... it is not too late to say that Lao Chai and Ta Van are extremely ideal places for trekking. Walking to the villages will not only help you feel the fullness of nature, but also help you better understand the life, lifestyle and culture of the local people when traveling Sapa.

Walking to the villages gives you an opportunity to better understand the lives of local people. 

Children playing in Lao Chai village. Photo: easytours24h