Welcome to Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures
The best trekking guides in Sapa, Vietnam
Hello! How r u?
Going to Vietnam? Get on the night train from Hanoi and come to Sapa to join us in the mountains! We’ll show you the best spots and guarantee you’ll get an unforgettable experience.
XOXO/ Chi, Zao, Lang, Pen, Pang, Chinh, Ker, Lan, Little Chi, Su, Khu, Chai, Mao, Ze, May, Gom, Cho, Little Mu, Ru, So, Sam, Sy, Song, Big Khu, Shu and Tung
If you want to book a trek you can contact us by filling out the form on our contact page, come directly to our office or book a trek online.
Sapa Sisters, a social enterprise owned by local guides
We are Sapa Sisters, an ethnic minority Hmong trekking group based in the beautiful northern mountainous highlands of Sapa, Vietnam. We are very proud to be one of the few Hmong businesses that exist in this region – and one that is entirely owned and run by women. We think that this is a significant achievement because Hmong highlanders face much higher levels of poverty and many barriers to accessing capital and business connections. Tourism to our area is providing us with vital new opportunities to earn sustainable incomes, helping our families and our communities to prosper.
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Zao’s House
Right outside Ta Van Villages, a bit up the mountain you find Sapa Sisters homestay. Run and part owned by Zao and her husband Ze. They live here together with their three children.
Zao is one of the founder of Sapa Sisters and build this homestay 2018.
Great view with both sunrise and sunset, comfortable beds, 2 private room, hot showers, free Wifi, fire place, tasty local food, happy Happy-water, bedside-lamps, electric socket next to every bed, towels, slippers, good company, clean and safe. Zao’s House have higher standard than most homestays in the area,
Welcome!
What We do and How to Get to Sapa
Our Sapa Office
Sapa Sisters office is located right in the center of Sapa town. Here you can book your trek, transportation, Fansipan cable car, take a shower and store your luggages while trekking.
On the secound floor you find our breakfast restaurant.
TRANSPORTATION
We arrange all kinds of transportation between Sapa and Hanoi and Ha Giang. Private Car with driver, Night Train, Sleeper-bus, VIP-Bus and Limousine -Bus.
Book a Tour
You can book your trek by email or directly at our office in Sapa. 11 Fansipan Street. You can also book and pay for your trek on our Book Online page.
Hotel Stay in Sapa and Hanoi
Durring your trek you will stay overnight in a Homestay in Sapa Valleys but if you want to stay an extra night our two in Sapa Town or Hanoi, we work with several hotels and can offer you discount prices.
Services
1-day, 2-days, 3-days or More-days, Market Tours, Homestays or Stay over night at your guide’s home. Other activities: cook with your guide, Swimming, Harvest Rice, learn Batik. What do you want to do?
We make a difference in changing Sapa
Sapa Sisters was the first organization dedicated to paying guides fair wages for their trekking expertise. In fact, Sapa Sisters guides are the best paid H’mong guides in Sapa. Paying well is what companies should do and we also have many other benefits, such as: professional training in First Aid/CPR, paid parenting leave, access to healthcare at private hospitals in Hanoi and yearly bonus. All our employees have social insurance, we pay our taxes and are members of the Working Union. In this way we make sure to keep the best guides working with us and maintain a healthy business for them in the future.
More importantly we work together in an environment based on trust and mutual reciprocity. Our hard work and dedication has clearly paid off and we are happy to see other travel organisations following in our footsteps to ensure that fair pay is an essential part of their business. Our initiatives have enabled us to take on more challenges to help empower Hmong women such as domestic violence, healthcare and early child education – all important issues facing their community.
“Beautiful Beautiful Sapa!”
I think my whole family collectively fell in love with Khu who was the sweetest, most fun company. We walked through knee deep slippery muck and it was raining most of the time but it didn’t matter because everything was so beautiful – the stay and food at the host’s house was also warm and yummy. Thanks for an amazing time.
“Feels like trekking with a friend”
With Sapa Sisters I didn’t just get a guide, it rather felt like trekking with a friend. an experience especially appreciated when travelling solo. I had a great hike and enjoyable conversations with my guide. especially I enjoyed the homestays that ver cosy and offered the most amazing food!
“Highlight of our trip”
If you are only considering doing this, don’t even think twice. This was the best part of our trip, our guide was amazing, we were well taken care of, our homestay was comfortable and there is NO OTHER way to see the amazing countryside and vistas in Sapa. This was unreal and would do it again in a heartbeat. They arranged everything for us, from transfer from the train to train tickets to transfer back to the base. Do this. You won’t regret it.
Trekking with children?
We are happy to welcome parents with children to trek with us. We offer discounts for younger children and children 2 years or younger, trek for free. Sometimes our guides bring their own baby with them on the trek.
We know from experience that children often are stronger hikers than their parents may think, but of course, their energy might run out. Our guides are flexible to arrange the tour to fit your families needs all throughout the trek.
We can arrange tours that start by going down the valley by car you can then have a short walk and visit some villages and maybe have lunch in your guide’s home.
During the hot summer months we can take you on an easy trek, pass Cat Cat village where you can swim in the clear stream, surrounded by forest. We bring picnic lunch and eat on the “beach”.
If you prefer to do it all by car, we can arrange that as well. You can still have lunch in local houses and sleep over night in a homestay.
Sleep overnight in a local house or just stay for lunch
Some of Sapa Sisters guides welcome travelers to stay over their homes or at a family members. It’s a very appreciated experience for many of our custumers who are looking for a more authentic experience. However, it’s not for those who need extra comfort. Most local homes lack both showers or water toilets.
If you dont want to stay overnight, then just stay for lunch! If you have lunch at a local house, either your guide or the hosting family will cook your lunch. If your guide cooks, you can buy the groceries together along the way. You are also welcome to take part in the cooking if you want to learn how to make Hmong food.
If you don’t want to trek but still don’t want to miss anything!
We arrange tours by private car to all the markets around Sapa and Lao Cai. We also do tours to all of the sights around Sapa; Tram Ton Pass, Silver Waterfall, Love Waterfall and all villages.
For example you can a car to Ta Phin village have short walk around the village and visit the cave. When you’re hungry you will be served lunch in a restaurant. After lunch you can relax with a traditional herbal bath in the house of Dao people.
We can also arrange tours by motorbike-taxi.
Or drive yourself, but you will then have to have your guide behind you on the bike. (Only choose this option if you are a safe and responsible driver, with no intensions to drink alcohol along the way.)