1. Cat Cat village
Vietnam motorbike rides distance from the center of Sapa to Cat Cat is only 2 km. It is the village of Black H’mong people where many traditional crafts such as flower planting, flax weaving and jewelry crafting are still preserved. In particular, People here still retain many unique customs that other regions do not have.
Through the looms, the Black H’mong people create many colorful brocade panels and unique patterns that simulate grass, flowers, birds ... Associated with cotton textile making stages, linen is embroidered, dyed and printed, popular technique is to dye cloths in indigo-dyed water.
2. Ta Phin village
The first stop in Ta Phin village is a monastery, a unique ancient western-style building from the late 19th century, so far it has been remained the ancient look. The monastery faces Ham Rong Mountain to the Southeast with spectacular beauty, the Mountain is located on majestic terrain with the shape of a dragon having head up to the sky.
Continue with the Vietnam Motorbike tour, you will go to the brocade club of Black H’mong and the Red Dao here. Visitors will admire the brilliant colors on traditional costumes of Hmong, Red Dao people when visiting this club.
Together with Brocade club, bath indigenous medicinal products are also being restored and developed. Currently, Ta Phin has 18 households of the Red Dao people contribute capital to establish a joint stock company specialized in manufacturing and trading of indigenous medicinal products bath. In addition, they also build the bathrooms to serve the needs of tourists.
3. Ta Van village
Riding Vietnam Motorcycle Tours along the National Road No. 4D, you will reach Ta Van village of the Day people which is 8km from Sapa town. The village provides you an insight into the life, traditional customs of the Day people. The road lead to Ta Van village is very small and narrow. On the two sides are fertile terraced rice fields with the green color of corn and young rice.
The Day people have wet rice cultivation. Besides, they even produce more farming tool and carve silver. They have both houses on stilts and earth houses. The middle room is always the most solemn place to put altar to worship their ancestors and welcome guests. Day people have fairly rich culture with tales, poetry, proverbs, riddles,...The Day costumes are simple: women wear short baggy pants to the ankle, wear canvas bag with embroidery patterns; men wear round necked blouses, pants and a scarf on their head.
4. Ho village
It is not too cold in most of time like in Ta Phin and Ta Van…the weather in Ho village is warmer. You will ride Vietnam Motorbike trip on the winding roads with one side is high Cliff and one side is a deep abyss until you see in front of you is the yellow, brown and red color of leaves in Hoang Lien Son national park forest and amazing terraced rice fields. Ride a little bit more to pass a house built by stone on the side and a house on stilt where the local buy brocade, cake, candy and some snack…and some foreigners sitting to have a rest, you know you have reach Ho village.
Overnight in Ban Ho village, one of the stops in your Vietnam dirt bike tours, you will live in the friendly and warm atmosphere at the house of the local. In the morning, the guide will take you to the Hoang Lien National park of rich fauna and flora system, go swimming at the Lave spring and contemplate the beauty of spectacular Da Nhay waterfall.
5. Sin Chai village
Sin Chai village is in San Sa Ho commune, 4km from Sapa town, you better trek to this village from Sapa town than ride Vietnam motorcycle trip to this village. The village is not influenced by the development of tourism like others villages in Sapa. This is the village of about 1,400 Black H’mong people. Beside growing rice and corn, local people also grow cardamom on the mountain slopes to get more money.
Sin Chai is one of the 7 villages of Ta Giang Phinh. There are many old people, especially women; therefore, a lot of tourists are very curious about the secret of the longevity. Local people explain that it is because of fresh air, vegetable and water resource.
If you find this journey is so interesting, please do not hesitate to contact Adv Vietnam Motorcycle Tours to Sapa to do the great short trek to some of 5 villages.
