Category: Before You Go
Is there a sleeper train to Sapa? What is it like?
There is a night train to Sapa. There are a range of seating types but we only use the air-conditioned soft sleepers for our guests. There are four berths in each cabin, two lower and two upper. The beds are soft, clean and come with a blanket and pillow. The beds are sometimes a bit Read more
Before our night train to Sapa, do you have a place where we can leave luggage?
It is recommended that you extend your stay check-out time at the hotel that you are staying at so that you can get a little added rest, shower, and change of clothes before boarding the train. Then, you can also leave your bags there during the day. If this option is unavailable or you don’t Read more
How does sleeping work in the homestays?
First off, you should go for a few walks before going trekking as it will help you get your legs back. For the homestay, there is not much preparation. Making sure that you have packed everything you need to make your stay more confortamble is most important. Bring a small bag with the clothes change Read more
How do I prepare before going to the homestay?
First off, you should go for a few walks before going trekking as it will help you get your legs back. For the homestay, there is not much preparation. Making sure that you have packed everything you need to make your stay more confortamble is most important. Bring a small bag with the clothes change Read more
What kind of food will we eat at the homestay?
There will be a range of food at the homestay. For dinner there will be a mix of traditional Dao and Vietnamese. We bring a lot of food in from Sapa to share with the family and everyone gets a chance to share in the cooking. For breakfast, pancakes and bananas have become very poplular Read more
What types of activities should we expect to be participating in at the homestay?
There is a wide range of activities that we have participated in. Some of our guests have gone out in the fields and actually got into the mud and planted rice. Others, have befriended one of the young women and was taken to her house to have tea. Sometimes the guest are up for some Read more
Are we sleeping with the family at the village in the same house? Do we eat with the locals at the homestay?
Yes we will stay with the family in the same house providing we are a group of less less than 4. If we are more than four we will divide into smaller groups and stay with multiple neighboring families with homestays. We will normally enjoy dinner and sleep with one family, but sometimes, the neighbors Read more
What is the homestay condition, are there mosquito nets and sleeping bags provided at homestay?
There are different types of trekking in Sapa and its surrounding mountains, so when booking Sapa tours or Vietnam tours including Sapa, you will need to check with our travel consultants to see which kind of shoes will work best. For the light or easy trek, we recommend using good sandals or walking shoes, but Read more
What do you mean by CBT homestay?
As Sapa-Travel continues to promote responsible travel, we strive to do our best in supporting CBT (Community Based Tourism) Products. A CBT Homestay is an overnight in the home of one of the local ethnic minorities. They have been set up in a way that the community benefits from the added tourism income and not Read more
What kind of shoes should we use for trekking in Sapa?
There are different types of trekking in Sapa and its surrounding mountains, so when booking Sapa tours or Vietnam tours including Sapa, you will need to check with our travel consultants to see which kind of shoes will work best. For the light or easy trek, we recommend using good sandals or walking shoes, but Read more
