The Best Trails in Vietnam

Ta Van and Lao Chai (Sapa trekking)

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Nara Torres Moreira

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Distance

8.04mi

Elevation +

1444f

TrailRank

59

Easy (although a bit long) trekking with many terrific spots. We stop for lunch and also many times for pictures, so actually it can be done much faster.

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Hanoi VespaTour

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Os Pés do Caminho

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Distance

36.99mi

Elevation +

256f

TrailRank

57

Hanoi VespaTour with http://www.asiavespatours.com/ to finish our vacations in Vietnam. A wonderful experience. Recommended! It shows you the city and its surroundings from the perspective of its inhabitants, allowing yo...

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Sapa-Lao Chai-Ta Van

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Os Pés do Caminho

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Distance

5.71mi

Elevation +

1017f

TrailRank

53| 4.67

Physically easy but technically moderate due to mud. Very slippery and you may need to ford some streams... But amazingly beautiful!!! There may be easier alternatives in some parts of the trek. You can probably do this...

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Sapa: Sa seng, Hao Thao, Hang da village

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chillaindaheat

Distance

7.15mi

Elevation +

1585f

TrailRank

53

Nice trail in total. Two mountain tops. 3 villages. We had a guide but due to my trail you do not really need one. What you need though is a ride back to sapa. We should have had a mini bus but it was full so we had to ...

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Nhiu Co San trekking

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TripGhostphuot

Distance

3.29mi

Elevation +

1198f

TrailRank

52

Nhiu co san is the number 4th worth to trek in Viet Nam. High 2965 need 2 days 1 night trek. You dont need to bring camping equipments . There are "Láng" ( Lang is the wooden house of the local poeple build for trekker s...

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Sapa Full Biking Tour 1days

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Road Bike

greentrailtours

Distance

12.95mi

Elevation +

1480f

TrailRank

50| 5.0

You will cycle into the Sapa valley and experience the fantastic scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields along the way. You will visit the Black Hmong village of Su Pan and then continue mostly downhill to the Tay vil...

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Sapa 2 days tour

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Eugeni Canals Sallent

Distance

15.81mi

Elevation +

5545f

TrailRank

49

Incredible trekking around Sapa Town, Vietnam, with local guide from a local company, Sapa O'Chao. Super higly recommended! 2 days tour around Sapa mountains and rice fields guided by a local using small paths and non to...

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Chu Yang Sin Summit - 2422m

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Killian Harpocrates

Distance

12.36mi

Elevation +

6339f

TrailRank

48

Machete: highly recommended basecamp: Chùa Phước Lâm monastery's monk are super nice, you can stay there and they can hold your stuff during the climb. The rumor said that the trail to the summit had been closed down...

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Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark [Ha Giang]

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jeremaixs

Distance

250.01mi

Elevation +

43087f

TrailRank

48

DONG VAN KARST PLATEAU GLOBAL GEOPARK Pretty long name, but if you want some official name to call area where the loop take places it would be this one. It’s a UNESCO geopark, whatever that means. The base route is aro...

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Sapa Cat Cat

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Kinabalu

Distance

3.31mi

Elevation +

1043f

TrailRank

48| 3.5

Circular walk from Sapa through the Hmong village of Cat Cat and Tien Sa waterfall. From Sapa the track go down to the bottom of the valley where the village and the waterfall are located. Much of the path runs between H...

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Ban Khoang -Phin Ho-Ta Phin

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Os Pés do Caminho

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Distance

6.15mi

Elevation +

1808f

TrailRank

45

You can probably do this tour by yourself, but I strongly recommend hiring a local guide. It will improve your experience, help your contacts with locals, and you will be contributing to the local economy instead of just...

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Dong Van 2 days hike

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Florence R

Distance

27.83mi

Elevation +

6919f

TrailRank

44

Nice hike with amazing views on fields terraces and chinese mountains. I would recommand to skip the ascension of Si Phai Mount at the beginning of the hike (the view is nice but it is still a view on Dong Van and views ...

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Un-named summit at 1309m

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Killian Harpocrates

Distance

15.72mi

Elevation +

4278f

TrailRank

44

Local authority: Gonna try to stop you Machete: Is a must If like me you are a foreigner, I need to warn you that the local authority of the region (Kông Chrô) are pretty paranoid about foreigner camping and roaming ...

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Ba Be Lake 3 days hike

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Florence R

Distance

33.44mi

Elevation +

7552f

TrailRank

44

Beautiful views all along the way. Path across villages and fields. Nice and quite homestay by a Zao family, perfect to read and write (hot shower, no wifi) First day : Walk from Ba Bê to Nha Nghe. I took a longer way ...

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One day trek through Cat Ba national park

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MikiLarson

Distance

9.98mi

Elevation +

1266f

TrailRank

43| 3.67

Independent - (no tour) From the park entrance to the frog lake : lots of ups and downs in the shade (forest) but no difficulties in the way - easy to find and often cobbled - apart from deshydratation (humid and very...

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Sapa town - Cat Cat - Y Linh Ho - Lao Cai - Tra van

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Santi Peregrino

Distance

9.12mi

Elevation +

1027f

TrailRank

43

Trek from sapa town till Tra Van village.

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Sapa - Ta Van

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forrest.ua

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Distance

7.25mi

Elevation +

692f

TrailRank

42

This route starts from Sapa and goes through the forrest and rice fields with scenic views. Note: the first 100 meters are messed up, please start where the path leaves the road.

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Ba Be National Park

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Sail Boat

jeremaixs

Distance

18.94nm

Elevation +

1558f

TrailRank

40

THE BOAT TRIP You will get into a 12 passenger motor boat (800.000 VND, split by the number of people you are). The tour takes around 5 hrs. and you will be most of the time in the boat. Guesthouse can help you arrange...

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Tả Van Đáy - Bản Dền - Bản Hồ

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Santi Peregrino

Distance

9.43mi

Elevation +

1713f

TrailRank

40

Improvised path from Ta Van till Ban Ho.

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Ta Van - loop (waterfall & remote village)

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Jappies

Distance

5.69mi

Elevation +

1066f

TrailRank

40| 3.67

Nice loop to the waterfall and a remote village. Way back is through ricepaddy's and along the river. Begin is difficult to find (feels like jumping in to someones garden), but so nice to do. In the and you can cross the...

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Si Phai Mountain Village

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Hiking

tomprudd

Distance

5.87mi

Elevation +

1526f

TrailRank

39

Easily accessible via an old road walk although downwards route I took a more adventurous track. Downward route not for the feint hearted at sections steep and overgrown. Views at the top made the walk 100% worth it! S...

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Dong Van 3hours hike

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Florence R

Distance

6.02mi

Elevation +

1634f

TrailRank

39| 5.0

Hike with nice viewpoints I took me 3 hours including the stops for drinking, eating and taking pictures

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Ha Giang Loop - 3 Days

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Road Motorbike

Roelkoppens

Distance

210.07mi

Elevation +

24505f

TrailRank

38

Day 1: Ha Giang City - Du Gia village - Meo vac (140km). Take our Motorbikes going to Bac Me district, you will continue to enjoy the beauty of the jungle and rice fields. And the head to Du Gia village, which is a vill...

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Awesome day hike with Aladdin’s cave

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Bruff O'Reilly

Distance

12.05mi

Elevation +

1991f

TrailRank

38| 5.0

Amazing hike south of dong van - not too physically challenging but amazing views and a surprise giant cave we were able to stroll into :) - think it was being prepared as a tourist attraction. Most of the paths well pav...

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Hà Giang loop 4days/3nights

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Dual-sport Motorcycle

rllop

Distance

271.50mi

Elevation +

5571f

TrailRank

38

Hà Giang Loop its a wonderful trip that its getting very famous in the north of Vietnam thanks to its beautiful landscapes combinig incredible mountains, valleys, rivers and rice terraces plus an amount of nice little to...

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