Photo Tour of Sapa, Guided by Hmong Women

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Get a taste of local life in the mountains of rice terraces outside Sapa in this photo tour.

 
The beginning of our three day trek in Sapa
The beginning of our three day trek in Sapa

 
our entourage of local Hmong women. They were unpaid, they only hoped to sell us something at lunch
our entourage of local Hmong women. They were unpaid, they only hoped to sell us something at lunch

 
Lina and her "guide"
Lina and her "guide"

 
rice terraces just formed into the hills
rice terraces just formed into the hills

 

 
us and our guide
us and our guide

 
the Hmong women take a short break before our final descent into town for lunch
the Hmong women take a short break before our final descent into town for lunch

 

 
enjoying the scenery
enjoying the scenery

 
a mother with her child tends to a rice terrace
a mother with her child tends to a rice terrace

 
terraces of recently replanted rice in the foreground
terraces of recently replanted rice in the foreground

 
a Hmong man demonstrates his pipe
a Hmong man demonstrates his pipe

 
Lina picking rice to be replanted
Lina picking rice to be replanted

 
beginning our final descent on day 2
beginning our final descent on day 2

 
enjoying rice wine with our gracious hosts on the second night
enjoying rice wine with our gracious hosts on the second night

 

 
day 3, and we thought we saw a lot of mud on day 1!
day 3, and we thought we saw a lot of mud on day 1!

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