Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village
Description
Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Cat Cat village is one of the most famous destinations of not only domestic travelers but also foreign ones. It is located on the Muong Hoa Valley and takes just a few minutes of walking distance from Sapa. This is an age-old village of H'Mong ethnic group remaining unique customs and practices that are lots in other villages. Highlights Visit Sapa's oldest Black H'Mong community at Cat Cat Village in this tour! Learn about the Black H'Mong's timeless culture and traditional values as you interact with the locals Check out their beautiful handmade brocade products, such as bracelets, scarves, clothes, and many more Drop by the old Hydro Electric Power Station, the village's power source during the French colonial period Don't miss the sight of Cat Cat Waterfall's gorgeous stream of rushing waters After a long trek, re-energize with delicious local food at local restaurant
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Itinerary
We start at 8:30am from the Sapa Church or your hotel. We then walk for 30-45 minutes to Cat Cat village. Along the way you will see beautiful rice terraces and lovely H’mong villages. I will share with you about H’mong lifestyle and practices.
Upon arriving in Cat Cat village you can take part in many activities and experience the local H’mong lives: - Try on different styles of colorful traditional H’mong clothes (you pay a small fee for this) - Have a taste of delicious local food: buffalo meat, H’mong smoked pork sausages, grilled egg, sugarcane juice… - Visit a splendid waterfalls and watch musical shows performed by the waterfalls (only at certain times during the day) - Observe the process of making the unique H’mong hemp fabric - Take Instagram-worthy photos and Tiktok-worthy videos with artful installations and natural backdrops We spend about 2 hours at Cat Cat village, then walk back to Sapa town center (30-50 minutes walking depending on your pace). *Entrance fee to Cat Cat is included. Also 2-3 pieces of local snacks are included. Lunch is not provided. If you are elderly, you should consider the walk. Sapa is a mountainous area, there are stairs in villages.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please be ready at your hotel before 15 minutes. Our local guide will come and pick you up.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(10)
It is not disclosed at the beginning that instead of walking from hotel to entrance of cat cat village there is a stair case going down with 600 steps that in many parts has no handrail. For about 5 usd and 10 minutes you can take a car to the opening of village where you still have to walk a lot. On your walk down a utility road, vans of passengers pass you to get dropped off. It would be so easy to at least offer this and while not quite bait and switch, it certainly is willful not disclosure of highly relevant information. Vietnam tour operators are notorious for one or another scam ( i live in vietnam) and this tour operator is one of them. Read all the details more carefully than i did. There are plenty of tours that take you to the gate.
Dear Ambler Moss, This tour is a private tour to Cat Cat, includes a local tour guide, tickets and local snack. The tour does not include transfer. We checked with our guide. You walked to the village. Our guide bought tickets. You did not want to visit the village with stairs. You wanted to change the itinerary. When you arrived a local market, you asked our guide to leave. Our operator checked with you and got no reply. You did not mention what we supported. At the last minute, we supported to change the itinerary with no extra. We still had to pay the tour guide and tickets were bought. You are elderly visitors. You know Sapa is a mountainous area, there are stairs/steeps in most villages. We are so disappointed about your review. We do hope you check details of the tour in advance and we expect more direct communication during the tour. We just hope you have a good time in Sapa in general and in Vietnam. Best regards, Luong
We had a wonderful experience visiting Cat Cat Village in Sapa, and a big part of that was thanks to our amazing tour guide, Nhu. From the start, Nhu was friendly, knowledgeable, and incredibly patient. She shared fascinating insights about the local Hmong culture, traditions, and daily life, which really brought the village to life for us. Nhu made sure everyone felt comfortable, took great care of the group, and was always happy to answer questions or help with photos (which we truly appreciated!). Her passion for her culture and her warm personality made the tour both educational and enjoyable. Cat Cat Village itself is beautiful, but having a guide like Nhu made the experience truly memorable. I highly recommend this tour—and especially Nhu—if you’re visiting Sapa. Thank you for such a lovely day! 🌿✨
Thanks so much for your feedback, Jodi Lee We are so happy that you enjoyed the Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
Great experience, our guide Sung was very good with a vast knowledge about the area and culture…. Would highly recommend her!
Thanks so much for your feedback Robert Mercer We are so happy that you enjoyed the Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
This Was A Great Tour we had With Our guide Nhu. Telling Us her Life Story mingled with the History Of The HMong tribe and Cat Cat village has truelly given depth and meaning to our trip to Sapa and Cat Cat village. She was so helpfull with everything and our daughters (16 years) totaly loved and adored her!. Thank you Nhu for rhis wonderfull experience we hope to see you again one day! We would totaly recommend this tour!
Thanks so much for your feedback We are so happy that you enjoyed the Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
This Was A Great Tour we had With Our guide Nhu. Telling Us her Life Story mingled with the History Of The HMong tribe and Cat Cat village has truelly given depth and meaning to our trip to Sapa and Cat Cat village. She was so helpfull with everything and our daughters (16 years) totaly loved and adored her!. Thank you Nhu for rhis wonderfull experience we hope to see you again one day! We would totaly recommend this tour!
Thanks so much for your feedback, Rachel Jessurun - van Weissenbruch We are so happy that you enjoyed the Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
The Cat Cat village is very beautiful. But it's a one-way street full of shops and mainly for tourists to take pictures. No nature and no rice fields. It takes half an hr to complete. Our guide Sung, saw that we were disappointed, so she took us walking between the villages for nature views, which were much more interesting. Thanks for her flexibility and fixing our experience.
Thanks so much for your feedback Cat Cat is a local village famous with local fabric product and shopping. It's not a nature and rice field village. We have many guests visiting Cat Cat Village and they are happy to see the village. For a nature and rice field village tour, you should have booked Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van trekking tour. We have offered the second tour to that rural villages with no extra. So it is not fair that you gave a 2 star review for the tour you booked and experienced more. Hope you will check and book the right tour next time and give a proper review. Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
Amazing tour with a lovely local guide (Sung). We really enjoyed hearing everything she had to say about the local area and visiting Cat Cat village.
Thanks so much for your feedback, Katie Sím We are so happy that you enjoyed the Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
We were lucky to have Sung as our tour guide. Do request for her, she is friendly and was very helpful throughout our trip. She will not try to upsell anything to you and she is very knowledgeable as well. We truly enjoyed our experience and it was definitely a memorable trip
Thanks so much for your feedback, Natasha Peck We are so happy that you enjoyed the Private Tour Experience from Sapa Town to Cat Cat Village Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong
The tourguide was very friendly and she told me many things about Cat Cat village. She also speak very good English.
Thanks so much for your feedback, Song Viet! We are honored to have you on the tour, you are friendly too. Best regards, Luong
