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Hello,
We are LOCAL team, a group of local people from all around Vietnam who speak fluently in English. We can be a Hmong ethnic woman living in Sapa, a tour guide living in Hoian, or an English teacher in Ho Chi Minh,… But the most important thing: we are passionate to show you the best spot in our city for culture, history, or food to know more about local life.
An experience that I’ll share with you, you’ll share with me about our story and chat like a true friend, not like a tourist – tour guide, to make sure that you will have an authentic and deep experience in Vietnam.
Can’t wait to see you have an unforgettable experience!
The night before the tour started I was contacted by the representative of Local Team and I was told the conditions on how the walking could be done. I was told that they would only start the tour if I assured them I was going to be paying them 28 USD (700k Dong) after the trip. That’s something I have never been asked in a walking tour, a fixed amount like that. That amount it’s almost the same as when you ask the price for a trekking trip in the travel agencies downtown in Sapa. So you are basically hiring a normal trekking that has been hidden in the Guru plataform as a “free walking tour”. They do exactly the same itinerary and take you to the exact same places as all the other places that the travel agencies offer you. I ended up downloading the app “All trails” that allows you to see different trekking paths all over the city and it was amazing. I enjoyed it way more by my own than with the tourist traps. In case you still want to go with a local, they can guide you and help you through the path, you will find them once you start walking the path by your own and they will approach you to try to follow you and afterwards they will ask you for some money. I think that is way better since you are cutting the middle man (the Local Team organizer) and basically giving money to the local people in a more direct way, plus saving a few bucks. I wouldn’t do this “free” walking tour in Sapa.
Lovely trek in slippery conditions. Tour guide was mau, lovely young lady. A bit quiet at times. Felt like following someone rather than being guided. Lots of being sold things at various points but the locals are funny at times.
This is a very nice way to see the areas rice terraces and a small village. The tour was about 12km and mostly downhill on a dirt pathway that I would rate as a moderate hike. For us, it was pretty dry but if it rained recently it looks like it could be quite muddy and slippery. I thought it was a great way to be introduced to Sa Pa.
Los guías te exigen una cantidad de dinero (a pesar de ser de propina), a demás te llevan a comer a lugares específicos donde les darán comisión y no paran de venderte cosas por todo el trayecto. Además, explican poco o casi nada. Al final te llevan a un taxi personal donde te cobran más de lo que cuestan los demás y meten a 7 personas en un coche. Las vistas y el paseo es muy bonito
