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VietnamDescription and Is It Worth Visiting
Ban Ho Village (Ban Ho) is an ethnic village of the Tay people. This is the second largest ethnic group in Vietnam after the Viet people, mainly inhabiting the north of the country. Unlike other ethnic groups like the Hmong and Dao inhabiting villages around Sapa, the Tay people do not wear bright embroidered clothing but adhere to bright, solid colors.
Ban Ho is the farthest village from Sapa in Muong Hoa Valley that is visited during trekking. Unlike closer villages like Ta Van and Lao Chai, it's much quieter here, with fewer tourists, and sometimes none at all.
Usually, people stop here overnight after the second day of the standard three-day trekking tour, but you can also come to the village independently on rented transport. The village is small, and like all typical Tay villages, it has no more than a couple of dozen houses. There are several accommodation options in the form of homestays, a couple of cafes, a shop, and even a billiards club. The village also has two attractions:
There are very beautiful landscapes and mountain views around. From here on foot, you can visit even more distant villages: Nam Toong and Seo Trung Ho.
You can book accommodation in Ban Ho online on well-known sites:
- Trip.com (accepts Russian cards)
🕐 Opening Hours
24/7.
💵 Entrance Fee / Ticket Price
Free, but you need to pay 150,000 dong (5.7 USD, )see all about Vietnamese money and exchange rate) for entry into Muong Hoa Valley. Usually, this amount is already included in the cost of a trekking tour.
🚶 How to Get There
Ban Ho Village is located 24 kilometers from Sapa (Ban Ho on the map). You can get there via the main TL152 road through the valley, but usually, tourists arrive here on foot from Ta Van Village (Ta Van). The village is divided into two parts by a river, with accommodation options located on the other side of the river from the main asphalt road and the village center. However, you cannot get there by car because the previously existing bridge is destroyed, but you can easily ride a motorbike across the metal pedestrian bridge.