A Mai Chau day trip from Hanoi wasn’t on my original list of places I wanted to see in Vietnam. Sapa, however, was. I wanted to see the bright green terraced rice paddies that the area is known for. Even more, I wanted to experience the lives of the minority tribes who live in the SaPa Valley and its surrounds.
It’s a reasonable distance out to Sapa from Hanoi, and whilst that didn’t bother us, I wanted to make sure it would be worthwhile. A quick scan of various articles online and a chat wi


