Sapa Khai Hmong Treks is a unique tour company owned and operated by a Black Hmong tribesman, Khai Thao. With formal tourism and English language qualifications, Khai Thao not only provides adventurous visitors the opportunity to experience Sapa like a local, but also provides an invaluable opportunity to the local villages people. At Sapa Khai Hmong Treks, our primary focus is on providing educational resources to build a local school. By making such investments in future generations, we aim to improve the education and prosperity of Sapa villagers for years to come. If you’re looking for authenticity, knowledge, and adventure all rolled into one journey, Sapa Khai Hmong Treks is your answer! Let us show you the real Sapa today.
KHAI
Khai Hmong is a Black Hmong tribesman who lives in the place of his birth, the village of Lao Chai in the hills near Sapa. He knows every track, village, and view in the Sapa region. Khai's personal purpose is driven by a deep passion for the Sapa region, Lao Chai village, and the culture of the Black Hmong ethnic minority. His vision is to sustain the village culture and bring its magic to international visitors. Through this, his aim is to provide opportunities to the local village people and provide the means to build a local school to improve the education and prosperity of future generations.​Khai is formally trained in tourism and the English language. This allows him to appreciate the needs of adventurous world travelers and clearly communicate the Hmong culture along with all aspects of the Sapa region and landscape.
SAY
Say lives in a beautiful house with her husband. The trail here can be rather difficult as it is on the top of a mountain. It has stunning views over the valley and the sunrise behind the Himalayas ' last peak. Say welcomes travelers to stay overnight but be prepared for real “local life” - no showers or water toilets but awesome views & food cooked over an open fire.
SAO
Sao lives in a small but well-kept house in Lao Chai villages. She is a hard worker and is used her helping her family, raising her children, and looking after the other kids, she always loves to motivate her husband to work toward her, she is very proud of her husband and is saving to buy wood to build a bigger house. Wood is expensive in Vietnam as most of the forests were taken down during the American war and it hasn’t grown back.