Sapa Sisters

Sapa Sisters leads private treks through the Muong Hoa Valley's rice terraces and villages, from half-day market visits to multi-day homestay treks and the climb up Fansipan. Every guide is a Black Hmong woman from the valley, walking trails and visiting families she grew up around, and treks are built around the traveller's fitness, interests and available time rather than a fixed group itinerary. Founded in 2009, Sapa Sisters is the only Hmong-owned, female-led trekking company in Sapa.

Guides are paid a fair salary with social insurance, twice-yearly bonuses, interest-free loans and healthcare support, a structure the company built specifically because Hmong women in the area often face limited land rights and job security. By spring 2026 the company employed 28 guides. Guests typically leave having spent a full day or more with one guide, hearing directly what tourism has meant for her and her village.