As some trip to Sapa, we often visit Cat Cat village.
In this trip we have chance to visit Can Cau market on Saturday only. Can Cau Market is a small, but very colourful market, set in the mountains near the Chinese border.
Bac Ha is the biggest market in Sapa and open on Sunday only. The Sunday market in Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses.
Sapa has many natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, Silver Waterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave. Markets are not only trading center but it’s also the cultural sites. Bac Ha is a less crowded alternative to Sapa, and arriving midweek makes for a relaxing visit. Bac Ha market is the most colourful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy Bac Ha people's simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches.
Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai Our car will pick you up at your hotel and then transfer to Ha Noi Train Station to get the night train to Lao Cai station. Overnight on train.
Day 1: Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Soft Trek (B, D) Arrive at Lao Cai train station at about 6.30. 2.5hrs bus trip 40km to Sapa. Free time to visit Sapa town. In theafternoon, 2 hour trekking 5km to visit Cat Cat Village, home of Black H'mong hill tribe. Meeting & Talking with locals to learn more about their daily life.
Day 2: Sapa - Can Cau - Bac Ha (B, L, D) Start early in the morning at 6am, driving to Can Cau market, which passing Bac Ha Town. The road between Bac Ha and Can Cau is hilly but very beautiful. The products at the market are interesting, and many different groups of ethic minority people represent make the market an unforgettable experience. Back to Bac Ha for lunch. Check-in at a hotel in Bac Ha. After a rest, trekking about 5 km of mountain path to Ban Pho Village - home of Flower H'Mong people, get in touch and witness their traditional life style, habit and customs.
Day 3: Bac Ha - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L, D) After breakfast, take a car to Si Ma Cai Market - join in Si Ma Cai hill-tribe market and discover the daily life of Flower H'Mong, Red Dzao people. Back to Bac Ha Town, free time to visit Bac Ha Sunday Market before lunch time. Drive back to Lao Cai City. Dinner in Lao Cai and take a night train back to Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi - Arrival Getting back to Hanoi at early morning. Take a taxi to come your hotel by yourself. End of services.
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