Sa Pa trekking and Bac Ha Market 3 Days

Duration: 4 days 3 nights

Destination: Sapa - Lao Chai - Su Pan village - Ta Van Village - Bac Ha Market

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This tour is designed for travelers who both want to spend more times in Sapa with the most popular travel sites and visit colorful Bac Ha market. Bac Ha market is like a picture of colorful daily life in this white plateau land. This every-Sunday-market is attended by at least 8 ethnic group.

Tour brief

To offer a truly Experience of the night train to Lao Cai then immersing into the imposing scenery of mountains, hills, valleys, rice terraces in Sapa Hill Tribe Town. Take part in easy trekking to explore the ethnic villages as Lao Chai villages, Ta Van Village, and Giang Ta Chai Village where is home to Red Dzao People, Black Hmong People.

The lovely time leads travelers to the real experiences of homestay by enjoying dinner, awareness of local lifestyle. The day after coming up with easy trekking via the rice terrace before return to Sapa town. The most unforgettable time of the unique trip to explore Bac Ha Sunday market watching colorful shows from ethnic minority groups community in the highland of north-west Vietnam.

Bac Ha Ethnic Market is often held every Sunday from very early morning. It’s a place for every ethnic group in Lao Cai to reunite. Bac ha Market Nestled in the northern hills of Vietnam exists one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motorscooter, by horse, and by water buffalow for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week. It is a blur of colorful plaids and stripes.

Itinerary

Day 01: Hanoi night train to Sapa, Lao Cai province
20h00: We pick you up from Hotel and transfer you to Hano train station, getting on night train and departure for Lao Cai province

Inclusion: Night train ticket, Transfer & tour guide from hotel to train station

Day 02: Lao Cai – Sapa, trek to Ta Van village (B,L,D)
After night experienced night train, we arrive at Lao Cai station in the early morning, and then we take 45 minutes for driving up to Sapa Town.
After breakfast & short morning beak and have some last preparation for the trekking to villages
We leave the hotel and start easy trekking in Sapa through the hill-tribe villages, green valleys, rice terraces and have a picnic lunch en trekking track.
Keep easy trekking to Ta van village where is the home of the Giay People. We will be warmly welcomed by locals and check in the homestay and overnight with experienced nighttime here.

Inclusion: Breakfast; lunch; dinner, Homestay in Ta Van, Entrance fee, Local English speaking tour guide, Private air-conditioned vehicle pick up from Lao Cai train station to Sapa Town

Inclusion: Breakfast; lunch; dinner, Homestay in Ta Van, Entrance fee, Local English speaking tour guide, Private air-conditioned vehicle pick up from Lao Cai train station to Sapa Town

Day 03: Ta van – Giang Ta chai – Sa pa (B)
After breakfast, we keep the easy trekking through the rice terrace track to Giang Ta Chai village where is home of Red Dao people, and then to Su Pan village where the vehicle is awaiting for transferring back to Sapa Town.
The afternoon time is free at leisure and explore Sapa Town by self
Hotel overnight in Sapa town

Inclusion: Breakfast; Hotel in sapa town, Entrance fee, Local English speaking tour guide, Private air-conditioned vehicle pick up from Su Phan village back to Sapa Town.

Day 04: Sapa – Bac Ha Sunday market - Lao Cai station (B,L,D)
Get up early for breakfast, check out of the hotel, and then drive to Bac Ha market (106 km). To get there through the beautiful range of mountains. You will see Bac Ha Sunday market: The biggest ethnic market in the Lao Cai province, where you will find buffaloes, horses, blacksmiths, saddlers, but also traditional medicine doctors, with their thousands of mountain herbs and plants, and lots of traditional clothes and local artifacts.
Several groups of deep-colored Hmong are found there, as well as Dao, Tay, Nung, and Phu La. Make sure to arrive before 9 a.m., the market ends at about 12:30. You can have lunch at one of the market stalls inside the market for more of a traditional taste.

In the afternoon, walking around villages of Flower Hmong and tasking corn wine. Then we transfer to Lao Cai town. Dinner here and boarding the night train to Hanoi.

Inclusion: Private car to Bac Ha, tour guide, breakfast, lunch and train ticket
Tour ends!

Inclusions

Train tickets from Hanoi – Sapa and return
Modern bus in Sapa with experienced drivers
English speaking Tour guide
Meals as 2 dinners, 3 lunches, 2 breakfasts with local dishes
All entrance tickets to indicated sites
Double or twin share hotel in Sapa Hotel

Exclusions

Beverages, travel insurance, VAT, personal expenses
Others not clearly mentioned above

Hotels

Additional Remarks:

Bac Ha Market is held every Sunday and is the biggest ethnic market in Northwest Vietnam.
Itinerary is subject to change depending on the road conditions, the weather and Bac Ha Market.

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