Itinerary 3 days/4 nights – Trekking Sapa and visiting Bac Ha Market

Overview

Being a minority ethnic people market, the town of Bac Ha is famous for its Sunday market which is a trading centre and meeting place for couples, friends, and relatives every Sunday. 80km from Sapa, Bac Ha Market is not only the place for buying and selling, but also a place for cultural and sentiment exchanging. On the market days, right from the early morning, all paths and mountain roads are full of people and horses pouring to the market. Our tour provides vistiors best trekking tour combined with exploring the daily life of ethnic minorities...

Destinations: Hanoi - Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Cat Cat - Sin Chai - Bac Ha market

Highlights:

• - Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses.
• - Know about handicrafts made by people living near here - Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.
• - Will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people.
• - Interact them, learn about their culture and customs.

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai (night train)

• - Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi at 7.00 pm.
• - Transfer to Hanoi train station.
• - Experience the romantic overnight train travel.

Day 2: Lao Cai station - Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Sapa (B, L)

• - Arrive at Lao Cai's train station at 6.00 am.
• - Take 1-hour car ride uphill to Sapa, have breakfast in a local restaurant.
• - Trek down to the picturesque valley of Muong Hoa.
• - Start journey from Sapa by car to Lao Chai, a Black H'mong ethnic minority village. 
• - Walk in Lao Chai village and have lunch at a local house.
• - Trek from Lao Chai to Ta Van village of the Giay minority people.
• - Get back to Sapa town by car in late afternoon.

Day 3: Sapa - Cat Cat - Sin Chai - Sapa (B, L)

• - Walk downhill to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong people.
• - Relax at the foot of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station. 
• - Enjoy picnic lunch by the side of the rive.
• - Trek to Sin Chai, located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain. 
• - Climb up on the way by a jeep to return to Sapa town.

Day 4: Sapa - Bac Ha market - Ban Pho - Lao Cai station (B, L)

• - Visit Bac Ha Sunday-market opening from 9.00 am until 2.00 pm
• - In the afternoon, light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority
• - Enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them… 
• - Back to Bac Ha.
• - In late afternoon transfer back to Lao Cai station to take the overnight train to Hanoi
• - Arrive in Hanoi at 5.30 am next day.

Rates & Availability

Price inclusion:

• - Pick-up and transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the program.
• - Return overnight train tickets in 4-berth cabin (A/C wooden soft sleeper). If you would like to upgrade to the private 2-berth cabin, please contact us.
• - Twin /double sharing room at hotel in Sapa.
• - Meals as mentioned in program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) in the local restaurants or picnics where no suitable restaurant available.
• - Local English speaking guide (other language guide is upon your request).
• - Freshen up service.
• - Entrance fees, sight seeing fee for all visits as mentioned in the program.
• - All taxes and service charge.

Price exclusion:

• - International flight tickets and airport tax.
• - Drinks, tips, gratuities and personal expenses.
• - Insurance.
• - Other things not clearly mentioned in the included list.