Sapa & Bac Ha Market ( 4 night/ 3 day)
Bac Ha is one of the gems of Vietnam’s north. At a lower altitude than Sapa, it’s not as spectacularly beautiful but it’s still scenic and also much less touristy. The real draw to Bac Ha is the vibrant Sunday market attended by local Flower H’mong, Tay, Dzao, Nung and Giay ethnic minorities. Of all, there are 10 different ethnic minority groups who live in and around Bac Ha, and a visit to the market is a great way to introduce you to their way of life. You could haggle for a pig, a chicken, a water buffalo or perhaps just some handicrafts and some of the renowned local wine. Either way, you’re sure to be charms by the city and it’s famously friendly people.
Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai (Overnight on the train) Thursday night at 8.30pm, we pick you up at your hotel and take you to Tran Quy Cap Station.
Day 2: (Friday) Lao Cai - Sapa Meals: B/ L/ D 06.00: Our guide meets you at Lao Cai train station. Departure for Sapa by minibus. Arriving in Sapa at mid-morning. Check in the hotel. Time for breakfast 13.00: After lunch, our guide will take you to visit the two Black H’mong villages and a waterfall. There you’ll have a chance to see the hydroelectric power station built by the French. Back for dinner, the evening is yours. You can explore the town of Sapa
Day 3: (Saturday) Sapa Meals: B/ L/ D 07.00 After breakfast, our guide takes you to the villages populated by H’mong and Dzay people, respectively called Lao Chai and Ta Van 11.00 You’ll have lunch either with an ethnic minority family or on the way back to Giang Ta Chai village where most of the inhabitants are Red Dzao 18.00 Return to Sapa, the evening is all yours. We highly recommend you a stop at the Love Market (only on Saturday nights)
Day 4: (Sunday) Sapa - Bac Ha - Hanoi Meals: B/ L/ D 08.00 Following the breakfast, you’ll depart Sapa for Bac Ha to visit the vivid and colorful minority market. You’ll have 3 hours to stroll around the unique Flower H’mong village and Bac Ha Market before heading back to Sapa 12.00 You’ll have lunch either with an ethnic minority family or on the way back to Lao Cai to catch a night train back to Hanoi at 20.00pm. Arrival in the city about 5.00 on Monday morning
Tour price includes:
- All meals on the tour ( 3 lunches, 3 dinners, 3 breakfast )- English-speaking guide, Entrance fees, Security permits.- Accommodation (Hotel and home-stay),- Night Train tickets 2 ways Hanoi-Laocai -Hanoi (soft sleeper with air-conditioning, cabin of 04 berth – Livitran Train/ Pumpkin Train /King express Train)- Transport by private Jeep as tour program.- Jeep go and back as the program
- Insurance- Drinks- Phone calls, other private expenses.
Notes: Advised to take good walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, torch, insect repellent and Sunscreen…