Sapa - Bac Ha - Can Cau Market 4 Nights/3 Days

Tour Duration:    4 days / 3 nights

Sapa is the most popular place to go in the Far Northwest amongst budget travelers and packages tourists alike. By using Sapa as a base you can hike off to more remote ‘traditional’ hill tribe villages and sometimes you will be offered a bed in a village for the night. Sapa was originally built as a hill station in the early part of this century and, in winter, gets bitterly cold.Sprawling near the banks of a river, Can Cau Market is a clearly defined shantytown, packed with crude stalls covered with thatched roofs. The start of a few simple settlements can be seen high above, many of whose residents now make their weekly pilgrimage to the market. We are only 9kms from the Chinese border and some traders make the journey across from China on horsebackThe Sunday market in Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses. Once you're all set, you can browse for bottles of local firewater (made from rice, cassava or corn) or handicrafts made by some of the 10 Montagnard groups living near here - Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.Bac Ha is a less crowded alternative to Sapa, and arriving midweek makes for a relaxing visit. Around 700m above sea level, the highlands around Bac Ma are somewhat warmer than Sapa.

 

Tour Prices ($US)
Cost/pax	2	3 - 4	5 - 8	Booking
Standard (2*)	330	290	260
Superior (3*)	370	320	280
Deluxe (4*)	475	425	375

 

Night 1 - Thursday: Ha Noi - Lao Cai 
Depart at 8.30pm from your hotel. Overnight on train.Day 1 - Friday: Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Soft Trek (B, D)
Sapa Picture

Arrive at Lao Cai train station at about 6.30. 2.5hrs bus trip 40km to Sapa. Free time to visit Sapa town. In the afternoon, 2hrs 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.
Night 2 - Friday: Overnight at a hotel in Sapa

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.
Night 3 - Saturday: Overnight in the hotel in Bac Ha.

 

Day 3 - Sunday: Bac Ha - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Sapa 
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 (B)
Arrive in Hanoi early morning. Check-in at your hotel for breakfast and bathing (check-out time at noon). Finish tour.