2-DAY SAPA TOUR TO CAN CAU AND BAC HA MARKETS

Best places to visit: SA PA - CAN CAU - BAC HA MARKET

Durations

2 days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

20 people

Languages

English & Czech


Can Cau and Bac Ha Markets are both very well known. On this trip you will have the opportunity to visit one of the smallest local markets and the largest ones in the same area. They are also both very colorful by Flower Hmong minority as well as others such as Phu La, Black Dao, Tay and Nung. The market provides a variety of local products such as corn wine, handicraft as well as an interesting animal market. You will also enjoy a short walk to Ban Pho village of Nung and Flower Hmong and a boat ride up stream Chay River.


Itinerary :

Sapa Tours to Can Cau and Bac Ha Markets for 2 Days – Itinerary:

Day 1 (Saturday): Sapa Tours to Can Cau and Bac Ha Markets for 2 Days : Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Can Cau – Bac Ha (-/L,D)

2-DAY SAPA TOUR TO CAN CAU AND BAC HA MARKETS
Can Cau Market

After having breakfast, you will travel by car to Bac Ha, which is 70 km Northeast of Lao Cai. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through the rural area. Situated in the mountains in the border area, 20 km from Bac Ha, Can Cau is a small, but very colorful market.

Opening only on Saturdays, it always delivers a very photogenic display of Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La ethnic costumes. Chinese people also come for trading. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, you will leave the market for Bac Ha town for lunch.
In the afternoon, you will take a walk to Ban Pho village of Nung and Flower Hmong, which is located in a small valley. The villagers grow vegetables and fruit trees. One of the most famous fruits of the area is plum.

You will be able to visit a local house, where you might have the chance to taste a cup of corn wine, another famous product of the village. You will go back to the hotel late in the afternoon and then have dinner in a local restaurant.
Approx: 3-hour driving/ 1.5 hours walking.

Day 2 (Sunday): Sapa Tours to Can Cau and Bac Ha Markets for 2 Days : Bac Ha – Trung Do – boat trip to Coc Ly – Lao Cai (-/L/-)

 After having a morning coffee, you take a short walk to visit the old castle of the former Hmong King. From there you can have a view over the town. You will then visit the huge market of Bac Ha with its colorful array of ethnic minority people such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung who gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
After lunch, you drive downhill for about half an hour. You will then start a short walk to Trung Do village, which belongs to the Tay minority. Here you can visit a traditional Tay house, before getting on a boat. You will have a cruise upstream the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenes on the river banks. You will then cruise downstream to the Bao Nhai Bridge, where you get on the car for the journey back.
Approx: 2-hour driving/ 1 hours walking/ 1.5 hours boat cruise.
Note:   The trip is based on the day of arrival/ departure of the night train to/ from Hanoi.
Departure time from Sapa should be no later than 8.00.
 

Tour Cost in USD per person applied to groups of (Valid till 30 Sep 2015)

1 Pax 2 Pax 3  – 6 Paxs 7 – 10 Paxs 11 – 14 Paxs Single Supplement
285 175 163 110 95 On request

 

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