Tour type Upon Request
Departure date: Friday or Saturday
Tour Duration 2 days / 3 nights

Bac Ha Market is in Bac Ha District and belong to Lao Cai Province, 80km from Sapa town and over 1hour by car.Bac Ha is one of the biggest Market on Sapa and open on Sunday only.It's not only the trading center but it's also the place for couples, friends and relatives.At this market every thing on sales: Pig, dog, cat, houres so it make this market hotter on Sunday.

Tour Highlights:

• Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses.
• To know about 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.
• will have a welcome feeling   at any house of the hospitable people.
• You can interact them, learn about their culture and customs.

Detailed Itinerary:

Night 1-Staturday: Hanoi - Laocai train station
Vietnam Travel View's taxi  will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station to catch the overnight train soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai station. Overnight on the train.

Day 1-Sunday: Lao Cai-Bac Ha Sunday market-Sapa ( B,L,D )

After meeting a guide at the Lao Cai railway station we have breakfast there and go to the Bac Ha market for two hours by a van (AC).
This is the largest market in the region, a place where many ethnic groups gather to buy and sell, eat and drink together. There are 10 minority groups in the Bac Ha region. You can buy homemade handicrafts and clothes. In the afternoon we will have a 2 hour trek to Ban Pho village (Flower H'Mong people).In the village we can have a look in their house and understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. And then we drive back to Sapa for 3 hours. Overnight in Hotel Sapa

Day 2-Monday:  Sapa-Lao chai-Ta van-Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi ( B,L,D )

After having breakfast in a hotel we embark on a lovely trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages
Lao Chai & Ta Van, home to Black H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet.  Once on the valley floor you can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields and scattered villages. Return to Sapa and then to Lao Cai railway station to get night train to Hanoi. The guide sees you off at Lao Cai train station and takes you on the train.Overnight on the train.
Trekking distance 10 km

Included:

• Train ticket soft sleeper with AC
• English/ French Speaking Guide
• transfer by good car (AC)
• Meals as mentioned in the programme above. ( B = Breakfast,L= Luch,D = Dinner )
• Accommodation
• Entrance fees

  Excludes

• Drinks.
• Personal expenses.
• Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites.
• Tips and gratitude for guide, porters and drivers.
• Others not mentioned in the price above

What to bring:  

• Sun Block
• Wide brim hat
• Camera + Film
• Comfortable shoes
• Rain gear
• Warm clothes
• Insect Repellent
• Original Passport