Sapa - Bac Ha Market Tour 3 Days

Sapa - Bac Ha Market Tour 3 Days

This 3-day Sapa – Bac Ha market brings you closer to the ethnic community dwelling at the foot of “the Roof of Indochina”. Trek to explore the villages of the Tay, Hmong, Dao and Day – the majority inhabitants of the northwest. Interact with them, see how they live, wear and trade in a local market that is full of curiosities.

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi - night train to Lao Cai - Bac Ha

Pass By: Orient Express Train Hanoi – Sapa, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Depart on a northbound train for Lao Cai which is home to the well-known town of Sapa. Covering a distance of roughly 300km, this train ride is very popular with foreign visitors who decide to give railway travel in Vietnam a shot. It is an overnight leg and you will arrive at Lao Cai Train Station early in the morning of the next day.

Overnight in shared cabin (4 berths). 

Pass By: Bac Ha Market, Bac Ha 330000 Vietnam
Upon arrival, embark on a drive to Bac Ha – a small and quiet village located a hundred kilometers to the northeast of Lao Cai.

Stop At: Bac Ha Market, Bac Ha 330000 Vietnam
Hike through the village’s rice terraces and streams and visit little far-fetched villages of Thai Rang Pho and La Lo – home to the Tay and Black Hmong.

End of the day, settling in a family of the Tay ethnic group. 

In the evening, have dinner with a Tay family, a privileged moment to be friends and observe their lifestyle.

Overnight at your host’s house.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at homestay

Day 2: Bac Ha – Sapa

Stop At: Bac Ha Market, Bac Ha 330000 Vietnam
Pay a visit to the weekly market attended by local minorities around Bac Ha. The location of the market is rotated during the week, Tuesday at Coc Ly, Wednesday at Sin Cheng, Saturday at Can Cau, Sunday at Muong Khuong or Bac Ha. 

Observe how each ethnic trade and the commodities they bring to the market. Visit the livestock market where people buy and sell oxen, horses, dogs and cats.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Ta Phin Village, Ta Phin, Sapa Vietnam
Afternoon, transfer to Sapa – the former French holiday resort, home to Hmong, Dzao and Dzay ethnic minority.

Trek to Ma Tra village of black Hmong. Unlike other hamlets of Hmong scattered on the hills, it's located in a small valley. Women, girls and children often gather in the center of Ma Tra to embroider, chat or play. Artichokes are grown in the area.

Continue to Ta Phin village of red Dzao, famous for their medicinal herbs. Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel in Sapa

Day 3: Sapa – Lao Cai – Hanoi

Stop At: Ta Van Village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam
In the morning, trek through beautiful landscapes along the valley of Muong Hoa Valley which is located to the southwest of Sapa, at the foot of Mountain Fanxipan.

Drop by the villages populated by the local ethnics – Black Hmong’s Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai and Day’s Ta Van to observe them in labor and in daily life.
Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: Orient Express Train Hanoi – Sapa, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Return to Lao Cai in the afternoon. 

Board the overnight train to Hanoi. 

End of your Sapa – Bac Ha market tour.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.