SP2: Sapa - Bacha market 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 in Details

Night 1: Saturday, Hanoi – Sapa night train
Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, transfer to the train station to take the night train to Lao cai. The train leaves Hanoi around 20:30. Overnight on 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 make two hours trip  to the Bac Ha market. The beginning of the day on which you visit a big market filled with many different hill-tribe peoples. This is the most colourful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy BacHa people's simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches... talking to the minorities through the guide's interpretation. Leave the market for the H'mong King's house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920. Return the town for lunch. In the afternoon, spend time visiting another village (BanPho village) Say good bye to BacHa and get back to Sapa. Reach Sapa late in the afternoon. Check in hotel.

Day 2: Monday, Sapa - Lao chai - Ta van - Sapa – Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L) - Trekking distance 10 km
 After having breakfast at  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. Arrive in Hanoi early  morning next day, around 05:00AM, please take a taxi to your hotel. End of tour.

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Accommodation Options

Tour includes:
• All accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels.
• All tours & transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles
• Private English or French  speaking guide
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary  at local restaurant with local foods (B= breakfast; L=Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Round trip train ticket with soft sleep 4 berth/cabin Hanoi – Lao cai, Lao cai – Hanoi
• Entrance fees and permits for all sights visited
• Mineral water & towel
• Government taxes & Service charges

Tour excludes:
• International flights to and from Vietnam.
• Vietnam visa arrangement (upon request visa on arrival at 15 USD, not including stamping fee at 25 USD)
• Meals not indicated in the itinerary
• All other services which are not mentioned above
• Personal travel insurance (Compulsory).
• Personal expenses such as  Telephone and Laundry bills.
• Tips and gratuities

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