Weekend Mountain Market of Bac Ha
5Days 4Nights
Trip code:ADTNSB5
Highlights:
Leaving Sa Pa early Sunday morning we drive with land cruiser to Bac Ha Market. This drive will take us approximately 3 hours. We visit this huge market with all it’s colourful ethnic people as Flower Hmong, Phu La and Dao Tuyen who gathers to buy and sell. We enjoy lunch in a local restaurant and we leave Bac Ha and drive to Trung Do village - inhabited by Tay minority. From the village we go by boat down the river, where we experience the magnificent sight of the beautiful caves. The boat trip takes us about 2-2 1/2 hours before we are picked up by our jeep. The jeep takes us back to Sa Pa or to Lao Cai train station depending of your wishes.
DETAILED ITINERARY:
DAY1: HANOI-BACHA WEEKEND MARKET (DEPART FRIDAY ONLY)
Free for your own exploration the city until transfer to Hanoi train station for your overnight train to Lao cai border town.
DAY2: LAOCAI-CANCAU MARKET-BACHA TOWN
Upon arrival. Our driver will pick you up at Lao cai station. Have breakfast en route... The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Situated in the mountains in 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 H’mong, 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 H’mong, which locates in a small valley. The villagers grow vegetables and fruit trees. One of the most famous fruit of the area is plum. Stop over to visit some H’mong families. Return back our hotel for fresh up before joining dinner in local restaurant. Overinght in guesthouse. (B, L, D)
DAY3: BACHA-TRUNGDO-COCLY BOATTRIP- SAPA
After having a morning coffee, you take a short walk to visit the old castle of the former H’mong 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 H’mong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, and 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 stop by a traditional Tay house for a cup of tea before you get on a boat. You will have a cruise upstream the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenes and the magnificent sight of a beautiful cave. The boat ride ends at Coc Ly Market, where you get on the car for the journey to Sapa town, a former French hill station in early of the 20th century. At very late afternoon will be arrival at sapa. Transfer to hotel for check in procedures, dinner in the downtown. Overnight in hotel (B, L)
DAY4: CATCAT-TAPHIN VILLAGES
After breakfast, we depart our walking tour to visit the colorful market of Sapa, from here it’s all the way down hill for 3km to a black H’mong village of cat and waterfall. after a short relaxing we will ascend the mountains for our 3km of the return trek .lunch at a local restaurant ,after lunch there will be transferred by car for 15km to visit Ta phin village where inhabited by red zao and black H’mong ethnic minorities. There will be plenty of opportunity for your taking photograph of the breathtaking scenery, rice paddy fields and ethnic people. the trek takes about one hour, then drive back Sapa for fresh up and check out the hotel, transfer back to lao cai train station for the return overnight train journey to Hanoi .(B, L, D)
DAY5: DEPARTURE HANOI
Pick you up at Hanoi railway station, end of services.
B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
INCLUSION
 All transportation and transfers
Tulico Or Royal Train Tickets: Hanoi-Laocai & Returns (Cabin of 4berths, AC, Sleeper )
local English speaking guide in Sapa
All accommodation based on twin share basis with daily breakfast
Meals as indicated in tour detailed Itinerary
Water during trekking
Relevant permits and fees.
EXCLUSION
International flights
International departure tax
Victoria trains 2ways surcharge=150$/person
Travel insurance
Visa fees
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
Hotel Conditions:
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City
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First Class: 4 stars
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Superior: 3 stars
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Sapa
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Chau Long
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Royal View
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M.E Villages
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Homestay
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Homestay
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Tour Cost:
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Hotel Category
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Tour costs in USD /Per person in group of
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Single supplement
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1
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2
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4
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First Class:
4 stars
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534
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349
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282
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36
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Superior Class:
3 stars
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498
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331
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264
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18
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Note:
+ The Victoria Express Train will be used for people are stayed in Victoria Hotel in Sapa Only
+ Surcharge for Victoria (2ways) with 4berths cabin = 150$/ per person
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