2 days Can Cau and Bac Ha Markets from Sapa

Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Can Cau – Bac Ha (Must be on Saturday)

Can Cau market is about 20 km from Bac Ha. It’s a small market, but very colourful. It opens only on Saturday. Upon your arrival here, you will be taken to stroll around and explore the market. Coming here, you will not only see different ethnic minority people in their colourful traditional dress, such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La ethnic people, but also see a wide range of product sold by the locals.

Leaving the market, you will head to Bac Ha town to enjoy lunch there.

Following the nice lunch and a short rest, in the afternoon, you will continue the tour by walking to Ban Pho village where Nung and Flower Hmong ethnic people are living. This village is well-known for planting plum. Coming here, you will have the opportunity to observe the daily life and activities of the locals and engage in some of their typical activities. In addition, you can visit a local house and enjoy a cup of corn wine, another famous product of the village.

Overnight at Sao Mai hotel (2-star) or similar

Bac Ha – Trung Do – boat trip on Chay river – Lao Cai (Must be on Sunday)

continue driving to Bac Ha market, the biggest one in the area which opens only on Sunday.

On the way there, you will pass Bao Nhai bridge, and then drive uphill to enjoy stunning views over the valleys. Don’t forget to keep your camera handy to capture these scenic images.

Upon your arrival to the market, you will be taken to stroll around and explore the market. Coming here, you will not only see different ethnic minority people in their colourful traditional dress, such as Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung minorities, but also see a wide range of homemade product sold by the locals.
After exploring the market, you will drop in a restaurant and enjoy lunch there.

Following the nice lunch and a short rest, in the afternoon, you will continue the tour by driving downhill to Lao Cai. It will take you about 1 hour. En route, you will stop and take a short walk to visit Trung Do village where Tay people are living. Tay villages are often situated on the foot of a mountain or along a stream and are named after a mountain, a field, or a river. There are about 15-20 households in each village. A large village is divided into small hamlets. Their houses are often built on stilts. When exploring the village, you can stop and enter a traditional Tay house to enjoy a cup of tea. Then, you will embark on a boat to cruise upstream the Chay River. You will have the chance to enjoy beautiful scenery along the riversides. The boat trip ends at Bao Nhai bridge where a vehicle is waiting for you to transfer you back to Lao Cai. The tour ends when you arrive at your hotel.