Sapa & Bac Ha Market 2 Days 1 Night (Saturday departure)

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Sapa & Bac Ha Market 2 Days 1 Night (Saturday departure)

Bac Ha's Sunday market is the biggest and most colourful highland market in the northwest. Travel to Sapa on Saturday and visit Cat Cat village; on Sunday drive to Bac Ha market, walk to the Flower H'Mong village of Ban Pho, taste the corn wine and head back to Hanoi.

Illustrative photos: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 · 06:15-06:30 – Sleeper bus Hanoi – Sapa – A sleeper or VIP cabin bus collects you in Hanoi's Old Quarter and takes the Noi Bai – Lao Cai expressway, about 5–6 hours with a rest stop, past the mountains and terraced fields of the northwest.
  2. Day 1 · 13:00-13:30 – Arrive in Sapa, lunch – Your guide meets you at the bus station; check in at the hotel and have lunch.
  3. Day 1 · 14:30 – Cat Cat village – Walk down to the H'Mong village of Cat Cat to learn about local customs and linen weaving, and see Cat Cat waterfall and the hydro-electric station built by the French in the early 20th century.
  4. Day 1 · 18:30-19:00 – Dinner and overnight in Sapa – Dinner at a restaurant, then free time at the night market and stone church. Overnight at a hotel in Sapa town.
  5. Day 2 · 06:30-07:00 – Bac Ha Sunday market – After breakfast, about 3 hours' drive to Bac Ha market, where Flower H'Mong, Black Dao, Tay, Nung, La Chi, Phu La and other groups come from far and wide to trade goods and livestock and meet friends.
  6. Day 2 · 12:00 – Lunch – Lunch at a local restaurant.
  7. Day 2 · 13:30 – Ban Pho village – Walk to the Flower H'Mong village of Ban Pho to see their homes and daily life, and taste the famous home-made corn wine.
  8. Day 2 · 16:30 – Bus back to Hanoi – Arrive in Lao Cai, wait at a restaurant, then board the sleeper bus to Hanoi.
  9. Day 2 · 21:00-21:30 – Arrive in Hanoi – Drop-off on Tran Quang Khai / Ly Thai To street. Tour ends.

Included

  • Return sleeper or VIP cabin bus Hanoi – Sapa (air-con, wifi, blanket, pillow)
  • 1 night at a hotel in Sapa
  • Meals as listed (2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast)
  • Local English-speaking guide in Sapa
  • Entrance fees on the itinerary

Not included

  • Drinks with meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and personal expenses

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