Sapa & Bac Ha Market 3 Days 2 Nights (Friday departure)

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Sapa & Bac Ha Market 3 Days 2 Nights (Friday departure)

Three days combining the best of Sapa with Bac Ha market: Cat Cat village, a day trekking through the Muong Hoa rice terraces to Lao Chai and Ta Van, then Bac Ha's Sunday market and the Flower H'Mong village of Ban Pho.

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

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 · 06:00-06:30 – 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 · 08:00 – Trek Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – After breakfast your guide leads you through Y Linh Ho village and down the rice terraces along the Muong Hoa stream to Lao Chai (Black H'Mong) and Ta Van (Giay), with views of the Hoang Lien Son range.
  6. Day 2 · 12:30 – Lunch in Ta Van – Lunch and a rest in Ta Van village.
  7. Day 2 · 14:00 – Back to the hotel – A car takes you back to your hotel in Sapa.
  8. Day 2 · 18:30 – Dinner – Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
  9. Day 3 · 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.
  10. Day 3 · 12:00 – Lunch – Lunch at a local restaurant.
  11. Day 3 · 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.
  12. Day 3 · 16:30 – Bus back to Hanoi – Arrive in Lao Cai, wait at a restaurant, then board the sleeper bus to Hanoi.
  13. Day 3 · 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)
  • 2 nights at a hotel in Sapa town
  • Meals as listed (3 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts)
  • 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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