Minority Market Tours – 3N2D (01 night in the hotel)
Overview
- Day 1 Hanoi – Lao Cai
- Day 2 Lao Cai – Sapa – long trek to Y Linh Ho , Lao Chai, Ta Van B,L,D
- Day 3 Sapa – Bac Ha Market ( on Sunday ) / Can Cau Market / Coc Ly Market B,L,D
- Day 4 Lao Cai – Hanoi
Itinerary
Day 1 : Hanoi – Lao Cai
08:00 pm : Mini bus pick you up from hotel and transfer to Tran Quy Cap Train Station.
Train departs and overnight on train. Travel time is approximately 09 hours.
Day 2 : Lao Cai – Sapa – long trek to Y Linh Ho , Lao Chai, Ta Van ( B,L,D)
06:00 am : Arrive in Lao Cai Station . Pick up at the train station when you arrive and transfer to Sapa by a tourist shared bus.
07:00-08:00 am : Early check in if the room is available . Otherwise, we will provide you a basic hotel room where you can freshen up & relax. Enjoy the breakfast.
A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. You approach Ta Van village where Dzay Ethnic People inhabits in late afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours
Come back to the hotel & enjoy free time in the evening.
Day 3 : Sapa – Bac Ha Market ( on Sunday ) / Can Cau Market / Coc Ly Market (B,L,D)
Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese).
In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them… and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha for get back to Lao Cai to continue up to Sapa.
Freshen up and then transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the overnight train to Hanoi
Day 4 : Lao Cai – Hanoi .
Arrive in train station in Hanoi around 04:30 – 05:00 am . Our staff picks you up at the train station and transfer to come back hotel. End of the trip.