Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses.
To know about handicrafts made by some of the 10 Montagnard groups living near here - Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.
You will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people.
You can interact them, learn about their culture and customs.
Lao Chai village: Located 7 Kms from Sapa, it is quite approachable from Sapa for a travllers who do not have much time. In this village which you will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people there. You can interact them, learn about their culture and customs.
Ta Van is located in the northern province of Lao Cai, about 5 kilometres from Sapa, at an altitude of 1, 816 meters. This province borders the province of Yunnan in south-west China, and the indigenous people here share many cultural features with their Chinese neighbours.
Night 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai Our car will pick you up at your hotel and then transfer to Ha Noi Train Station to get the night train to Lao Cai station. Overnight on train.
Day 1: Lao Cai - Bac Ha Sunday market - Sapa ( B, L, D ) After meeting a guide at the Lao Cai railway station we have breakfast there and go to the Bac Ha market for two hours by a van (AC). This is the largest market in the region, a place where many ethnic groups gather to buy and sell, eat and drink together. There are 10 minority groups in the Bac Ha region. You can buy homemade handicrafts and clothes. In the afternoon we will have a 2 hour trek to Ban Pho village (Flower H’Mong people).In the village we can have a look in their house and understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. And then we drive back to Sapa for 3 hours. Overnight in Hotel Sapa.
Day 2: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van -Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi ( B, L, D ) After having breakfast in a hotel we embark on a lovely trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages Lao Chai & Ta Van, home to Black H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Once on the valley floor you can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields and scattered villages. Return to Sapa and then to Lao Cai railway station to get night train to Hanoi. The guide sees you off at Lao Cai train station and takes you on the train. Overnight on the train.
Day 3: Hanoi - Arrival Getting back to Hanoi at early morning. Take a taxi to come your hotel by yourself. End of services.
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Tour Package Includes
Hotel accommodation as specific or similar, base on twin sharing
Air-condition transportation
Return train ticket with soft sleeper Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi
All entrance fees
English or French speaking guide. Other languages can be arranged upon request
All meals as per program: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
