Sapa: Cat Cat – Bac Ha Market by Train ~ 2 Days 3 Nights
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Overview
Sapa
Duration : 2 Days 3 Nights
Transportation : Train
Departure : Daily
Recommended by Lonely Planet, Bac Ha Market is held every Sunday and is the biggest minority people’s market in Northwest Vietnam. Alive with the bright colors and extravagant costumes of the local people, here you will meet Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Tay, Nung, La Chi, Phu La and other minority groups who come from far and wide to buy and sell a wide variety of goods and livestock, to exchange news and to renew friendships. In the past, the market was a center for trading horses but now that motorbikes have replaced them it is more common to see buffalo, cows, goats, fish and other livestock being traded. The market opens at around 7.30am and closes mid-afternoon, so an early start is advisable.
Itinerary
Night 0: Hanoi - Lao Cai
20:30 - 20:45 Picking up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at 22:00 PM to Lao Cai Station. Sleeping on the train.
Day 1: Sapa - Cat Cat Village - Sapa Market ( B, L, D )
- 06:30 Our driver picks you up at Lao Cai Station, then transfer to hotel for breakfast
- 09:00 Around 5 km of walking to visit Cat Cat village, the home of Black Hmong people. Stop at the waterfall and this is where you have a chance to see the hydroelectric power station built by the French. After 2.5 hours of trekking, you will come back to Sapa Town for lunch at a local restaurant. Check-in, free at leisure
- In the afternoon, free time for Visiting Sapa Market, the Church in the center of town.
- 18:30 Dinner at a the restaurant and overnight at the hotel in Sapa town
Day 2: Bac Ha Market- Sapa - Hanoi (B, L)
- 07:15 Check out hotel, depart to Bac Ha Market, Arrive after 2,5 hours ..Free time for visiting one of the most colorful markets in the world This big market in northwest Vietnam filled with many different hill-tribe peoples such as Flower H’mong, Dzay, Tay people. At the market, you have a chance to enjoy Bac Ha people's simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches... talking to the minorities through the guide's interpretation.
- 14:00 After lunch Leave the market for visiting the Hmong Kings house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920, short walking to see Ban Pho village where is the homeland of flower Hmong. Say goodbye to Bac Ha and get back to Lao Cai Station. On the way back, drop in to see the Vietnamese and Chinese Harbor Mouth in Lao Cai.
- 17:00 Transfer to Station for overnight train back to Hanoi. Arrive at 5:00 AM.
Finish Sapa - Bac Ha Market 3 Nights 2 Days.
Price & Inclusion
Included:
- Picking up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter area (Hoan Kiem district)
- Train ticket Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi (Sharing A/C soft sleeper 4 berths cabin)
- A/C tourist car during Group Tour in Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Cai
- Accommodation (twin sharing or triple)
- Meals as indicated
- English speaking guide
- Entrance fee
Excluded:
- Single supplement
- International & domestic flight ticket
- Visa arrangement
- Drinks travel insurance, other meals
- Tip & personal expenses.
Children rates:
- Free of charge for children under 4 y/o sharing a bed with parents.
- 75% adult price for children 5 - 9 y/o sharing a bed with parents.
- 100% adult price for children over 9 y/o
- A couple travels with 2 children, the 2nd child will be charged 100% adult price
Rules
- All rates are in US dollars per person.
- The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels, and operating conditions.
- Special request (diet or vegetarian, etc) should be sent before your departure date.
- Hotels stipulated: check-in time at 14:00 and check-out time at 12:00
- Tourists should bring a jacket warm enough to avoid cold because the weather in Sapa often has low temperatures at night and during winter, you should use sneakers to facilitate throughout the tour itinerary.
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