Lao Cai Trip Overview
This full day tour offers you a chance to visit and explore a traditional market in Sapa named Bac Ha market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung people. Especially, you will enjoy a boat ride along the Chay River and a visit to a Tay Village.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Lao Cai, Vietnam
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Lao Cai, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
This full day tour offers you a chance to visit and explore a traditional market in Sapa named Bac Ha market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung people. Especially, you will enjoy a boat ride along the Chay River and a visit to a Tay Village.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bac Ha, Bac Ha, Lao Cai Province
Bac Ha market is a the largest one in the area. It opens on every Sunday.
Upon your arrival here, you will be taken to stroll around and explore the market. Coming here, you will not only see different ethnic minority people in their colourful traditional dress, such as Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay or Nung minorities, but also see a wide range of homemade product sold by the locals.
Following the nice lunch and a short rest, in the afternoon, you will continue the tour by driving downhill to Lao Cai. It will take you about 1 hour. En route, you will stop and take a short walk to visit Trung Do village where Tay people are living. When exploring the village, you can stop and enter a traditional Tay house to enjoy a cup of tea. Then, you will embark on a boat to cruise upstream the Chay River. The boat trip ends at Bao Nhai bridge where a vehicle is waiting for you to transfer you back to Lao Cai. The tour ends when you arrive at your hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
