Lao Cai Trip Overview
This full day tour offers you a chance to visit and explore a traditional market in Sapa named Can Cau market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La as well as Chinese people. Especially, you will enjoy a boat ride along the Chay River and a visit to a Tay Village.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 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 Can Cau market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La as well as Chinese people. Especially, you will enjoy a boat ride along the Chay River and a visit to a Tay Village.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Can Cau Market, Sapa Vietnam
Can Cau market is about 20 km from Bac Ha. It’s a small market, but very colourful. It opens only on Saturday. Upon your arrival here, you will be taken to stroll around and explore the market.
Leaving the market, you will head to Bac Ha town to enjoy lunch there.
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. Tay villages are often situated on the foot of a mountain or along a stream and are named after a mountain, a field, or a river. When exploring the village, you can stop and enter a traditional Tay house to enjoy a cup of tea. The boat trip ends at Coc Ly where a vehicle is waiting for you to transfer you back to Lao Cai. The tour ends when you arrive at your hotel.
Duration: 4 hours
