COLORFUL MARKET OF NORTHERN IN VIETNAM

Explore highland landscapes in northern mountainous region of Vietnam
Visit colourful local markets of minority people
Trekking along buffalo paths and trails and through hill tribe villages.

ITINERARY

Your adventure starts with the drive to the mountain town of Bac Ha in the Far North of Vietnam. The journey to Bac Ha will take the best part of the day. The drive is worthwhile though, as the scenery on your northward journey into the highlands is both dramatic and breathtaking. Arriving in Bac Ha late in the afternoon, you will check into the hotel and use the remainder of the day with a short walk around the mountain town. Overnight in Bac Ha.

DAY 2 : CAN CAU COLORFUL MARKET (B/L/D)

Following breakfast you take a drive 12km on the scenic road to Can Cau Saturday Market, home to the flower Hmong hill tribe minority people. This market is more authentic. The very colourful flower Hmong people converge from far away villages to trade and exchange goods here. Local farm produce, Tho cam (indigo clothes) dogs, cats, pigs, horses and more are on sale here. Local people wear their best Saturday clothes. Young men and girls come from many of the surrounding villages in order to meet each other. This is a golden opportunity for any photographers, as the diverse colors on display are truly magnificent. Overnight in Bac Ha.

DAY 3 : BAC HA MARKET - SAPA (B/L/D)

The Sunday market transforms this quiet mountain town to an exciting and colorful place. Bac Ha Sunday market is a trading centre and meeting place for couples, friends, and relatives, and it is a typical weekly activity for the H’Mong and other minority groups living in the locality suach as Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities. Local products for sale or barter are carried on horseback. At the fair, adventurous gastronomes can try “thang co” or try blood porridge, a popular dish of the H’Mong and other local people. Leave Bac Ha for Sapa via Lao Cai border-town. Free. At leisure. Overnight in Sapa.

DAY 4 : SAPA (B/L/D)

You have full day trek from Sapa town that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you will meet. Stop for lunch on the way before continue to visit Ta Van village, inhabited by the Day ethnic minority. Rejoin car transfer back to Sapa for overnight.