Sapa Ethnic Market

STYLE : Group or Private/Daillyday Departure

TRIP CODE : SPEM2D

Although minority people lived their traditional live basing on self subsidiary style, the need for exchanging their products is always strong. And more than that the wish of meeting others for socializing is very important which adds special significant to the meaning of markets in the mountainous region where most of the ethnic minorities live in remote and isolated villages. As going to attend a festival, tribal peoples always wear their best colorful traditional costumes to go to the markets. After selling out their produces such as fruit, rice, corn, vegetable, handicraft, chicken, pigs or even buffaloes and horses… men gather, sitting on wooden bench at many footstalls drinking corn wine while women with children enjoying noodle soup and all talking cheerfully.

ITINERARY 2DAYS 1NIGHT
ITINERARY 3DAYS 2NIGHTS
PHOTOS GALLERY
BOOKING RESERVATION

20:30 – 20:45 we pick up at the meeting point, will guide you to the train station all the way to your train cabin.

22:00 Train leave Hanoi to Lao Cai station.

DAY 1: BAC HA - SUNDAY MARKET (B/L/D)

Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese). In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them... and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha for get back to Lao Cai to continue up to Sapa and O/N in the Hotel.

DAY 2: Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN (B/L/D)

After breafats 6km of walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. A 2km-trekking down to Lao Chai village, through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. Lunch at a local family, it gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the landscapes...on the way. Get back to Sapa by car. Bus take to the Lao Cai trainstation and by night train back to Hanoi.

TYPE OF TOUR	YOU ARE 2 - 4 PERSON (PER PERSON IN US $)	YOU ARE 5 - 8 PERSON (IN US $)
Join Group	149 USD	139 USD
Private tour	199 USD	159 USD

INCLUDE:

Train tickets (4 beds/cabins) - Optional
Bus Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Cai
Luxury van Sapa - Hanoi
Sight - seeing tickets
Complimentary miniral water
English speaking guide
01 night homestay
Meals (2 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner)
Bus from village - Sapa town
Taxi pick up from hotel to Hanoi train station.

EXCLUDE: Drinks, Personnal expenses., etc.

PEAK SEASON SURCHARGE

+ 20%: Lunar New Year’s Eve, the 1st and 2nd day of Lunar New Year.

CHILD POLICY:

Child under 5 years old: free of charge
Child from 5 - 12 years old: 75% charge
Children from 12 years old up full price charge.

20:30 – 20:45 we pick up at the meeting point, will guide you to the train station all the way to your train cabin.

22:00 Train leave Hanoi to Lao Cai station.

DAY 1: Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN (B/L/D)

12 km of trekking, visit Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai villages of the H’mong minority. after lunch at a local family in Lao Chai or in a drinking shop nearby the river bank, we keep on hiking to Ta Van village of the Dzay where we stay overnight in a local family. Here you have opportunity to experience their daily life, work and original custom.

DAY 2: TA VAN - GIANG TA CHAI - SA PAN (B/L/D)

14 km walking to visit 2 villages of the red Dzao, the H’mong (Giang Ta Chai & Su Pan). Visit a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge. Enjoy landscapes... through bamboo forest on the way to the main road to get the Carto return to Sapa.

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

In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them... and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha for get back to Lao Cai to catch the train.