SAPA BAC HA MARKET 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS (DEPART FRIDAY ONLY)
DAY 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat – Sapa (L-D)
6:30 - 7:00 – Our driver and tour guide will come and pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi to depart for Sapa.
10:00 – Follow the highway to Lao Cai City with a comfortable short break on the way to Sapa.
13:00 – Arrive at Sapa town and be amazed by the colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people. Enjoy welcome drinks and itinerary briefing. Then, have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes before the hotel check-in.
14:30 – Start hiking downhill to Cat Cat village at the bottom of Muong Hoa Valley. Enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards Fansipan – the highest peak in Vietnam and Indochina. Upon arrival at the village, you will have a chance to visit the Black H’mong’s traditional stilt houses as well as watch people weaving, embroidering, and drying their clothes, etc. Then, keep walking to visit the dramatic and picturesque Cat Cat Waterfall, which is a great spot for photo-shoots.
17:00 – Return to Sapa town for dinner. Enjoy your free time in the afternoon to explore Sapa Market and town.
Overnight at the hotel
DAY 2: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa (B-L-D)
7:00 - 7:45 – Have breakfast at the hotel.
8:00 – Take a short drive to Y Linh Ho village and then start hiking through the rice terraces along Muong Hoa Stream to Lao Chai, the village of Black H’mong minority. Here you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain ranges. In the late afternoon, continue trekking to visit Ta Van village, which is the home of Tay minority. The trekking distance is about 9km and the duration is 3½ hours.
11:30 – Hike uphill to Ta Van Bridge to be transferred back to Sapa town.
12:00 – Have lunch in Sapa town.
Enjoy free time for the rest of the day to discover Sapa town by yourself.
Have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.
DAY 3: Sapa – Bac Ha Market – Lao Cai – Ha Noi (B-L-D)
6:15 - 7:00 – Have breakfast at the hotel, check out, and prepare your luggage before departing for Bac Ha market.
7:00 - 14:00 – Take a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Bac Ha Town, the home of Flower H’Mong people.
Visit Bac Ha market, the busiest and most popular weekly market of the minorities in the Northern Vietnam.
Have lunch at local restaurant at noon. Take a short walk to visit Hoang A Tuong’s palace (H’mong King’s palace), which was built in 1914 with French
– Vietnamese architectural style and then visit Pho Village of the Flower H’Mong people.
The trekking distance is about 4km and the duration is roughly 2 hours.
14:00 – Take a 2-hour drive back to Lao Cai City. Here you will have a short break and a shower
19:00 - Sleeping Bus from Sapa to Ha Giang
Day 4: HA GIANG CITY - QUAN BA - YEN MINH - PHO CAO – SUNG LA - DONG VAN TOWN (135km )
-8:30 Am -Have breakfast and then start the Ha Giang loop journey
-Check in: KM0 in Hagiang city - Bac Sum Pass - Quan Ba Heaven Gate - Stopover to see Quan Ba twin mountains, Tam Son Town
-12:30 After passing Can Ty pass, check in some beautiful spots, lonely trees, Van Chai cliff, then have lunch at Yen Minh town
-13:30 continue towards Dong Van to check in: Tham Ma pass , Pho Cao village, Sung La valley, visit Lung Cam cultural village imbued with H'Mong ethnic identity, visit "Pao's house" , Tam Giac Mach field, Moon rock field in Sa Phin village.
-16:30: Visit the mansion of the Vuong family (King of the Hmong people): Coming here, you will truly admire the life and culture of the H'Mong people. In the late afternoon, under the last sunlight of the day, you will get the most authentic experience of the architectural exchange of three cultures: H'Mong, French, and Chinese.
-18:00: Check in hotel, homestay and rest
-19:30: Dinner, then free to walk around Dong Van old town, to enjoy street food at Dong Van old town night market.
Day 5 : DONG VAN TOWN – MA PI LENG PASS – NHO QUE RIVER – MAU DUE – DU GIA
-8:30 am: After breakfast, we will visit the legendary Happiness Road, the majestic Ma Pi Leng Pass, and the beautiful Nho Que River.
Check in: The stop at the Ma Pi Leng monument, the dangerous road to Death's snout and Dinosaur's spine, walking on the sky parth, you will see the entire scene at the foot of the pass. Panorama viewing point and a few beautiful check-in points at the top of the pass.
- Take a boat on the Nho Que River to see the highest Tu San canyon in Southeast Asia, a natural masterpiece that can only be found in Ha Giang
-12:30: Have lunch at Meo Vac Town. Then continue the journey from Meo Vac town to Du Gia, the road has beautiful views with many winding roads with endless valleys, on the way check in: M pass shooting location, Mau Due, Lung Ho.
-17:00: Arrive at Du Gia commune center, check in at a local homestay in the Du Gia village, enjoy dinner with Tay cuisine, and drink corn wine that we happily named "happy water"
Day 6 : DU GIA – DUONG THUONG village LUNG TAM – QUAN BA – HA GIANG city
-8:30 am: After breakfast, we will walk around the village, go bathe in Du Gia waterfall, then depart back to Ha Giang city.
-On the way stopping to admire and visit some beautiful scenes: the valley Duong Thuong, Visit Lung Tam weaving village,
We have lunch at Tam Son town - Quan Ba
and return to Ha Giang city at around 4:00 p.m, shower, rest at Hostel,homestay and take the bus to Ha Noi at times:
- 4pm : The limosine bus arrive Ha Noi at 10pm
- 6pm : The sleeper bus arrive Ha Noi at 12pm
- 20h30 : The VIP cabin bus arrive Ha Noi at 3am
We would like to express our sincere thanks and best wishes for good health to you and your family. We hope to see you again in Ha Giang next time.
Sincerely thank you!
