Perfect connection of Colorful Can Cau – Bac Ha markets - 2 days / 3 nights

Night 1: night train to Lao Cai Station

South Pacific Travel’s coach and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you for the overnight train to Lao Cai Station. Enjoy the experience the romance of overnight train travel.

Transfer: Private AC coach hotel – railway station
Accommodation: 4 Soft sleeper in AC shared cabin
Meal: Not applicable

Day 1 Saturday : Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Can Cau – Bac Ha (B, L,D)

Arrive in Lao Cai Station do a little bit morning exercise, feel ready for our trip. Our guide with the board under your name welcome you and pick you up at Lao Cai station. On the way we will stop for breakfast and then transfer to Bac Ha Market which is 70 km Northeast of Lao Cai.

The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Situated in the mountains in border area, 20 km from Bac Ha, Can Cau is a small, but very colorful market.

In the afternoon, you will take a walk to Ban Pho village of Nung and Flower Hmong, which is located in a small valley. The villagers grow vegetables and fruit trees. One of the most famous fruits of the area is plum. You will go back to the hotel late in the afternoon and then have dinner in a local restaurant.

Transfer: Private AC coach Lao Cai – Bac Ha market 3hrs
Trek: 1,5 hrs trek
Accommodation: Cong Phu hotel or equivalent
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 2 Sunday:Bac Ha – Trung Do – boat trip to Coc Ly – Lao Cai (B, L)

After having a morning coffee, you take a short walk to visit the old castle of the former Hmong King. From there you can have a view over the town. You will then visit the huge market of Bac Ha with its colorful array of ethnic minority people such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung who gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant.

After lunch, you drive downhill for about half an hour then start a short walk to Trung Do village, which belongs to the Tay minority. Here you can visit a traditional Tay house, before getting on a boat. You will have a cruise upstream the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenes on the river banks. You will then cruise down stream to the Bao Nhai Bridge, where you get on the car for the journey back. Freshen up – room available.

Transfer: Private AC coach
Trek: 1 hrs trek. Boat cruise 1,5hrs
Freshen up: room available
Accommodation: 4 Soft sleeper in AC shared cabin.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 3: Arrive back to Hanoi

You will arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30. Our tour finishes.

Transfer: private AC coach
Guide: English speaking guide