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Can Cau Market ( Saturday Market)

Can Cau is a busy market that is held every Saturday. Located near the Chinese border, it is a colorful, vibrant market where you will encounter minority peoples such as the Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Nung, Phu La, and even Chinese people. All kinds of goods are traded here, from fabrics to various types of livestock to local corn wine.

Tour Duration: Approx: 6 hours driving/ 1-hour walking around / 1-hour lunch
Tour Route: Sapa or Lao cai train to Bac Ha - Can Cau Market - Lao cai - Sapa
Starts: Pick up at your hotel in Sapa /our office in Sapa or from Lao cai Train station
Ends: At your hotel in Sapa or Lao cai train station
Tour Level: Easy walk
Group size: Private Tour
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

BRIEF ITINERARY
Sapa or Lao cai train station - Bac Ha town - Can Cau Market - Lao cai train/Sapa

Detail Itinerary
Prices & Inclusions

6:30 Am Sapa Trekking Travel guide & driver , meet with your guide at your hotel then you will take a 2.5-hour drive to Can Cau market. The journey will take you through the mountainous border area between Viet Nam and China. Situated 20 kilometers from Bac Ha, Can Cau is a small but very colorful market. Opening only on Saturdays, it always delivers a very photogenic display of Flower Hmong, Nung and Phu La ethnic costumes. Spend the morning exploring the market then you will leave for Bac Ha town where you will have lunch. From Bac Ha you drive downhill (1/2 hour) to start a short walk to Trung Do Village which belongs to the Tay minority where you will visit a traditional Tay house. We then travel by boat through the amazing countryside to Bao Nhai Village before transferring to Sapa town in the afternoon or drop of at Lao cai train station if you take the night train back Ha Noi.

What is included?

Local English speaking guide
Transportation
Meals (Lunch)
Boat Trip on Chay River
All entrance fees and permits
Mineral water

What is excluded?

Personal Pocket Money
Soft drink (beer, coca cola…)
Insurance

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