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jon8406 · Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Posts: 15

Bac Ha Market, Vietnam markets, Bac Ha is famous for its Sunday market, it is a trading centre and meeting place for couples, friends, and relatives every Sunday.

Every Sunday, Bac Ha hosts the biggest fair near the mountainous highlands and the Chinese border.
The market was very crowded, local products for sale or barter are carried on horseback. Besides the usual items like pigs, cows, chickens, and ducks, the Bac Ha market sold dogs. As dogs were available as cuts of meat, they were also available live, right next to the live pigs, chickens, and other livestock.

Rounding the corner and pungent fumes of alcohol accosted our senses of smell, from corn whiskey, a Bac Ha specialty. The potent moonshine is decanted by vendors from large white plastic jugs to used bottled water containers. If you doubt the ability of a vendor's hooch to peel paint or light your senses on fire, you can try a shot for free.
At the fair, adventurous gastronomes can try thang co blood porridge, a popular dish of the H’Mong and other local people.

Tour Highlights:

· Bac Ha is where you'll want to stock up on water buffalo, pigs and horses.
· To know about handicrafts made by some of the 10 Montagnard groups living near here - Flower Hmong, Dzao, Giay (Nhang), Han (Hoa), Xa Fang, Lachi, Nung, Phula, Thai and Thulao.

· You will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people. You can interact them, learn about their culture and customs.

Night 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai

· Car and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to the Ha Noi Train Station to get a night train to Lao Cai station.
Day 1: Lao Cai – Sa Pa ( B; L; D )
· Our guide meets you at the Lao Cai train station, and you depart for Sa Pa by a minibus. Arriving in Sa Pa in the mid-morning, you will check in to the hotel, have breakfast and take a short rest.
· After lunch, our guide takes you to visit two Black H’mong villages (Cat Cat Village) and a waterfall where you will have a chance to see the hydroelectric power station built by the French. After that, we’ll back to Sa Pa for dinner. In the evening, you’re free to do as you wish. You can explore the town of Sa Pa.
· Overnight in the hotel.

Day 2: Sapa – Hanoi ( B; L; D )
· After breakfast, our guide takes you to villages populated by H’mong and Dzay peoples, respectively called Lao Chai and Ta Van.
· You’ll have lunch either with an ethnic minority family or on the way back to Lao Cai to catch a night on the train back to Ha Noi, arriving the next early morning.

Day 3: Hanoi
· Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip in the early morning at around 05:00 AM. Tour ends.

Inclusions:
· Train ticket soft sleeper with AC
· English/ French Speaking Guide
· Transportation
· Meals as mentioned in the program above. ( B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner )
· Accommodation
· Entrance fees
Exclusions:
· Drinks.
· Personal expenses.
· Tips and gratitude for guide, porters and drivers.
· Others not mentioned in the price above
What to bring:
· Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, Insect Repellent, Original Passport
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