General information of 5 day Bac Ha market - Sapa- Mu Cang Chai tour from Hanoi.
Bac Ha market – the most colorful one in the Northwest of Vietnam where different ethnic groups of colorful dresses of their own tribes usually gather to exchange local products, meet eachother every Sunday.Sapa is famous for its pleasant climate, beautiful valleys of terraced rice fields,and rich & well-preserved cultures of different ethnic groups living there.Mu Cang Chai is an off-beaten track destination, standing out for its most impressive landscapes of rice terraces in the world.Bac Ha market -Sapa & Mu Cang Chai Tour Package 5 days are specially customised for the ones who love to explore untouched natures of mountains, valleys, waterfalls; authentic local cultures in Bac Ha market, Sapa & Mu Cang Chai with interesting trekking tour routes.You will have chances to admire beautiful natures, peaceful countryside villages with friendly locals, majestic stepped rice fields; and get to know locals’daily life as well as their native cultures in this package tour to Bac Ha market, Sapa & Mu Cang Chai.

Please, take a note that Bac Ha market only take place on Sunday so we start this 5 day Bac Ha market- Sapa – Mu Cang Chai tour package on Saturday from Hanoi.
Brief itinerary of Bac Ha market -Sapa – Mu Cang Chai trekking tour package 5 days
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Day 1. Hanoi transfer to Bac Ha region, trekking tour to visit Ban Pho village.Hotel overnight in Bac Ha (L,D)
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Day 2.Morning visit to Bac Ha market, transfer to Sapa.Overnight in Sapa (B, L,D)
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Day 3.Morning Sapa trekking tour to Lao Chai & Ta Van villages, Silver waterfall, Heavenly Gate & transfer to Mu Cang Chai. Homestay in Mu Cang Chai (B, L,D)
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Day 4.Mu Cang Chai trekking tour to Che Cu Nha & La Pan Tan villages.Overnight in Nghia Lo (B, L,D)
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Day 5.Morning biking tour to visit Nghia Lo valley, transfer back to Hanoi (B, L)
Travel Route Map Hanoi - Bac Ha - Sapa - Mu Cang Chai- Nghia Lo - Hanoi.
Special Experiences of 5 day Bac Ha market - Sapa- Mu Cang Chai Tour Package.
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Explore three famous destinations in the northwest of Vietnam : Bac Ha market - Sapa & Mu Cang Chai in Hoang Lien mountain range.
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Attend in Bac Ha market- the most interesting & colorful market in the highlands of Vietnam
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Interesting trekking tours to view natural landscapes of mountains, waterfalls & valleys of rice terraces dotted with remote local villages.
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Getting a great sense of local cultures while trekking to or homestaying in their villages : viewing their daily life, housestyles, farming works on rice terraces.
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Chances to enjoy authentic local foods during the journey.
Photos of this trekking tour package

Bac Ha market

Mam Xoi rice terraces in La Pan Tan Commune

Rice terraces in harvest time

Doing farm works with parents

Meals with locals in Mu Cang Chai

Stepped rice fields in poouring water time

Falling water into the fields
Detailed itinerary of Bac Ha market - Sapa – Mu Cang Chai tour package 5 days
Day 1. Hanoi transfer to Bac Ha region, trekking tour to visit Ban Pho village.Overnight in Bac Ha (L,D)
Early morning, our private car & guide pick your group up at the hotel & drive on Hanoi-Lao Cai highway to the highlands of Bac Ha. Nice sceneries of rice fields,villages in Red Rver delta, valleys & mountains you can capture on the way.At noon, arrive in Bac Ha town & have a lunch in a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, start a nice trek to visit Ban Pho village of local Flower Hmong, witness their house style & their famous business of making corn wines, try some tatses if you like.Dinner & overnight in Bac Ha hotel.
Day 2.Morning tour to visit Bac Ha market- transfer to Sapa.Overnight in Sapa (B,L)
Enjoy your fresh-air morning with breakfast and view local ethnics in their colorful dresses happily headingto Bac Ha market – the biggest market of local ethnics in the highland.Have a full morning exploring this market for a great sense of local tribal communities, their typical items exchanged in this trade fair : vegetables, clothes… chickens & buffaloes on its full play ( between 9h00 a.m & 11h00 am)
Try some local dishes or buy the items that you like, then meet our driver for a 3 hour transfer to Sapa. Check –in the hotel & free at leisure to explore Sapa town.Overnight in Sapa.

Day 3.Morning Sapa trekking tour to Lao Chai & Ta Van village, Silver waterfall, Heavenly Gate & transfer to Mu Cang Chai. Homestay in Mu Cang Chai (B, L,D)
After breakfast, you have a morning Sapa trekking tour to visit Lao Chai & Ta Van villages located in vast & green Muong Hoa valley.This trek offers us a wonderful captivation of Sapa landscapes of mountains, rivers & Muong Hoa valley, where are dotted with beautiful layers of rice terraces, local villages of Black Hmong & Zay tribes. Getting to know their unique lifestyles, traditional dress weaving & farming activities.
Back to Sapa for lunch, then transfer to Mu Cang Chai in the afternoon. On the way, you have chances to visit Silver Waterfall, Tram Ton Heaven Gate & certain stops between for impressive outlooks of beautiful mountains & valleys. Diner & homestay in Thai village near Mu Cang Chai town.
Day 4.Mu Cang Chai trekking tour to visit Che Cu Nha & La Pan Tan villages.Homestay overnight in Nghia Lo (B, L,D)
Mu Cang Chai trekking full day with off-beaten-path trekking routes along dirt trails to Che Cu Nha & La Pan Tan- the place with the most breathtaking rice terraces in Mu Cang Chai, which was recognized as the national heritage in 2007.
Morning trekking of 8kms up & down along the mountainsides to visit remote villages in Cu Che Nha communes & have wonderful overview of different layers of stepped rice fields, local farming activities & local daily life.

Mu Cang Chai scenery of rice terraces
Get picked up on the way for lunch, then continue another trek of 6 km to La Pan Tan commune for the most picturesque photos of rice terraces in Mu Cang Chai ( Mam Xoi rice terrace – the symbol photos of Mu Cang Chai tourism)
In the afternoon, drive past Khau Pha Pass- the four most imposing passes in Northeast Vietnam to Nghia Lo town.Dinner & homestay at a local Thai family in Nghia Lo
Day 5.Morning biking ride to visit Nghia Lo valley, transfer back to Hanoi (B, L)
Breakfast served at homestay with pancake & hot coffee, then full morning bike ride with ourguide around Nghia Lo valley, more exposal to pristine landscapes of paddy fields & mountain and more chances to interact with local Thai tribe in the region.After lunch at the homestay, say goodbye to the family and take 5 hour car transfer back to Hanoi. Finish Bac Ha market -Sapa-Mu Cang Chai tour package 5 days at the doorstep of your hotel.