Bac Ha Cycling Tour 3 days: Weekend Market

This Bac Ha Cycling Tour 3 days you through scenic landscapes. With our intriguing mountain bike trip, you will have chances to observe the local minority communities daily life. Stay overnight in Bac Ha and explore the villages as well as visit the local market. Visit the Can Cau market as well as enjoy a boat cruise in the Chay River

3 days 2 nights

Vietnam

Cycling Tours

- Short Trips

Attractions

Bac Ha

Duration

3 days 2 nights

Code

VNCL7

Type of tour

Private tour

Overview

Welcome to our Bac Ha Cycling Tour 3 days: Weekend Market!

The Bac Ha Cycling Tour 3 days offers a unique opportunity to explore Vietnam's stunning countryside and traditional villages.

Highlights include:

Cycling through scenic landscapes and observing local minority communities working their fields along the Chay River massif.
Visiting the vibrant Bac Ha market and learning about the area's rich culture.
A visit to the Can Cau market, a colorful and lively weekly market.
A relaxing boat cruise on the Chay River, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding nature.

This immersive adventure lets you experience the best of rural Vietnam while cycling through its picturesque terrain.

Itinerary

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After having breakfast, you will start out from Lao Cai by cycling on good flat road leading towards Bac Ngam. You pass by peaceful countryside of the Red River valley. Villages and rice fields are all along the way. You arrive in Bac Ngam by noon, where you stop for a picnic lunch.
In the afternoon, you will have a long and sometimes steep ascent to the final destination of today, Bac Ha. Should you feel tired from riding the bike, your jeep will pick you up and give you a lift to Bac Ha. You will check in a homestay of Tay people, where you will stay for the next two nights. A cold drink, a shower and a tasteful dinner will complete this day, and make it one to remember.

Approx: 5 hours cycling/ 1-hour lunch

Today is time for a special market experience: the Can Cau market. The road between Bac Ha and Can Cau is hilly but extremely beautiful. The ride will take you around 1 and half hours. The products on the market are interesting, as well as the groups of ethnic minority people represented make the market an unforgettable experience. You will spend all the morning to walk around the market exploring its magnificent chaos. You will have picnic lunch on the way.
In the afternoon, you head back to Bac Ha. You will be able to take a nice ride to Ban Pho village of Flower Hmong and Nung minorities, which is nearby Bac Ha. The villagers grow vegetables and fruit trees. One of the most famous fruit of the area is plum. You will be able to visit a local house, where you might have chance to taste a cup of corn wine, another famous product of the village. You will spend another night in a homestay

Approx: 4 hours cycling/ 1-hour lunch

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 this huge market with its colorful array of ethnic minority people such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, and Nung who gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
You will then start out from Bac Ha by cycling downhill to Bao Nhai, where we get on a boat to have a cruise on the Chay river. It is a perfect way to finish your trip by sitting in the boat exploring the life at the riverbank. Your jeep will wait for you in Coc Ly and take to Lao Cai Railways Station to reach the train back to Hanoi. Another possibility is to return to Sapa for more adventures holiday experiences in the mountains of Vietnam.

Approx: 1.5 hours cycling/ 1-hour boat cruising/ 1-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

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