Sapa Motorbike Tour to Can Cau and Bac Ha Markets – 2 Days

Today, you will start the journey from Sapa to ride 135 km to Bac Ha and Can Cau market. Make sure you’ve finished breakfast so that you can have enough energy to enjoy the trip best. Check if your motorbike is fully attached to the best equipment for the long journey. Leaving Lao Cai, you will follow Highway 4D to Phong Nien commune in Bao Thang District. Then, you will ride along road 153, to reach Bac Ha Town. Here, you will take a visit to Can Cau Market located about 100 km from Northeast Lao Cai.

Lying on the top of the mountains, the market has long been renowned as the most interesting open-air market that offers tourists endless local cuisines and livestock. Sightseeing from above, Can Cau Market is such a dreamy valley surrounded by tons of glorious terraced fields at the foot of majestic mountains. All create a picturesque water painting like being made by the skillful hands of a talented craftsman.

Walking around the market, you will be surprised and overwhelmed by countless colorful costumes made by the H’mong people and diverse goods for sale from the small stalls of Chinese traders and indigenous people. Here, you can find separate zones selling particular items including utensils, veggies, cattle & poultry, and unique brocade products. Moreover, the cozy atmosphere here when you all gather in small tents enjoying the smells of local food can be found nowhere else.

One certain thing is that local beverages and dishes here will make your jaw drop right away. Don’t miss the chance to try the most well-known dish here called Thang Co. This mix of organs of pigs, buffaloes, cows,.. and natural herbs like ginger, lemongrass, and bouquet garni will make you fall in love with it instantly. After discovering the whole Can Cau market, the crew will backtrack to the Bac Ha market to check in at a booked hotel and get ready for supper. The overnight stay will be extremely relaxing.

Summary:

• Distance: 135 km
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Hotel

Another long day on the journey for us to start with is right here, so you need to be best prepared for it. We will enjoy breakfast first, and then, we will head up to the Bac Ha market for exploration. Since it is home to several ethnic groups including the H’Mong, Dao, Kinh, Tay, Phu La, Nung, and Hoa,…, the market brings a fresh sense of cultural diversity. Here, the sprinkling and cold weather are completely great for families and groups to enjoy a delicious barbecue. Come visit some food stalls here to try some local dishes before leaving for the next destination.

Bac Ha market nowadays is upgraded a lot from the structure to the service thanks to the development of travel to this area. Entering the inner market, you can get anything here in separate stalls from daily household supplies such as shovels and pots to clothes, precious medicines, herbs, or even buffaloes and cows. Visiting the embroidered brocade stalls, you will have an interesting experience witnessing the skillful hands of ethnic females making unique products. All of the brocade products take several months to be meticulously completed.

Enjoy local drinks and foods in the market before we head straight to Bac Ha Temple at the center of Bac Ha. You will be surprised by the magnificent, charming mountainous sceneries and the sacred, ancient atmosphere. With all the best of spiritual and cultural values, Bac Ha Temple was honorably recognized as a National Cultural and Historical Relic by the State in 2003. Coming here on the 7th of July, you will have the chance to join multiple exciting activities of the temple’s annual festival to commemorate the legendary hero, Gia Quoc Cong Van Mat Vu. You will see a lot of people playing games and activities in the festival such as tug, arts, Chinese chess, cockfighting, folk games, traditional dancing, and many more bearing the cultures and traditions of ethnic groups in the Northwest.

Next, we will move all the way to Lao Cai station so that we can return to Hanoi before rush hour. The Sapa motorbike tours to unique markets of the special Northwest highland are wrapped up with join and fun.

Summary:

• Distance: 100 km
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch