3 DAYS HANOI- LOCAL MARKETS IN SAPA

DAY 1: HANOI – SAPA BY BUS – CAT CAT VILLAGE (B/L)   
AM: 07:00- 07:30 depart hotel for a 295-kilometres drive from Ha Noi to Sapa by new highway going through 5 provinces and city: Ha Noi, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai. Stop and have a rest in 30 minutes along the trip.
11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa
13:00: Arrival Sapa town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
PM: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’ mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Experience the daily life activities of the locals, go trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall – Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk up the hill for the bus to pick up to get back to Sapa.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 km and it lasts for 2 hours
Overnight at homestay in Sapa

DAY 2: SAPA – BAC HA MARKET ON SUNDAY (B/L)
AM: After having breakfast, you will travel by car to Bac Ha, which is 64 km Northeastern Lao Cai. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Bac Ha is the largest market in the area, situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. On every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of color as many different ethnic groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities… gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
PM: continue to visit Ban Pho village where you can take a short walk around the village where Flower Hmong, Tay and Nung minorities live; enjoy an hour long horse carting trip to Na Lo village of the Tay people followed by Thai Giang Pho village of the Flower Hmong people. Then the horse cart will proceed to a fusion of Chinese and French architecture – Hoang A Tuong Palace. Next stop is a visit of Nung people in Na Kheo village before returning to Ban Pho where you will spend the night at the homestay.
Overnight at homestay in Ban Pho village

Note: local market and details visit can be replaced depend on your date of travel
       Every Monday: Phong Hai Market
       Every Tuesday: Coc Ly Market
       Every  Wednesday: Cao Son Market
       Every Thursday: Lung Khau Nhin Market
       Every Saturday: Can Cau Market
       Every Sunday: Muong Khuong market, Muong Hun Market, Bac Ha Market, Tam Duong Market

DAY 3: BAN PHO – BAC HA TOWN – HANOI (B/L)   
AM: Start trekking from Ban Pho village towards another Flower Hmong village Phe Bung village for 7 km. Here you will have a picnic lunch and take in the stunning views of mountains, valleys, rice terraced fields and Hoang Thu Pho village.
PM: After that, relax and leisure on your own. Then transfer back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks. End the tour at your hotel in Hanoi