3 Days Sapa Weekend Market Cycling Tour

3 Days Sapa Weekend Market Cycling Tour. This mountain bike trip takes you through beautiful countryside and intriguing villages. You will have the opportunity to observe the local minority communities at work tending their fields in the shadow of the Chay river massif. The overnight stays in Bac Ha will give you the chance to explore the villages and visit the local market. You will also be able to visit the Can Cau market as well as enjoy a boat cruise on the Chay River.

Day 1 : Friday Sapa or Lao Cai Riding Tour to Coc Ly - Bac Ha (L/D)

Pick up your hotel in Sapa or pick up from Lao Cai Station 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 Co Ly 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 the day, 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 to a hotel, where you will stay for the next two nights. A cold drink, a shower and a nice dinner will complete this day and make it one to remember.
Approx: 5 hours cycling/ 1 hour lunch

Day 2 : Saturday Bac Ha Biking tour to Can Cau Market – Bac Ha (B/L/D)

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 approx. 1,5 hours. The products on the market are interesting and the groups of ethnic minority people represented will make the market an unforgettable experience. You will spend all morning walking around the market exploring its magnificent chaos. You will have picnic lunch on the way.

Cycling 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 fruits of the area is plum. You will be able to visit a local house, where you might have a chance to taste a cup of corn wine, another famous product of the village. You will spend another night in the hotel
Approx: 4 hours cycling/ 1 hour lunch.

Day 3 : Sunday Bac Ha Market - Biking Trips to Bao Nhai – Lao Cai (B/L)

After breakfast, you take a short walk to visit the old castle of the former Hmong King. From there you can have a view over Bac Ha town. You will then visit this Sunday market with its colorful array of ethnic minority people such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, 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 your car take you to Lao Cai Railway Station to reach the train back to Hanoi. Another possibility is to return to Sapa for more adventurouss holiday experiences in the mountains of Vietnam.

Approx: 2hours cycling,1 hour walking/ 1 hour lunch
Note: On the entire trip you will have a supply car, which can give you a lift whenever you feel tired.

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