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One Day Interesting Tour To Can Cau Saturday Market. Tour Code: SPCC1E

Located in the northern mountain area near the border with China, Can Cau is known as a colorful market of ethnic minority people such as Hmong, Dzao, Phu La. Every local people is eager to go to market which gathers on every Saturday, to exchange and trade goods, cattle......

Highlight:

Although Can Cau is not a big market in the area, it is very beautiful, animated and colorful. The market is only opened on Saturdays. You will meet several ethnic minorities such as Flower Hmong, Black Dao, Phu La as well as Chinese people. Another highlight is the boat trip along Chay river and a short walk to Tay village.

Itinerary

You will be met by local guide and driver upon arrival at Lao Cai station then transferred to a local restaurant for breakfast. Then start your drive to Can Cau market. The road is relatively flat form Lao Cai to Bao Nhai bridge. After crossing the bridge, we begin our journey uphill offering beautiful views over the valleys. Situated 20km from Bac Ha, Can Cau is a small but very colorful market. Opening on Saturdays, it always delivers a very photogenic display of Flower Hmong, Black Dao, Phu La ethnic costumes. After spending the whole morning explore the market, you will leave the market for Bac Ha town for lunch.

In the afternoon, we drive downhill towards Lao Cai for about half an hour. We stop on the way (before reaching Lao Cai) to take a short walk to Trung Do village inhabited by Tay people. Tay villages are always built at the foot of a mountain or along a stream and are named arcording to the name of a mountain, a field or a river. Each village contains about 15-20 households. A large village is divided into many small hamlets. The houses are built on stilts or lever with the ground. Stop by a traditional Tay house for a cup of tea before taking a boat cruise upstream Chay river. The scenery is very beautiful on the both sides of the river. The boat trip will end at Coc Ly where your vehicle will be waiting for you for the journey back to Lao Cai. End of tour.

Approx: 6 hours driving/ 1.5 hours boat cruise/ 0.5 hour walking/ 1 hour lunch.

Included:

English or French speaking tour guide

Transportations

Indicated meals as program

All entrance fee and permits and boat cruise on Chay river.