Can Cau Market - Saturday

Saturday  : Can Cau Market ( 87km from Lao Cai )
Can Cau is a busy market which is held every Saturday. Located just below the Chinese border, it is a colourful, vibrant market where you will encounter minority peoples such as the Flower H'mong (Red H'mong), Nung, Phu La and even Chinese people from across the border.  All kinds of goods are traded here, from fabrics to various types of livestock to the powerful local corn wine. As you would expect, the market starts early (around 7.30am) and closes in the early afternoon so you will want to make an early start to get the most out of the experience.
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CAN CAU MARKET – Simacai Town – Lao Cai Province
Can Cau is a busy market which is held every Saturday. Located just below the Chinese border, it is a colourful, vibrant market where you will encounter minority peoples such as the Flower H'mong (Red H'mong), Nung, Phu La and even Chinese people from across the border.  All kinds of goods are traded here, from fabrics to various types of livestock to the powerful local corn wine. As you would expect, the market starts early (around 7.30am) and closes in the early afternoon so you will want to make an early start to get the most out of the experience.

Route: Sapa -  Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Can Cau – Ban Pho - Lao Cai - Sapa
Duration: 1 Day Trip
Grade: Easy
Activities: 2 hours walking to Ban Pho Village
Start/ Finish: Lao Cai, Sapa

Highlight
Enjoy all-inclusive tour with service attention to details
Spectacular scenery of  mountain high
Visit market fair with unique culture
Boat trip along river to explore hidden Villages

Itinerary at a glance
AM: DISCOVER CAN CAU MARKET
         From Sapa: 3 hour-road trip to Can Cau (~ 125km)
         From Lao Cai: 2 hour-road trip to Can Cau (~ 87km)
PM: EXPLORE EXOTIC LIFE OF BAN PHO VILLAGE
         Inclusion:  Full-day meals, transfer, guide, entrance fees.

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DETAILED ITINERARY
This trip is designed to add-on trekking tours from Sapa, it can be start in both Lao Cai or Sapa, and the prices will be reduced when you combined between Sapa Tours and Market tours. For More information we invite you to  contact with our travel experts at: info@finneganshotel.com

AM
Pick you up at Lao Cai Station, transfer to Can Cau via Bac Ha Town let. The road is good but having many sharp bend with a long descend and a long ascend which takes about 3 hours including one or two breaks along the way. Arrive to the market place at about 10.00 am. Spend two hours joining the local tribal peoples including Flower H’mong, Black Zao, Phu La and Tay for the festive market activities where peoples in their best traditional costume gather every Saturday for shopping and socializing. The right location of the market place also offers photo-hunters ideal opportunity for taking photos, not only of peoples in colorful traditional costumes but also breathtaking landscapes of the perfect surrounding. After the market trip we travel to Bac Ha town for  lunch in a local restaurant where you can try the traditional lunch of Thang Co (horse stew) and corn wine (alternative dishes are available!).

PM
After lunch we will drive to Ban Pho village and take  a short walk around where the Flower Hmong, Tay and Nung minorities live. We will see the local people making corn wine in their houses, ready for the Bac Ha market on Sunday.  End the afternoon with a visit the house of Mr. Ho. A local H'mong man who performs traditional music, dance and story telling. Back to Lao Cai/ Sapa for dinner in a local restaurant. End service.

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