This full day tour offers you a chance to visit and explore a traditional market in Sapa named Muong Hum market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as The Ha Nhi, The Phu La, The Tu Di, the Black Dao, the Giay, the Red Hmong and the Black Hmong. Especially, you will enjoy a visit to the spectacular Muong Vi caves.
This full day tour lasts 6.5 hours and takes you to some destinations. The time in each destination can be flexible as our request as long as it doesn’t affect the whole plan.
Once you arrive at Lao Cai railway station, you will be greeted and picked up by a local guide and a driver. Then, you will be driven to Muong Hum market which is situated 35km from Y Ty border. This market is opened only on Sunday. Coming here, you will not only see different ethnic minority people in their colourful traditional dress, such as Ha Nhi, the Phu La, the Tu Di, the Black Dao, the Giay, the Red Hmong minorities, but also see a wide range of homemade products such as vegetables, fruits and even domestic animals sold by the locals.
After spending the whole morning exploring the market, you will have lunch in a local restaurant.
Following a nice lunch and a short rest, you will start the afternoon tour by visiting Muong Vi caves in case the weather is fine. You will enter the caves and marvel at the beautiful stalagmite and stalactite there.
After exploring the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel and the tour ends.