Activities

Visiting Can Cau Saturday Market in Sapa:

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All foreign tourists wish to come to Sapa with the aim of seeking for a fresh air of the high mountainous region, for the marvelous and charming landscape and for experiencing the daily life of ethnic minority groups. In the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam in general and in Sapa in particular, the most outstanding feature of Ethnic minority group is partially reflect through the market-days. Therefore, spending time in your tight time-budget in Sapa can not ignore an interesting activity of joining a market of ethnic minorities. Of course, Can Cau Market - which is regularly held every Saturday - is one of the most popular markets for many tourists coming to Sapa. Visiting this market will keep in your mind an unforgettable impression of a high-mountainous region. You have chance to do some shopping in Can Cau Market: buying brocatelle woven by ethnic minorities people themselves, trying tasting some specialties of Sapa and taking some souvenirs for beloveds …

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Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province

Sapa Town

Culture

6:00 am - 9:00 pm

Saturday

Itinerary

6:00 am: After having breakfast, start early from the hotel in Sapa Town. It takes about 4 hours to transfer by car from Sapa Town to Can Cau Market.

11:00 am: Arrive at Can Cau Market (located 136 km far from Sapa Town). Getting off the car, you yourself will have 2 hours to discover the market with ethnic minorities. Do some shopping and experience the daily life of ethnic people in Sapa (especially the Hmong).

1:00 pm: Have lunch at local restaurant and take a short rest before joining activity in the afternoon.

At about 2:00 pm, you have chance to visit the Hmong King Palace or take a short walk to Ban Pho of the Hmong people. Here you will have an overview of ethnic people living in the Northern high-mountainous area of Vietnam.