Day 1: Sapa - Bat Xat - Muong Hum Sundays Market - Y Ty. Homestay In Y Ty Village (L/D)
Morning activities:
Start tour from your hotel in Sapa town with our guide and driver to travel you away to Muong Hum market, situated in Muong Hum commune of Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province. It is about 46 km from Sapa town and is only open on Sundays.
You will have the opportunity to pass through O Quy Ho Pass, which is 10 km away from Sapa town. Travel on the right hand to reach Khoang village and then travel more to reach Ta Giang Phinh village. From here it offers you the scenic views of its terraced rice fields. Backdrop is Five Finger Mountain (Ngũ Chỉ Sơn) where offers you the wonderful views and scenery.
Afterward you go on the travelling on the windy road to reach Muong Hum market. Our guide will now take you around the market, while telling you the history and cultural significance of the market.
Muong Hum market is a small hill tribe market of five different tribal groups: Giay, Flower Dao, Green Hmong, Ha Nhi and Tay. The market is crowded from morning to noon time. And people from different far away villages come here to trade their agriculture products, handicrafts, etc
Afternoon & evening activities:
Have lunch with local food in Muong Hum market or travel to Y Ty Commune centre when you leave Muong Hum market to Y Ty.
Here is the chance for you to shoot beautiful photo surrounding at Lu rice field, Den Sang cardamom forest and Nhi Cu San mountain where is between border of Vietnam and China. Visit a local house of Ha Nhi people where you can see the unique of their houses made with mud, bamboo and wood. Spend more time to shoot beautiful photos of the village and cloudy on time from May to September to get amazing photo of scenery here.
Back the village and have dinner at the family. Share with them about their life, cultures as well as work. Overnight at stilt house.