Market Tours

This is both a culturally and physically rewarding trip, you'll trek through verdant tea plantations and rice terraces to visit local villages and experience their daily life as it has existed for hundreds of years.

Most tourists agree that it would be regretful if the leisure andrelaxation time in cool and fresh weather is not accompanied by visitingtrips to Sapa’s prideful natural beauty spots, such as Ham RongMountain, Silver Waterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta PhinCave. The town is also the starting point for many mountain climbers andscientists who would like to discover the Fansipan Mount

Sapa was originally built as a hill station in the early part of this century and, in winter, gets bitterly cold.Sprawling near the banks of a river, Can Cau Market is a clearly defined shantytown, packed with crude stalls covered with thatched roofs

Most of them spend all day long working on the fields.It’s so easy to find a small market in any villages,they sell what their families do not need in markets, Cocly market ,too. And with the money they make, they buy something else. It is what experts call a subsistence economy.

The start of a few simple settlements can be seen high above, many of whose residents now make their weekly pilgrimage to the market. We are only 9kms from the Chinese border and some traders make the journey across from China on horseback.

The weekly markets of the north are a kaleidoscope of colour and excitement,bustling with weird and wonderful activities. Sa Pa TrekTravel's guide will take you to them so you can witness the trade and camaraderie of the local minority people

The climatic conditions also contribute to many health issues including coughs,colds,and bronchial and respiratory problems that are commonplace throughout the community. The geographical location of the area makes it a truly unique place for many interesting plants and animals,allowing it to support many inhabitant

Sa pa is famed for its "Love Market" – sort of a cross between a peacock mating ritual,a Middle Eastern arms bazaar,an Amish square dance,a bad Pavarotti concert and Bangkok's Patpong (except here the people wear clothes)

The region around Sapa is indeed home to various colourful ethnic minorities, wearing traditional attire.The climb is rough, wet and cold, but the views are rewarding. The top is accessible year-round to anyone who is in good shape. As there are no mountain huts on the way we will be camping out.

These days,weekends are still the biggest draw in this crumbling hill-tribe center. Visitors from the capital flock to Sapa for a glimpse of the famed "Love Market," a trek to local hill tribe villages,or an ascent of Vietnam's highest peak,Fan Si Pan.

From the late afternoon of the day before the Flower H’mong, Black Zao, Tay and Phu La peoples gather here from the surrounding areas and have one night meeting friends who come from other villages. The old people talk about their family, children, works…while young people talk about love and marriage…