The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Lao Cai Province, Lao Cai Province

December 8, 2021 Alida England

Discover the best top things to do in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam including Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures, SaPa Trekking With Sue, Mu Trekking Tours, Su Linh Sapa Trekking, Ethos - Spirit of the Community, Sapa Smile Travel, Sapa Hmong Family Trekking Adventures, Sapa Tribal Trekking, Motorbike Tours Hanoi, Can Cau Market.
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1. Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures

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5.0 based on 2,634 reviews

Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures

The Sapa Sisters is a website that connects expats, backpackers and travellers with local Hmong in the Sapa-area. It aims to establish a direct link between guides and people that are about to visit Sapa to empower the young Black H'Mong women and give them a reasonable pay for their skilled services. All the guides speak English and have long experiences working as guides. Sapa Sisters, a social enterprise owned by local guides!

2. SaPa Trekking With Sue

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5.0 based on 217 reviews

SaPa Trekking With Sue

This is a new trekking and Home Stay running by Sue giang a Hmong's girl! Stay with minorities Hmong family and get some experiences from them Or learn Hmong handicraft!!! Hope you will like and spend your time with us! Greeting Warming thanks from Sue

3. Mu Trekking Tours

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5.0 based on 112 reviews

Mu Trekking Tours

Mu Trekking Tours organizes private tailor made trekking tours in the area around Sapa, Vietnam. Your ethnic minority (hmong) tour guide will bring you to local villages where you will meet hill tribes such as the Hmong, Dzao en Giay. During the treks you will walk through stunning landscapes with steep rising rice fields, forest and small villages.

4. Su Linh Sapa Trekking

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5.0 based on 174 reviews

Su Linh Sapa Trekking

Su Linh is an independent trekking guide in Sapa, Vietnam. She speaks very good English and loves to show visitors around the picturesque Mung Hoa Valley. Spend the day enjoying breathtaking views of the mountains and rice terraces and learning about the local culture. All tours are private and itineraries are fully customisable to your own interests, schedule and fitness level.

5. Ethos - Spirit of the Community

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5.0 based on 1,099 reviews

Ethos - Spirit of the Community

ETHOS are an ethical Social Enterprise that strive to offer experiential adventures. Our aim is to facilitate conscientious travellers in creating unique adventures whilst supporting local minority tribal people in helping themselves. The experiences are made by you and enhanced by our team of local guides who will use their vast knowledge and skills to support you in finding something special in the Sapa area. ETHOS tours create a regular and reliable source of income and also for our team and also provide the financial means through which we can implement a wider selection of projects within our community. From human trafficking awareness classes to support with health and literacy, our work is varied and much needed. All of this helps to foster a strong team spirit that we hope you will feel when you visit Sapa with us.

6. Sapa Smile Travel

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5.0 based on 133 reviews

Sapa Smile Travel

Teamwork for community Established in 2013 under the support of some foriegn travelers who were really enjoyable by me (Tamay and my sister Giang Thi Rua) after the tour concluded. In order to increase my great hospitality to make my beloved clients more and more satisfied, therefore i decided to expand from a personal worker into a teamwork for community. Sa Pa Smile Travel was named by all of our fellow travelers, this mean we always consider as close friends to support and grow the best tour products together for clients in particular and our community in general so i tried my best to convince some more of my good friends to build a teamwork to do tourism in the area together to have more incomes... Many thanks once again with best regards, Members of Sa Pa Smile Travel Guide team: Ms. Tamay – Incharge person, Giang Thi Rua, Maytrang, Sunglan, Atrang, Mayphuong, Losu, Kor, Zusu , May San... Supporter for teamwork: Mr. Pham

7. Sapa Hmong Family Trekking Adventures

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5.0 based on 277 reviews

Sapa Hmong Family Trekking Adventures

Sapa Hmong Family is a small family-run trekking operator in Sapa, Vietnam. We specialise in organising private trekking and sight-seeing tours in and around Sapa. Our friendly and fluent English-speaking guides will bring you close to the culture of the minority groups in this area and make your visit to Sapa a wonderful experience. We are happy looking forward to show you this extraordinary region.

8. Sapa Tribal Trekking

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5.0 based on 96 reviews

Sapa Tribal Trekking

We want to provide you with the most fantastic and authentic Trekking experience in Sapa. Our main guidewas born in a village local to Sapa, called Ta Van (a village you are likely to experience during your treks). Giang spent her early years growing up in Ta Van but then her parents moved to the mountains, she did too and spent the rest of her childhood there. Giang went to school between the ages of 10 to 13, after which she started working. Giang speaks excellent English which she has learnt entirely from interacting with others. About 6 years ago Giang moved to Sapa and began working as a Tour Guide. Giang's parents remain living in the mountains. Giang, like the rest of our tour guides knows Sapa like the back of her hand and will be able to provide you with the most fantastic trek, tell you all about the different cultures, tribes and traditions, talk you through the history and show you the most beautiful sites of Sapa. Giang lives in Sapa with her husband and 2 young children.

9. Motorbike Tours Hanoi

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5.0 based on 234 reviews

Motorbike Tours Hanoi

Sapa motorbike tour - we offer half day tour or full day tour or 2 days, 1 night; will take you to see much more Sapa than another tour and also take you go to see the most beautiful part of Sapa and also bring you to see and meet the local people, for you have an authentic travel experience. We offer motorbike tour in Sapa for 1 day to 5 days trip for you experience truly of Sapa. Our motorbike tour also brings you see more Sapa than another tour - we would like to take you to see most of the places the normal tourist cannot come and you can see real life of the local people.

10. Can Cau Market

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4.5 based on 70 reviews

Can Cau Market

Reviewed By J4939HJmichaelp - Chiang Rai, Thailand

Another market well known for colorful minority people and one of a handful where large livestock (cows and buffalo) are still traded. I have been to this market many times as it is easy enough to reach by bus from Bac Ha town center. Located 12 highway miles (19 km) north of Bac Ha, the small village of Can Cau hosts a smaller version of the Bac Ha market every Saturday morning. Overlooking a beautiful valley blanketed in rice terraces and cornfields, the market is spread out over a fairly large area. Situated along provincial road DT- 153, it feels less crowded, and until recently had fewer tourists than the market in Bac Ha. Since many of the vendors are selling their wares on the highway itself, it is easier to move around and take photographs. Much like Bac Ha, Can Cau market attracts the colorfully dressed Flower Hmong people who both buy and sell fresh produce, livestock, farming equipment and all sorts of clothing and household goods. In the very back of the market is a long-curved path where vendors sell handicrafts, trinkets, and souvenirs to a growing number of tourists. The trip from Bac Ha to Can Cau takes about forty minutes, so I recommend getting an early start. The market can be reached by bus or motorcycle taxi; a one-way moto ride costs around 200,000 VND. Another option is to hire a motorcycle taxi and after seeing the market make a tour of the surrounding area. Drivers can be arranged through hotels to do a six to eight-hour sight-seeing tour for around $30 USD. To reach Can Cau by bus, take any of the local ones marked "Lào Cai - Bắc Hà - Si Ma Cai". These buses pass directly in front of the market which happens to be on the main road between Bac Ha and Si Ma Cai. Since buses make frequent stops, the journey takes at least one hour. The cost, each way, is 40,000 VND.

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