Location: Bac Ha
Top Things to do in Bac Ha
The 8 Best Things to Do in Bac Ha, Vietnam
Bắc Hà is a rural district of Lào Cai Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It is the capital of the region of the Flower Hmong, one of the 54 minorities of Vietnam and of the six groups of Hmong people. It is famous for its Sunday morning market, where thousands of locals gathered, the women dressed in their very intricate handmade costumes (it takes three to five months to embroider one by hand), as well as for the Saturday morning smaller market of Can Cau, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Bắc Hà. The town is enjoying an economic boom thanks to tourism, centered on the markets and, more and more, excellent trekking in the mountains north of the town.
Restaurants in Bac Ha
1. Bac Ha Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 407 reviews
Bac ha Market Nestled in the northern hills of Vietnam exists one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motorscooter, by horse, and by water buffalow for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week. It is a blur of colorful plaids and stripes.
Reviewed By JClarke175
This sunday market offers a very interesting experience. The market is mostly for local H'mong people to come and trade their products. This also offer a great chance for tourists to take some amazing photos and understand more about the local life. Highly recommend.
2. Experience Vietnam - Day Tour
Overall Ratings
5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Zoe T - Singapore, Singapore
We had a fantastic day walking with Za. Our children, 8 & 10, did a 10km hike without any words of complaint as she kept them engaged and entertained with her local knowledge, weaving them horses from dried grasses and taking them to a local school to see how the mountain tribes children are educated. Her English is fantastic and she so friendly and welcoming. We ate lunch at her home, met her 18 month old as well as her husband. She then took us to visit her in laws where the children picked passion fruits and visited the pigs and porcupines. We all tried our hand at chewing sugar cane.
It was a day we will all treasure and a unique insight into the lives of the hu'Mong tribe.
I would recommend contacting Za in advance of your visit to Vietnam as she has limited access to the Internet and to miss this brilliant experience would be an utter shame!
3. Bac Ha Trekking Tour
Overall Ratings
5 based on 6 reviews
Our guide and driver pick you up at your hotel in Sapa or Lao Cai station in the early Sunday morning for driving to Bac Ha town. The road is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai bridge. After crossing the bridge, we begin our journey up to Bac Ha with beautiful views over the Valleys. Bac Ha market is located in the heart of Bac Ha town. Every Sunday
Reviewed By Bobwoodmsu - Spring Lake, Michigan
Thao Nghe is Mr. Ngo’s younger brother and an employee at Green Sapa Tours. Actually, he's more like Green Sapa's super manager. After working with Thao for a couple of days - I’m not really sure what’s left for Mr. Ngo to attend to. In addition to organizing things at Green Sapa, Thao owns his own start up - Bac Ha Trekking Tour. I was fortunate enough to experience the quality of each.
I loved Bac Ha so much I skipped Sapa and stayed four nights - before and after the Sunday Market. I appreciate the town’s gentle pace and the fact that almost all Westerners roost in Sapa. In Bac Ha tourists trickle in on Saturday, bomb the place on Sunday, and slip out the door on Sunday night. They absolutely disappear on Monday. Consequently there’s not the ever-present information glut that you find everywhere else in Vietnam.. I needed direction…No problem. Thao Nghe was my one stop shopping center.
He’s got it all. Thao..is trustworthy, flexible, knowledgable, connected, and best of all - he has a good heart and great sense of humor.
Flexibility - On Saturday night I scheduled and paid for a 17 km trek and homestay with Green Sapa Tours, that was to leave midday on Sunday afternoon, after the Sapa crowd had saturated the Bac Ha Market. Problem was temps had soared into the high eighties. I am too old and fortunately wise enough to know that I would have crumbled in the heat - so I backed out at the last minute, fully expecting a zero refund. I explained my dilemma to Thao, apologized and headed back out into the market. Thao asked that I return at the end of the day, he’d see what he could do. So, end of the day I returned to Thao and to a Green Sapa 66% cash refund, no strings attached. Not bad when you’re dealing in dong…
Resourceful - I journal on the road with a Mac Air…problem is I'd forgotten my power block in Hanoi. After striking out at six phone centers, I asked Thao…a few phone call later and boom problem solved. A friend of his (Thao’s got lots of friends in Bac Ha) at one of the many IT stores in town - owned a Mac. We walked over. The two talked. I met the manager. The store charged my computer three times in three days, and refused to take a single dong for the service. Perfecto!
Knowledgable - After the Mountain Trek plan evaporated, I asked for a Monday morning motorbike tour up into the hills. Problem was, all the guides at Green Sapa were booked. And even though he was exhausted from a round the clock Market Sunday, Thao put down his cell and grabbed us a couple of cycling helmets. We took a six hour tour of the countryside, complete with a stop for lunch with a friend up in the Black Lao village, including home cooking, corn squeezed shots with Dad and Granny, and a nap to sleep it off before the ride back home.
I don’t think there’s a problem in Bac Ha too big for Thao Nghe to fix.
But best of all Thao has a great sense of humor! And his attitude is infectious. Our time visiting on and off the motor bike, the countryside trek, his problem solving skills, good nature and trustworthiness, was instrumental to my positive stay in Bac Ha. I’ve traveled a bit in this world - I’ve taken good tours and bad. I’ve had boring tour guides and knowledgeable ones. Trust and humor and resourcefulness is vital! I would highly recommend Thao both as a guide with Bac Ha Trekking Tour or as a business man representing Green Sapa Tours - any day of the week.
Thank you Thao Nghe. You made my stay in Bac Ha all the more memorable.
4. Bac Ha Tourist
Overall Ratings
4 based on 6 reviews
We offer trekking tours, hiking and walking tours including home stay accommodation around Bac Ha area and surrounding such as Ha Giang, Dong Van, Meo Vac,... This is tour dynamo run by Mr. NGHE who has been well known about Bac Ha and Northeast Vietnam more than 15 years of experience.
Reviewed By Bobwoodmsu - Spring Lake, Michigan
Thao Nghe is Mr. Ngo’s younger brother and an employee at Green Sapa Tours. Actually, he's more like Green Sapa's super manager. After working with Thao for a couple of days - I’m not really sure what’s left for Mr. Ngo to attend to. In...MoreThanks alot to review us on TA, We appreciate your appreciation and try to promote the sun to help you and the tourists when coming to Bac Ha will be satisfied.
5. Hoang A Tuong's Castle
6. Bac Ha Tourism and Trade Ltd. Co
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Bac Ha is the home of dramatic landscapes, colorful hill-tribes, breathtaking scenery and well-known for its unique markets. Travelers are invited to enjoy the best of Bac Ha all the year round with difference taste of seasons and exciting outdoors. Bac Ha Trip Travel is one the leading local tour operators in bac ha and Northern of Vietnam. we have hotel in bac ha NGAN NGA BAC HA HOTEL. Our hig
Reviewed By Hue N - Bac Ha, Vietnam
Mr Dong supper organize the trip in bac ha excellent the food in homestay and so good the local guide for 3 days around
7. Bac Ha Discovery Trek
Overall Ratings
5 based on 3 reviews
Colorful Markets,Golden rice fields,Discovering beautiful view and different friendly ethnic people, Cultural mystery Our team of expert English-speaking ethnic minority guides have years of experience and will lead you through Bac ha’s famous terraced paddy fields and Mountains, to authentic homestays where you will be welcomed by local families and experience what traditional life is like in th
Reviewed By Cindy L
Can't say enought good words about wonderful mr. Chin.
He was so nice, sweet, laughed a lot, smiled, took us every where we wanted and gave us great suggestions!
He gave us all his heart and time!
Took us all over sapa, changed us our hotel when we wanted to change, always with a smile, always nice!
Thank you so so much for an amazing experience.
Don't think twice when traveling to Sapa!
8. Bac Ha Travel Book Online
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