Lao Cai Vietnam

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Bac Ha Market is on every Sunday morning in the district of Bac Ha in Lao Cai Province. Visiting the Bac Ha Sunday Market you can adore the busiest gathering of ethnic minorities in Bac Ha.

Bac Ha is a district of Lao Cai Province. Bac Ha is situated on the Bac Ha Plateau with altitudes of 800-1,000m above sea level.

Lao Cai Province is the Northwest of Vietnam. The provincial capital city is Lao Cai City, 320km from Hanoi via the expressway Noi Bai – Lao Cai.

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Lao Cai is located to the northwest of Vietnam, the provincial capital is Lao Cai City, 350km northwest of Hanoi. Lao Cai has several tourist attractions which are popular to both the Vietnamese tourists as well as the foreign visitors.

Lao Cai Province has a tropical monsoon climate: rainy season from May through October, dry season from November through April.

Sapa is an amazing tourist destination in Vietnam. The little mountain township is endowed with sublime natural beauty and colorful traditional ethnic cultures. Sapa is also where you can find the highest mountain peak in Vietnam – Mount Fansipan (3,143m).

Mount Ham Rong is smack in the center of Sapa Town and is easily accessible. From the top of Mount Ham Rong you can have great views of the whole Sapa Town, the Hoang Lien Mountain Range, the Muong Hoa Valley…

The Ky Quan San Mountain also known as Bach Moc Luong Tu Mountain straddles Bat Xat District of Lao Cai Province and Phong Tho District of Lai Chau Province. The mountain is 3,046m above sea level and is the second highest mountain peak in Vietnam.

The Lao Than Mountain is situated in Y Ty Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province. The mountain is 2,860m above sea level and is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam.

The Nhiu Co San Mountain is situated in Sang Ma Sao Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province. The mountain is 80km from either Lao Cai City or Sapa.

Nam Cang is a commune of Sapa District. Nam Cang is 40km southeast of Sapa Town. To get to Nam Cang from Sapa we follow the road passing through Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Ban Ho and Thanh Phu.

The Pavie Path was built by the French in 1927 connecting Lai Chau Province and Lao Cai Province. The path name was after a French Governor and explorer, Auguste Jean-Marie Pavie. The French built the path for transporting cardamom, other forest produce and minerals from Lai Chau to an air strip in Lao Cai (near Nhiu Co San Village) and for security patrol protecting the border region.

Sapa is a little hill station hiding itself at the base of the Hoang Lien Mountain Range in the North West of Vietnam.

Sapa is a hill station at 1,475m above sea level with mostly cool climate all year round.

Ta Giang Phinh Village is 25km northwest of Sapa via National Route 4D and Provincial Route 155. To get to Ta Giang Phinh from Sapa we follow Route 4D to the O Quy Ho Pass and turn right into Route 155 16km further to Ta Giang Phinh.

The Ta Phin Village is home to mostly the Red Dao (pronounced Zao) ethnic group. The village is 12km north of Sapa Town via Route 4D. Say you travel from Sapa to Lao Cai via Route 4D for 5-6km, there is a smaller route to the Ta Phin Village to the left. Turn into this route and travel further for 5-6km then you’ll be in the village.

The Ta Van Village is a popular tourist attraction located in Sapa District, Lao Cai Province. Ta Van is home to the Giay and Black Hmong People in the breathtaking Valley of Muong Hoa. The is 8km south of Sapa Town.

Lao Cai is in the Northwest of Vietnam, 400km from Hanoi. The province is better known for Sapa – a hill station in clouds inhabited by 7 amazing ethnic minorities. Sublime mountains and traditional ethnic cultures are the draw cards of tourism in Lao Cai. Below you can find a list of what to see and things to do in Lao Cai which may be of your interest.