5-Day Northern Vietnam Tour with Sapa Trekking and Bac Ha Market

• 8:00 AM: Meet your guide and driver at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter for a journey to the northwestern region.
• Visit Duong Lam Village, including Mia Pagoda, Phung Hung Temple, Mong Phu Communal House, and ancient houses.
• Enjoy lunch at a family restaurant before continuing the drive to Nghia Lo.
• Stop to explore the Green Tea Hills and a Muong village along the way.
• Arrive in Nghia Lo in the late afternoon for dinner and an overnight stay at a local's house.

• Begin your day with breakfast and head out for a hike or cycling experience in Nghia Lo Valley to meet the local Thai people.
• Continue toward Mu Cang Chai via Tu Le, hiking through the stunning rice terraces of La Pan Tan, a national heritage site.
• Explore the area known as Photographers' Road and meet the Green Hmong people.

Dinner and overnight stay at a Thai house.

• After breakfast, travel toward Sapa, with stops to visit ethnic villages along the way, including Na Tam village of the Lu and Lao people.
• Continue the journey via the Hoang Lien Son Pass, the highest in Vietnam at 2047 m, and enjoy breathtaking landscapes.
• Arrive in Sapa in the late afternoon and check in at the hotel.

• After breakfast, enjoy a trekking experience in Muong Hoa Valley, at the foot of Mount Fanxipan.
• Visit the Lao Chai and Ta Van hamlets, home to the Zay and Black H'mong ethnic groups.
• Enjoy lunch along the way before returning to Sapa for an afternoon drive to Bac Ha.

Dinner and overnight stay at a local's house.

• After breakfast, visit an ethnic minority market: Bac Ha Market on Sundays, Coc Ly on Tuesdays, Can Cau on Saturdays, or Sin Cheng on Wednesdays.
• Explore local products ranging from animals to textiles and medicinal herbs.
• After the market, drive back to Hanoi by highway, arriving in the late afternoon.