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Sapa Love Market :
Montagnards from surrounding
villages, especially Red Dao people don their most
customers and head to the market on Saturday. The girls
try to hide in the dark shadow and sing the love songs
to attract the boys. The boys try to find where the
songs come from. If they are well matched they together
into the forest for 3 days. Back from the forest, they
can get married if they want. besides, some people also
go to the market to their old girlfriend, or boyfriend
whom they couldn't get married to for some reasons. The
Love market takes place very late in the evening (from
10 P.M ).Be quiet and patient to discover it. Do not
miss it !!!!
Binh Lu market (50km )
is one on the remote villages of
Sapa. Diverse ethnic minority groups surround it, each
maintaining its own language and tradition. These
distinct people have developed an amazing variety of
music, dance and handicraft. A big cave is also
available for you to discover in Binh Lu
Bac Ha market (100km):
Discover the most famous market of the region-Bac Ha
market. Here you can meet all the different minority
group of the region: Flower H'mong, Tay, F'la, Thai,
Nung. The colorful market is well-known for its
handicraft objects. The market only operate on Saturday
morning. Depart from Sapa at 6am, you will be in BacHa
at 9am. This is the good time to visit the market. On
the way back to Sapa, it is possible to hop off in
Laocai and catch the night train back to Hanoi,
Muong Hun market (75km):
It is quite hard to discover this area. This is the
program for the strong ones. It is mountainous district
like Sapa but have different ethnic minorities such as
:Flower H'mong, Zay, Red Hmong, White Hmong, Tay, Thai,
Nung, Tu Di,dao Tuyen. The market only operate on
saturday morning. Depart from Sapa at 6am , you will
arrive Muong Hun at 9am. After visiting the market you
will go back to Laocai station. You can also visit Muong
Vi cave and villages along the road on the way to Laocai.
Coc Ly market (95km):
Join us for the amazing excursion of Coc Ly, the latest
market discovered in the region, the only one operating
on Tuesday. Depart from Sapa at 7am, you will arrive at
Coc Ly at around 9.30am. This is the good tine to visit
the market. After visiting the market, which is the most
fresh and unspoiled market of the region, offering a
wide range of different colorful ethnic minorities such
as Flower C'mon, Black Dao, Tay , Fula, Lachi, Sandui
and Nung....there will be an exciting boat cruise
winding you through a breathtaking, out of this-world
landscape where the mountain grow from water presenting
their most hidden mysteries, including caves and tiny
minority ...A picnic lunch box can be prepared for your
most convenience....
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