Bac Ha Tours

Bac Ha Tours is our collection of Vietnam best hikes we arrange in Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province, northern Vietnam. It includes Bac Ha trekking tours, Bac Ha discovery trek, Bac Ha hiking, Bac Ha Vietnam trekking tours.

Bac Ha is located at about two hour drive from Lao Cai city, Lao Cai province. It is less developed for tourism than Sapa, making it one of the best places for off-the-beaten-track treks in the northern highland region of Vietnam. Can Cau market and Bac Ha market, in particular, feature local scenes that have been going on every week for generations, where cattle, horses, goats and dogs are bought and sold, as well as many traditional goods like saddles and plowshares, along with elaborate textiles, handbags and other trinkets made by the local tribes people, the Flower Hmong.

For easy hike in Bac Ha, we recommend the half day hike to Ban Pho village, inhabited by the H’mong people. You will have about three hours trekking from Bac Ha town to this village and hike back to your hotel. Support vehicle is not necessary for this Bac Ha half day hike.

For hard treks in Bac Ha, we recommend the 5 day trekking tour which begins in Bac Ha town, taking you through several local hill tribe villages to Thong Nguyen commune, Ha Giang province. There you will be picked up again by your car and brought back to Hanoi. Taking this option, you have the opportunity to trek through the most remote hill tribe villages of Vietnam including Lung Khau Nhin, Na Cap, Na Vang, Coc Re, Khuan Pung, Ban Me, Quan Than San, Ta Van Chu, Lau Thi Ngai, Nam Mon, Trung Do, Bao Nhai. You will encounter on the way several Vietnamese ethnic groups such as the H’mong, the Phu La, the Red Dzao, the Tay and the Nung.

At Hiking Vietnam Bac Ha tours are provided with English-speaking tour leader, H’mong local guide, transportation, homestay, meals, and trekking equipment’s (where required). Just follow the itinerary below or contact us for a customization.