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.
Bac Ha Travel Guide Overview
Since Vietnam was open to foreign visitors, Bac Ha was known to mostly foreign tourists for the amazing ethnic market on Sunday Morning. Then, Bac Ha became a destination for adventure tours, trekking tours and homestay tours.
Buckwheat flowers in Bac Ha, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
Trekking trail near Ta Van Chu Village in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
The location of Bac Ha is in the crossroad between Lao Cai – Ha Giang. From Bac Ha, it is convenient to travel northwards to visit Muong Khuong and the area near the Chinese border. Several adventure travelers find Bac Ha as a convenient place as the base or in the transit for adventures to the neighboring lands.
Bac Ha Lao CaiIt is quite common to encounter beautiful clouds on our trekking tour in Bac Ha in the winter
Sometimes it may get quite foggy and all turns mysterious in Bac Ha
Bac Ha is inhabited by a plethora of ethnic groups and their villages can be reached on trekking tours. And the climate of Bac Ha is cool all year round which attracts quite a number of Vietnamese families to escape the summer heat of the lowland at weekends.
Bac Ha on a clear day
How to get to Bac Ha
You can travel to Bac Ha by road or by rail.
1/ By road
The road between Hanoi – Bac Ha and Lao Cai – Bac Ha is in good conditions.
2/ By train
The train between Hanoi and Lao Cai stops at Pho Lu Train Station where you can get off and travel by public bus to Bac Ha.
Bac Ha in mist
How to get around Bac Ha
Bac Ha can mostly be explored on walking tours or trekking tours. It is a good experience to take mountain bike tours to different ethnic villages around the town.
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