Bac Ha Markets

Today is another long day of sightseeing and finishing with the night train back to Hanoi.

First stop after 3 hour drive are the Bac Ha Markets.

Bac Ha Markets are in the northern hills of Vietnam and are one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! so they say. On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motor bike, horse, by water buffalo for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week. We saw lots the Flower H'mong villagers today.

The markets had heaps of weird and wonderful things and the colours of the clothing is so bright.

The markets are set up in animal, clothes, handicrafts and food stalls.Read more