Bac ha Market Nestled in the northern hills of Vietnam exists one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motorscooter, by horse, and by water buffalow for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week. It is a blur of colorful plaids and stripes.
- Duration: More than 3 hours
Bac Ha market is the largest market in Bac Ha district and one of the largest markets in the northern mountainous provinces.
Bac Ha Market is a place for exchange, buying, selling, and meeting of ethnic minorities in the highlands such as Mong, Tay, Nung, Dao, Phu La… The market is divided into many areas such as brocade, vegetables, medicinal plants, food, ornamental plants, hoes and shovels… Most of them are still agricultural products of local people.
Bac Ha Market is always considered an attractive destination by tourists and is rated by foreign magazines as the most unique market in Southeast Asia.
Here, visitors can enjoy specialties only available in the highlands such as red pho, thang co, corn wine, and buy local agricultural products such as cat cabbage, angelica, turmeric, and other precious medicinal herbs.
Five-color sticky rice is a highland specialty sold at Bac Ha market.
At the night market, there is also a traditional food business area. Thang Co and black chicken are specialties of the white plateau.
To serve tourists, Bac Ha market will hold cultural and artistic exchange programs every Saturday night.
Many tourists were able to join in the vibrant night of cultural performances, campfires and dancing with the locals.
Brocade products for tourists also have different prices. The cheap ones are industrially produced brocade fabrics, while brocade made by traditional handmade methods is much more expensive.
After going to the market, visitors can visit Hoang A Tuong Palace not far away and learn about the history of formation and development of Bac Ha district.
In Bac Ha town, there is also a horse riding service for tourists.
Bac Ha market preserves many traditional cultural features and colors in the life of ethnic minorities in the Northwest highlands. This place is always an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists whenever they set foot in Bac Ha.
