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From Bac Ha
plateau, you only need to travel up about 30km to a
beautiful,
pristine land of Si Ma Cai, a remote district of
Lao Cai province. Si Ma Cai is being discovered by travel
lovers and in recent years it has become more and more
popular. In this entry I would like to share some travel
experience about Si Ma Cai so that you visitors can plan an
interesting trip.
How to get to Si Ma Cai from Hanoi
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Si Ma Cai is located in the Northeast of
Lao Cai province,
about 95km from Lao Cai town. You can reach here by
motorbike or car. According to experienced travelers the
best means of transportation is motorbikes. Traveling by
motorbike, you will admire the whole scenery on both sides
of the picturesque Si Ma Cai road.
Traveling by private car or motorbike: From
Hanoi along
Hanoi - Lao Cai highway you go about 5 hours to arrive in
Lao Cai. After that, from Lao Cai continue to Bac Ha along
4d National Road to Yen Bai, then you turn at the Bac Ngam
junction, from Lao Cai to Bac Ha about 60km the road is
pretty good. From Bac Ha, through Coc Pai township, Xin Man
district, continue to Lung Phinh and Lu Than commune, you
will arrive in Si Ma Cai district.
What is the most convenient mode of transport to Si Ma Cai?
If you do not want to travel by motorbike from Hanoi, you
can catch a bus to Bac Ha and then rent a motorbike to Si Ma
Cai. Bus operators from Hanoi to Bac Ha such as Hai Van bus,
start from My Dinh bus station. Another choice is you can
take a train to Lao Cai and take Canh Ngoc bus from Pho Moi
- Lao Cai station, this bus goes straight to Si Ma Cai.
Hotels in Si Ma Cai
Where to sleep in Si Ma Chai, what are the cheap and good
hotels in Si Ma Cai? Si Ma Cai seems to be neglected and has
only been known in travel map of
Vietnam in recent years, so
the hotel and accommodation system here is not very
diversified, only a few choices. If you want to spend the
night here, you can stay in a homestay. This is a very
popular type of accommodation for tourists to experience the
life of ethnic minorities in Si Ma Cai.
If you want, you can find a hotel for the night. Some
guesthouses in Si Ma Cai are good and cheap, fully equipped
to serve the needs of visitors
• Le Gecko Hotel: 4 Ham Rong - Thach Son Street - Si Ma Cai
town
• A27 Si Ma Cai Hotel: the center of Si Ma Cai town, tel
02143.796.727
• Hong Nhung Hotel: Hamlet Old Town, Si Ma Cai Commune
• People's Committee of Si Ma Cai District People's
Committee: Old Quarter, Si Ma Cai
If you don’t want to stay the night in Si Ma Cai you can
just go to
Bac Ha town (20km) where there are more choices,
comfortable and clean:
• Sao Mai Hotel: 020 3880288
• Thien Thanh Hotel: 020.3880676
• Sunday Hotel: 020 3880 350
• Tan Nguyet Guesthouse: 020.3880371 - 0914763999
Things to do in Si Ma Cai
Where to go, what to do when traveling to Si Ma Cai?
Attractive activities when for visitors coming to Si Ma Cai
Enjoy the view of Si Ma Cai
Si Ma Cai has many activities for you to choose, maybe you
will enjoy and take great pictures with the fields of Tam
Giac Mach flower. In the last days of winter is the time
when the Tam Giac Mach blooms, if you have the opportunity
to set foot in Si Ma Cai at this time, one activity not to
be missed in Si Ma Cai is to take great photos with the
fields of pink color. Surely you will not regret once you
come here.
Can Cau market
Not only beholding the beautiful natural scenery but
mingling with Si Ma Cai people is also a great experience
for your Si Ma Cai trip. One of the interesting activities
in Si Ma Cai is to join the people to attend the weekly
Can
Cau market.
The market is held every Saturday and on Tet holidays, Can
Cau is a weekly market for Chinese and
H’mong people who
sell a lot of specialties of mountainous ethnic people. From
the early morning the sounds of laughters, talk, horses,
motorbikes bustled in a corner of the market, people come
here to do business, to hang out, boys and girls wear their
beautiful dresses to the market to meet friends. Can Cau
market will help you discover the life of people here with a
lot of unique customs and traditions. Can Cau market is also
a place where you can enjoy a lot of Si Ma Cai's special
dishes.
In addition, there are many other interesting activities in
Si Ma Cai such as visiting flower valleys, admiring the lush
and wonderful green mountains. Participating in festivals
with the people of Si Ma Cai such as forest worshiping
ceremony, Gao Tau ceremony…
Specialties in Simacai you should try
Delicious food, specialties of Si Ma Cai: Not only famous
for the beautiful natural scenery, Si Ma Cai also made
tourists sobbing when enjoying the specialties in Si Ma Cai
that cannot be refused. The dishes here carry the taste of
mountains and forests to make people enjoy it tremendously.
Traveling to Si Ma Cai or any other place in the Northwest
mountainous region without enjoying the Thang Co dish will
be a big miss, you will not see the full flavor of
Northwestern mountains without enjoying this fascinating
food. In addition to Thang Co there are many delicious and
attractive dishes in Si Ma Cai that visitors cannot resist
such as: grilled black chicken with honey, black chicken
soup, smoked black pork, casted bread and alcohol… In the
chilly weather of the Northwest mountains, sipping a warm
wine enjoying a bowl of hot chicken soup will make you
forget everything.
An address to eat specialties of Si Ma Cai that must be
mentioned is at Can Cau market, there is always a special
area for food specialties for local people. You can find a
lot of Si Ma Cai's specialties here.
General note when traveling to Si Ma Cai
Costumes: Travel Si Ma Cai what you should wear? You should
choose comfortable clothes, lightweight, easy to move
around, if you go in the summer, you should bring a thin
jacket because the weather here will be cold at night and
early in the morning. You should also bring drinks or
snacks.
You should go in groups, it will be safer, the road is a bit
difficult and it would be good to give priority to those who
have experience and have traveled this road before.
What souvernirs to buy when traveling to Si Ma Cai? You can
buy corn wine or brocade products, dried buffalo meat as a
gift for family and friends
Hopefully, with my Si Ma Cai travel tips that I shared above
will help you have a more interesting and attractive trip to
Si Ma Cai. |
