Si Ma Cai Lao Cai

Si Ma Cai Lao Cai is a mountainous district of Lao Cai province in the northwest region of Vietnam. Si Ma Cai district covers an area of 241 square kilometres, offering a wide range of activities and tours. Options include jungle treks, hiking, trekking homestay tours, road cycling, mountain climbs, biking holidays, ethnic market visit…

Si Ma Cai Lao Cai is a mountainous district of Lao Cai province in the northwest region of Vietnam. Si Ma Cai district covers an area of 241 square kilometres, offering a wide range of activities and tours. Options include jungle treks, hiking, trekking homestay tours, road cycling, mountain climbs, biking holidays, ethnic market visit…

Si Ma Cai district contains 1 township and 12 communes including Si Ma Cai, Thao Chu Phin, Ban Me, San Chai, Lung Sui, Man Than, Can Ho, Sin Cheng, Lu Than, Quan Than San, Can Cau, Nan Sin, and Nan San.

Si Ma Kai is well known for its local markets such as Sin Cheng market, Can Cau market. Can Cau market is held every Saturday. This is a colourful, vibrant market where you will encounter minority peoples such as the Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Nung, Phu La and even Chinese people from across the border. All kinds of goods are traded here, from fabrics to various types of livestock to the powerful local corn wine.

Getting to Si Ma Cai Lao Cai

The best way to get to Si Ma Cai is to take the overnight train from Hanoi. There are several night trains each day from and to Hanoi. Most of the night trains depart from Hanoi train station at about 20.00 and arrive Lao Cai train station at about 5.00 am. There are 220 Volt / 50 Hz power outlets in the soft seat coaches. Upon your arrival at Lao Cai train station, Lao Cai city you can either rent a car or take Lao Cai local bus to get to Si Ma Cai townlet, Si Ma Cai district.

Rent a car from Hanoi is a great way to get to Si Ma Cai. It takes about 6 hours to reach Lao Cai city, and two more hours to get to Si Ma Cai town.

Si Ma Cai Weather

As the district is mostly mountainous, it experiences a dry cold climate from October to March, while the tropical monsoon is rainy season which lasts from April to September. The annual average temperature is 23 °C (73 °F). The temperature generally ranges between18 °C (64 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) in the mountainous region, with the lowland areas showing a temperature variation of between 20 °C (68 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F).

Si Ma Cai Trekking

Trekking is the best way to discover the mountainous district of Si Ma Cai. Hiking offers the chance to explore Si Ma Cai tropical forest, luxuriant mountains, remote hill tribe villages, terraced paddy fields. Whether it is a single day hike or multi day treks we have something to suit everybody. Maybe you just want to trek through remote hill tribe villages or maybe you really want to get away from the crowds we can customize an trekking itinerary for you.

We can combine most Vietnam treks in Si Ma Cai with other activities such as road cycling, mountain bike tours, mountain climbs, caving, educational, community travel. If you need further information or you can’t see what you are looking for please contact us we will be happy to help.

Si Ma Cai Cycling

Cycling is another great way to discover Si Ma Cai Vietnam. The less-traveled district of Si Ma Cai has sealed, paved cycle routes, single dirt tracks, mountain trails offering fantastic bike rides for enthusiastic road cyclists and mountain bikers. We have a range of road cycling tours and mountain bike tours around Si Ma Cai Lao Cai and the north west region of Vietnam, providing options for both those who want some mountain challenges and those who prefer long flat rides.

Lao Cai Packages

Check out our best Lao Cai packages we design for small group tours, family holidays in Si Ma Cai, Lao Cai, northwest Vietnam. Options include Lao Cai hiking tours, trekking homestay, Lao Cai road trips, cycling holidays, caving, bicycle tours, community travel. Joining these all-inclusive packages you will discover the province of Lao Cai as well as other non-touristy places in the northern highlands of Vietnam

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