Tinh Lao Cai Holiday Weather today
Date/time of update: December 22, 2024, 2:34 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Broken Clouds
Temperature: 10.61°C
Temperature feels like: 9.45°C
Minimum Temperature: 10.61°C
Maximum Temperature: 10.61°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1021hPa
Humidity:66%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 1.51m/sec
Wind Direction: 82 degrees
Cloudiness: 83%
Sunrise: 2024-12-21 11:39:38
Sunset: 2024-12-22 10:25:30
Si Ma Cai is a remote district of Lao Cai Province. The land is bordered to the north and the west by Muong Khuong, to the south and south-east by Bac Ha and to the north-east by Ha Giang and China.
Travel Guide to Si Ma Cai, Lao Cai
The area was not that easily accessible earlier due to bad roads. Nowadays, the road system is great and
travelers start to know a captivating beauty of imposing mountains, scenic valleys, stunning terraces of rice and buckwheat flowers... The average altitude of Si Ma Cai is over 1,000m above sea level and the temperatures rarely get above 35 Degrees Celsius.
People and Population
There are 11 ethnic groups in the district: H'mong (82,52%), Nung ( 12,25%), La Chi (0,75%), Co Lao (3,98%), Phu La (0,09%), Kinh (0,28%)....
Markets
The local communities have market gatherings at different communes on different days of the week, but the most colorful of them is Can Cau Market. Local people refer to the market at Can Cau which is on Saturday morning as a water buffalo market. But you can find lots of things at the market from agricultural produce, goats, dogs to traditional brocade,...
Things to do, Travel & Tours
Lesser known as it is, Si Ma Cai is not visited much by travelers. Most would only visit Can Cau Market briefly on Saturday morning. Some travel through Si Ma Cai in between Bac Ha or Lao Cai and Ha Giang.
Si Ma Cai is great for adventure tours such as bike tours, motorbike tours and trekking tours. Currently, Paradissa organizes photography tours to the Can Cau Market and ethnic villages. A trekking tour with homestay at ethnic villages is under research for now.
Where to stay, Accommodation
There are simple guest houses at Si Ma Cai Township. Normally you'll want to stay in Bac Ha Town where better hotels are found. Homestay service may be arranged off-and-on at certain ethnic villages.
How to get there
The township of Si Ma Cai, the capital of the district, is 30km from Bac Ha Town and 350km from Hanoi. You can travel to Si Ma Cai from Hanoi by train which you get off at Pho Lu train station. Else, with the new expressway, you can get to Si Ma Cai by car which takes about 5-6 hours.
Family farm work at Si Ma Cai
Going to Can Cau Market
A babershop at Can Cau Market
Lao Cai Average Monthly Rainfall and Temperatures
