Cat Cat Village has long been famous among visitors to Sapa with its rustic appearance, embellished with the vibrant culture and traditional costumes of the H’mong people here.
How to get here and turn around?
Cat Cat Village is a small village located in Muong Hoa Valley in Lao Cai Province, about 2km from the center of Sapa town. Located in the high mountains of the Northwest, this place has cool air year-round, and each season is beautiful in its own way, with outstanding features.
To get to Cat Cat Village, you will need to go to Sapa first. If you’re coming from Hanoi, you can either book a bus to Sapa (about 6 hours) or take the train to Lao Cai, then take a taxi or rent a car to Sapa. From the center of Sapa town, there are many different ways and means that you can experience to get to Cat Cat village:
Trekking
For those who love the natural landscape and want a clearer view of local daily life, trekking is definitely a great choice for you!
Trekking not only helps you improve your physical strength, but it also provides a real way to make the trip more memorable, and it is completely free. 2km is the distance from Sapa town to Cat Cat village, if you like, you should try it once!
If you love the beauty of Sapa and want to see more beautiful scenery here, you can learn more about trekking at Ky Quan San – Sapa’s paradise in the clouds and Bach Moc Luong Tu – one of the four highest mountains in our country.
Rent a bicycle
In addition to trekking and renting a motorbike, we can also experience the bicycle rental service to Cat Cat village. Usually, hotels in the tourist town of Sapa offer this service; you just need to ask the receptionist, rent a bike, and go. The bicycle rental price in Sapa ranges from 120,000 to 150,000 VND/day. This is also a way to bring a new experience to your trip to Cat Cat village. If you have the chance, invite your friends to try cycling together!
Rent a motorbike
For those who want to travel more conveniently, you can choose to rent a motorbike to ride together through the roads from Sapa to Cat Cat village. The road isn’t too difficult or bumpy, and it’s short, so you don’t need to worry too much. Just pay attention to driving carefully and at a moderate speed. The motorbike rental price in Sapa ranges from 100,000 to 240,000 VND/day.
If you are traveling with a large family, including elderly family members and children, you can rent a taxi so the whole family can travel more conveniently.
Why does Cat Cat village attract so many tourists?
Visitors to Cat Cat can admire the lively, colorful picture. That is the image of young women sitting by looms, weaving colorful brocade decorated with designs of flowers and birds. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and embroidered with beautiful designs.
Notably, H’Mong women use plants and leaves to dye these brocade fabrics. And then they roll a round, smooth section of wax-covered wood over fabrics to polish them, making their colors more durable.
In addition to brocade weaving, many residents in Cat Cat are skilled at crafting gold and silver jewelry. Their products are fairly sophisticated, especially jewelry for women.
Tourists to Cat Cat are most attracted by its unique customs, including the custom of “pulling wife”. A man can ask his friends to lure a girl he likes to his house and keep her there for 3 days. During these days, if the girl agrees to become his wife, a wedding will be held. However, the girl can happily go home after three days if she does not like him.
Traditional houses of the H’Mong people in Cat Cat have three rooms, three doors, and a po mu wood roof. In the house, there are three columns that stand in round or square stones. The walls are made from sawn timber. The main door is always closed and only opens when people in the house organize important events. Altar, inlaid floor containing food, places for sleeping, kitchen and receiving guests are indispensable parts of the houses.
Visitors to Cat Cat village can discover countless unique features of H’Mong.
Source: collected by An
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