Coc Ly Market Tour ( Tuesday Market )
Coc Ly a is a medium sized market where every Tuesday the tribes from the surrounding villages come to buy and sell goods and meet friends. You will find Flower Hmong, Black Dao, Nung, Giay and Tay peoples in attendance and the goods on offer range from local fruit and vegetables to livestock, handicrafts and clothes.
Tour Duration: Approx: 6 hours driving/ 1-hour walking around / 1-hour lunch
Tour Route: Sapa - Lao cai - Coc Ly Market - Sapa
Starts: Pick up at your hotel in Sapa /our office in Sapa or from Lao cai Train station
Ends: At your hotel in Sapa or Lao cai train station
Tour Level: Easy walk
Group size: Private Tour
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
BRIEF ITINERARY
Sapa - Lao cai city- Coc Ly Market - Sapa
Sapa Tour Trekking Guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Coc Ly Market – the impressive Tuesday market of minorities from the surrounding hills. The driving time is approximately 2 hours.
The market attracts traders and market goers from various ethnic groups; Dzao, Flower H’mong, Tay and Nung in surrounding villages. Stroll through the lively market to observe merchandise on display and people bargaining for purchase. From here, take a boat trip to Na Nen village, home to a community of Flowery Hmong people who is named after the flowery decorative patterns on their clothing. Picnic lunch at a local house
After lunch, a 3km trekking brings you to Trung Do village, a settlement of the Tay ethnic minority people and stop here for lunch at a Tay household. Take another boat trip about 45 minutes down the Chay river and enjoying sighting the riverbank landscapes. Arrive in Bao Nhai village where you will be picked up and go by car to Sa Pa.
What is included?
- Local English speaking guide
- Transportation
- Meals (Lunch)
- All entrance fees and permits
- Boat Trip on Chay River
What is excluded?
- Personal Pocket Money
- Soft drink (beer, coca cola…)
- Insurance
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