Lao Cai Trip Overview
This full day tour offers you a chance to visit and explore a traditional market in Sapa named Coc Ly market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La, Nung and Tay people. Especially, you will enjoy a boat ride along a stream and a visit to a Tay Village.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Lao Cai, Vietnam
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Lao Cai, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
This full day tour offers you a chance to visit and explore a traditional market in Sapa named Coc Ly market. Joining this tour, you will see different ethnic minority people working in the market, such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La, Nung and Tay people. Especially, you will enjoy a boat ride along a stream and a visit to a Tay Village.
Stop At: Coc Ly Market, about 35km from Bac Ha, Sapa Vietnam
Coc Ly market is a small market situated by the Chay River. It opens on every Tuesday morning. Coming here, you will not only see different ethnic minority people in their colourful traditional dress, such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Phu La, Nung and Tay minorities, but also see a wide range of homemade products such as vegetables, fruits and even domestic animals sold by the locals.
After exploring the market, you will embark on a boat and ride downstream. On the boat ride, you can enjoy stunning views of beautiful natural caves and local daily life of the local on the riverbanks.
After lunch, you will continue the program by visiting Trung Do village where Tay minority are living. You will enter in the village, observer their daily life and activities, and enjoy a cup a tea in a traditional Tay house. Leaving the Trung Do village, you will cruise further downstream until you reach Bao Nhai Bridge. Here, you will get on a car to drive back to Lao Cai. The tour ends.
Duration: 2 hours
