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SAPA TUESDAY MARKET & CHAY RIVER 3
DAYS/4 NIGHTS
Information
 I took an organised tour to Coc Ly,
a village 70 km from
Sapa, that has an
interesting market (according to
Lonely Planet). I wanted to see it
because there are other ethnic
minorities who trade goods. The only
ethnic majority you really notice
here are the H'monh people. Whether
they are the Black H'mongh, the
Flower H'monh, the White H'monh, the
I-don't-know-what-else H'monh, they
are everywhere. Usually selling
stuff on the street. In Sapa you
also se the Red Dao people, who are
really friendly, not pushy like the
H'monh and have the ability of
learning foreign languages fast.
Well, in Coc Ly you can also see the
Tay and the Nung people. The market
is small but interesting. You can
buy meat and traditional clothes,
radios and dishes, vegetables and
knives - in short, everything. From
the market we took a nice ride on a
boat to the Black H'Mong village,
where we had lunch. Our guide was
funny and always singing Vietnamese
songs...
Tour HighLights:
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Get down to a valley, visit an
H’mong village and the hydro
electric power station built by
the French. Take a small path to
go and visit other 2 villages of
the H’mong and the Dzay people
(LaoChai and TaVan village).
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Take the road to GiangTaChai
village to see the Red Dzao
people via the paths through
terraces and bamboo forests.
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CocLy market which is situated
far from Sapa.Enjoy the peaceful
life of 6 different minority
peoples (Flower H’mong, Black
Dzao, Tay, Dzay, HaNhi and
Nung).
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Get down onto a boat along Chay
river
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The Fairy Cave is located deeply
in the rocks.
Detailed Itinerary
Night 1: Ha Noi - Lao Cai .
Overnight on Train
VietnamTripAdvisor's car pick from
your hotel then transfer to Hanoi
Railway Station for the night train,
soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai
station.Overnight on the train.
Day 1 - Sunday:Sapa - Cat Cat - Lao
Chai - Ta Van).( B,L,D )
Picked up at Laocai Railway station
early in the morning by bus. Arrive
at Sapa round 8:00 AM. Breakfast and
shower. Start from Sapa at 10:00 AM.
Get down to a valley, visit an
H’mong village and the hydro
electric power station built by the
French. Take a small path to go and
visit other 2 villages of the H’mong
and the Dzay people (LaoChai and
TaVan village). Stay in TaVan at a
Dzay family. Picnic lunch on the way
and dinner at the family.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner
Day 2 -Monday: Giang Ta Chai – Supan
- Sapa( B,L,D )
Breakfast at the home-stay, take the
road to GiangTaChai village to see
the Red Dzao people via the paths
through terraces and bamboo forests.
Visit a waterfall, a suspension
bridge. Picnic lunch and cross the
river. Visit an H’mong village up to
the mountain. Vietnam TripAdvisor's
car pick you back to Sapa. Visit the
ancient stone circle on the way
back. Check in hotel, dinner in
Sapa.Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner
Day 3 - Tuesday: Sapa - Coc Ly –
Chay River - Trung Do - Hanoi (
B,L,D )
 Leave from Sapa early at 7:00 AM for
CocLy market which is situated far
from
Sapa. Enjoy the peaceful life
of 6 different minority peoples
(Flower H’mong, Black Dzao, Tay,
Dzay, HaNhi and Nung). The market is
the chance for the minorities to
meet and share joy and sorrows after
the crops, to exchange one another’s
experience. Say goodbye to the
market and get down onto a boat
along Chay river. You are bound to
feel great and find yourselves
smaller among high Rock Mountains
and to be surprised at white and
breathtakingly waterfalls. The Fairy
Cave is located deeply in the rocks.
Get off the boat to visit a village
of the Tay Minority (TrungDo
village) by the river. After the
boat trip, visit a small town –
BaoNhai and then take a car back to
Laocai Station for the night train
to Hanoi. Have dinner before getting
on the train.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner
Day4 - Wednesday: Hanoi Arrive
Arrive in Hanoi round 5:30 AM.
Private car pick up from Hanoi train
station to your hotel.Tour ends.
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