Day 01: ( Mon) Hanoi – train to Lao Cai
Welcome at your hotel or private address, transfer to Hanoi train station , Your should bring some drinks or snacks to chat,chit on train - Overnight on train
Day 02 : (Tue) Lao Cai – Coc Ly Tuesday market - Sapa
After meeting a guide at the Lao Cai railway station we have breakfast there and go to the Coc Ly Market for two hours by a van. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai. It will take you through rural area. The road is rougher for the last 30km. You arrive in Coc Ly by the time where the market is the most crowded.
Coc Ly market locates by the Chay River, which flows from China. Every Tuesday morning, minorities from surrounding villages such as Flower Hmong, Black Zao and Tay, gather to sell and buy their products. After visiting the market, you travel by boat downstream. Along the ride, you can enjoy magnificent sight of the beautiful caves and life on the riverbank. You will have lunch on a beach or later in a village.
The trip will also offers you a visit to Trung Do village of Tay minority, where you can stop by a traditional Tay house for a cup of tea. You will go further downstream until you arrive to Bao Nhai Bridge. Here you get on the car for the journey back to Sapa. vernight in Sapa.
Day 03 : (Web) Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Sapa – Lao Cai
After having breakfast in a hotel we embark on a lovely trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages Lao Chai & Ta Van, home to Black H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by someof the friendliest people you can meet. Once on the valley floor you can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields and scattered villages. Return to Sapa and then to Lao Cai railway station to get night train to Hanoi. The guide sees you off at Lao Cai train station and takes you on the train.
Day 04 : Hanoi
Arrival Hanoi in the early morning, Meet our driver and tour guide, transfer you back to your hotel or private adress , Time to say good bye
Coc Ly market 3 days tour price : Please contact us for the best price
Coc Ly market tour price included : Private car taxi rental at Sapa , Hotel in Sapa base on twin sharing room , English speaking tour guide (Other on request) , Train ticket : Hanoi – Lao cai – Hanoi (share cabin 4 berths-soft sleeper) , Meals as listed in the itinerary , Boat trip in Chay river , Entrance fees, water and others services
Coc Ly market tour price excluded : Personal expense, tip for guide & driver