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SAPA TOUR – COC LY MARKET 2 DAYS 3 NIGHTS
Coc Ly a is a medium sized minority peoples market where every Tuesday the tribes from the surrounding villages come to buy and sell goods and meet friends. You will find Flower H’mong (Red H’mong), Black Dao, Nung, Dzay and Tay peoples in attendance and the goods on offer range from local fruit and vegetables to livestock, handicrafts and clothes.
Although tourism is developing fast in the region, many locals still live a very basic life. Most of them spend all day long working on the fields. It’s so easy to find a small market in any villages, they sell what their families do not need in markets, Coc ly market, too. And with the money they make, they buy something else. It is what experts call a subsistence economy. No luxuries here.
Day 1: The night train to Lao Cai station
Activities:
20.30pm –Viet Heritage Travel’s tour guide come to pick you up from your hotel then transfer to Ha Noi Railway Station and catch the night train to Lao Cai (overnight on the train, the cabin with 4 berths sharing cabin, soft sleeper and air-conditioning). Arrive Lao Cai 5:30 or 6:00am.
Sapa is the focal point for mountain travel in Vietnam, and is a riot of colour and atmosphere as people from the myriad ethnic minorities of the hills gather in the markets.
The ‘Flower Hmong’ wear rainbow-coloured smocks, while the Red Dao’s traditional costume is a more muted indigo but topped off with a bright red headdress. When all of the mountain people congregate, the result is a feast for the eyes and the senses.
*** It takes about 9 hours to go from Hanoi to Sapa by night train.
Meals: N/A
Included: N/A, Tour Guide, Sleep on Train
Day 2: Lao Cai – Sapa – Ma Tra – Ta Phin Village
Activities:
The train arrives at around 6:00 am. Look for the “Viet Heritage Travel’s Logo & Your Name” sign when you exit the train station, as our guide will pick you up there and transfer to the former hill station of Sapa. In the terraced hills and mountains of this area, the expansive green landscape is enlivened by the colors of its hill tribe population – flashes of shining silver jewelry from the necks and wrists of indigo-clad H’mong and the scarlet hues of the turbans worn by the Red Dao can be seen. It is here you will find hands stained with color from fabric dyes and shades of blue, red and green intricately embroidered and stitched into jackets, waistcoats, pants, skirts, caps, purses and leggings.
After having breakfast at local restaurant, you will leave your luggage at hotel and then start trekking from Sapa to Ta Phin valley. Walking through the town for about 20 minutes before turning to a dirt road to Ma Tra, where inhabited by Black H’mong ethic. Continue trekking up the village and getting through paddies fields will lead you to an ancient Catholic abbey, built by French colonists.
Walk 2 km more to reach Ta Phin Village for exploring the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have a good choices to buy woven and textile brocades, which is made by ethic people and having picnic lunch before exploring village and Ta Phin Cave and small hamlet of Black H’mong people. At the end of day, return to Sapa by van with group to check in to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for explore the town, its market and sloping streets with all the colorful handicrafts.Rest of the afternoonand evening at leisure.
Approx: 5 km of trekking with about 5 hours, 1-hour lunch Over 30 km of driving from Lao Cai to Sapa with about over 1 hour.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included: Car, Tour Guide, Sapa Hotel, Cultural, Nature, Walking
Day 3: Sapa – Coc Ly market – Chay river- Night train to Hanoi
Activities:
Breakfast at your hotel, the guide pick you up and transfer to Coc Ly Market is a very small market where you will get the unique opportunity to meet several ethnic minorities such as the Flower H’mong, Black Dao, Phu La, Nung and Tay. You will see the ethnic people gather to buy and sell goods, dine and drink, or just wander to enjoy the ambience of the montagnard market by the Chay River.
After spending around 2hours by car. Arrive the Coc Ly market; join local ethnic peoples of the morning to enjoy the exciting atmosphere as well as activities of this weekly market. Have lunch at local restaurant. Continue with the boat trip on Chay River. Enjoy scenic view from river and trek to Dzao, Tay minority villages. On the way visit Vietnam – China International Border Gade. Return back to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi.
Approx: 6 km of trekking with about 4 hours, Over 160 km of driving from Sapa to Cocly market and travel to Lao Cai station
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included: Car, Tour Guide, Sleep on Train, Cultural, Nature, Walking
Day 4: Arrive in Hanoi
Activities:
Upon arrival at Hanoi train Station your time with us comes to an end. Here you can catch a taxi back to your hotel by yourself. Finish unforgettable Sapa Tour with Viet Heritage Travel. Good bye & see you in the next time! Viet Heritage Travel can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.
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