Itinerary one day tour – Coc Ly market opening on Thursday

Overview

Come 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.

Destinations: Lao Cai - Phong Nien - Coc Ly - Trung Do village

Highlights:

• - Join beautiful and colorful Tuesday Market of the hill tribal peoples living around Coc Ly Commune and the northern region of Bac Ha District with festive atmosphere.
• - Meet hill tribal peoples such as: Flower Hmong, Black Zao, Tay, Nung… who go to the market in their best traditional costume not only for shopping but mainly for socializing.
• - Enjoy magnificent and stunning landscapes of the mountainous region in the far-north and Chay River Massif.

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Itinerary

- Our vehicle and tour guide will pick you up at Lao Cai station then follow national road 70 traveling through Phong Nien Commune, turn left and follow provincial road 154 which sneaks through the country side along the Chay river for 17 km to Coc Ly.

- Enjoy several photo stops along the way, especially of the beautiful tear farms near Phong Hai.

- Arrive in the market place at about 09.00am, at crowded time of the market. Join local ethnic peoples for about 2 hours of the morning to enjoy the exciting atmosphere as well as activities of this weekly market.

- Walk from section to sections, corner to corners, seeing and smelling of different local product, spices, vegetable, farming tools, handicraft, even medicinal herb... C

- The market is always crowded for the whole morning and over after lunch time.

- Leave the market at noon, boarding a motor boat and cruising down stream the Chay River for 1.5 hour to Trung Do village of the Tay which is beautifully set on the bank of the river.

- Spend about an hour walking to explore this charming village before continuing the boat trip briefly to Bao Nhai.

- Enjoy late lunch in a local restaurant and then take 46 km road transfer back to Lao Cai station.

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Rates & Availability

Price inclusion:

• English speaking tour guide. (Surchage for other language)
• Road transfer by good vehicle and mountain experienced driver
• Permission and visiting fee
• Lunch in local restaurant or picnic
• Drinking water and snack for the whole trip

Price exclusion:

• Personal expenses
• Soft drink (beer, coca cola…)
• Insurance