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Sapa Tours >>  Sapa Market & Chay River 4 Nights / 3 Days

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:

  • 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).
  • Take the road to GiangTaChai village to see the Red Dzao people via the paths through terraces and bamboo forests.
  • 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).
  • Get down onto a boat along Chay river
  • 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,taxi to hotel on your own.Tour ends.

VietnamTripAdvisor can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.

 

Price Per Person (US$) Valid from 1st Jun to 30th Jun 2010

Cost/pax (US$) 2 3 - 4 5 - 8
Standard  (2*) 195 165 150
Superior (3*) 215 180 165
Deluxe (4*)  265 250 235
Accommodation Standard 2 * Mid-range (3*) Superior (3* + ) Deluxe (4*)
Sapa hotels

Roya Hotel, Mountain View Hotel

Bambo Hotel,Royal View Hotel, Holiday Hotel  

 Chau Long Hotel

Victoria Sapa

 

Trip Included :

 

  • Private car pick up from your hotel to Hanoi train station.

  • Returns train tickets in  04 berths canbinet, A/C Wooden Softsleeper

  • Local English speaking guide, Other languges upon your request

  • Twin /Double sharing Room at hotel in Sapa

  • Meal as mentioned in program ( B= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner )

  • Sightseeing fees

  • Purified water and wet towel

  • Transport as programe

  • Taxes

Trip Excluded :

 

  • Insurance

  • Personal expense (drinks, telephone…)

  • Tips and gratuities

What to bring :

  • Sun Block

  • Wide brim hat

  • Camera + Film

  • Comfortable shoes

  • Rain gear

  • Warm clothes

  • Insect Repellent

  • Original Passport

Prefered & Best Rate
1. Discover Sapa Life 3 Days / 4 Nights
2. Sapa Tours - 4 Villages 2 Days / 3 Nights
3. Sapa Hill Tribe Village 2 Days / 3 Nights
4. Sapa Fasipan 3 Days / 4 Nights
5. Sapa beatiful Waterfalls 4 Days / 5 Nights
6. Sapa Bac Ha Market 3 Nights / 2 Days
7. Sapa 2 Markets & Chay River 3 Days / 4 Nights
8. Sapa Hill Tribe Villages 4 Days / 5 Nights
9. Sapa Trekking 3 Days / 4 Nights
10. Sapa Homestay Adventure 3 Nights / 2 Days
11. Sapa Adventure  Tour 3 Days / 4 Nights
12. Sapa Coc Ly Market 2 Days / 3 Nights
13. Sapa Heaven's Gate 3 Days / 4 Nights
14. Sapa Trekking 5 Days / 6 Nights
15. Sapa Market & Chay River 4 Nights / 3 Days
16. Sapa 5 Villages Trekking 2 Days / 3 Nights
13. Sapa Easy trekking 3 Nights / 2 Days
14. Best of Sapa 3 Days / 4 Nights
15. Sapa - Bac Ha - Can Cau Market 4 Nights / 3 Days
16. Sapa 5 Villages Trekking 2 Days / 3 Nights