Coc Ly Market Full Day on Tuesday

Coc Ly Market Full Day on Tuesday

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 Hmong (Red

Hmong), Black Dao, Nung, Giay and Tay peoples in attendance and the goods on offer range from

local fruit and vegetables to livestock, handicrafts and clothes.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Sapa Market, Dien Bien Phu Road, Sapa Vietnam

The market starts around 7am and closes in the early afternoon. A typical itinerary for a day at Coc

Ly would be something along the lines of:

 Drive to Coc Ly (95 km / 1h 45m from Sapa, or 60 km / 1 hour from Lao Cai).

 Enjoy your time at the market, walk around, bargain and take in the sights and sounds of local

life.

 After exploring the market take a short drive to the Chay river.  Sail down the gently flowing

waters, lined by corn and vegetable fields,  passing beautiful villages, impressive waterfalls,

gorges and caves as you journey downriver.

 Stop halfway down the river to visit Trung Do, a village of the Tay minority people.  Take time to

explore the farms where they grow exotic chillis and jack fruit.

 Sail a further 15 minutes down stream to Bao Nhai village and have a late lunch in a local

restaurant.

 Visit Chinese border gate at Lao Cai city

 Drive back to Lao Cai train station or Sapa