Itinerary:
Sapa Motorcycle Tours to Coc Ly market on Tuesday only – In the Morning on Tuesday:
We start our motorbike ride to Coc Ly (95 km – from Sapa, or 60 km – from Lao Cai train station). Then we follow national road No.70 traveling through the lush farm land of Lao Cai province for 42 km to Phong Nien Commune, turn left and follow provincial road No.154 which sneaks through the country side along the Chay river for 17 km to Coc Ly which offers beautiful scenery of high mountains, narrow valleys and terraced rice paddies. Enjoy several photo stops along the way, especially of the beautiful tear farms near Phong Hai.
Arrive in the market place 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…especially meeting smiling peoples every where. Coc Ly is also famous cattle market where local farmers from villages in the region sell and by cows, horses, water buffaloes, pigs…, and there is a large ground just beside the main market place for this activity. The market is always crowded for the whole morning and over after lunch time.
Enjoy a simple lunch at the market.
In the afternoon:
Take a short drive to the Chay river. Stop on the way 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. Longan, Papaya fruit, Mango…
Driving back to Lao Cai station or Sapa in late afternoon.
End of the trip.
* Included:
+ English Speaking Tour Guide.
+ Automatic or Manual Motorcycle(s), spare parts and all fuel.
+ Lunch (Vietnamese Food).
+ Entrance fee + permits
+ helmets
+ Government taxes
* Excluded:
+ Personal expenses, insurance.
+ Drinks, Hotels
+ Motorbiking protective pants, jacket, gloves, rain gear and other safety equipment at favourable rental rate.
+ Tips.
+ All other services not indicated above.
