Discover Sapa

If one is looking for a unique place that cannot be found anywhere else in Vietnam, Sapa is just the right choice. Though Vietnam is known for its beach landscape with luxury resort, the mountainous area is no less charming.

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Convenience of traveling means
Although Sapa town is located on high mountains, getting to Sapa is way easier thay it is supposed to be. From Hanoi train station, there are plenty of trains to Lao Cai city with flexible timeframes, and then buses will take you to the very destination which is only 38 km away. Just simply arrange luggage, buy train tickets and relax as the train wheels roll, Sapa would be highly delighted to welcome your presence.

The diversity of natural landscapes
In some certain travel destinations, tourist can only see the same kind of landscape everywhere they go. However, Sapa offers tourists a chance to contemplate the diversity of natural exoticness. The small town nestles on the mountain range of Hoang Lien Son; with Fansipan peak known as "the roof of Indochina" spreading extremely spectacular sceneries. Here and there are terraced paddies with the shining yellow colour of harvesting season, or looking like a big mirror made of pouring water. In somewhere else, houses on stilts of ethnic people evoke a peaceful sense all over the wild ambience. All those blessings create a truly vivid picture.

Enjoying the atmosphere of all four seasons in one day
Sapa is located on high mountains almost at 1,700 m above sea level where fresh cool climate fully fills the air. It's an ideal spot for a getaway to be f ree from hustle and bustle. Visitor might be taken by surprise when coming to Sapa for the first time as the weather transits miraculously into 4 seasons just within one day here: spring warmth in the early morning, then gradually switch to summer days when the sun is upright, it is getting cooler like in autumn at twilight, and fairly in the evening.

Extensive travel types
If you want a totally unwinding vacation, you absolutely can choose yourself a room with views of the mountains in a hotel or a resort in Sapa. In the other way round, if you are right in a strong mood for discovery, do not hesitate to let yourself embark on the rocky ways to the villages of Red Dao and H'mong people, sleep in house on stilts and enjoy the typical ethnic dishes like "thang co" (horse hot pot) , stove - smoked meat to understand more about the life going on here.

Conquering the roof of Indochina is also a favorite type of tourism for adventurous individuals. Crossing the jungle, hearing wild animals' sounds, passing through every milestone on foot to reach the highest peak: Fansipan at 3.143m.

Enjoy the excellent cuisine
Sapa town embraces many attractive delicacies with distinctive flavor. They are marinated in unique spices and processed by unconventional methods of the uplands. It would be deadly regretful to ignore those barbeque stalls in the town center, with all kinds of skewers as vegetables, chicken, beef, mushrooms,etc. Sapa is also home to many salmon houses where visitors can find out high quality salmon at a very reasonable price in comparision to imported salmon. Some interesting suggestions for good dishes are grilled salmon, salmon hotpot. It is also impossible not to mention ethnic culinary highlights like "thang co" (horse hotpot), corn liqour, buffalo meat, baked rice in bamboo tube which hold no excuses to be missed.

WHEN TO GO

Sapa not only owns a special and unique terrain but also boasts a very distinctly sub-tropical climate which is rarely experienced in a tropical country like Vietnam.

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