Famous for its delicious food, its breath taking sceneries and its unique culture, Vietnam is rising to be a popular destination for tourists worldwide. Why don’t you take a visit to Sapa, home of “The roof of Indochina” Fansipan, in this Vietnam adventure tour to know more about our country?
1. Geopraphy:
Sapa is a highland town in Sapa district, Lao Cai province, which is located in the north of Vietnam. Even though with just 24 square kilometers and the humidity is up to 99 percent, every year, thousands of people come here to this small city to get amazing experiences and enjoy their holidays.
In Vietnam, Sapa is known as the “heaven” for travelling because of its special beauty. Because of the tropical monsoonal weather, snow is almost nonexistence except for in Sapa. It is the only place in Vietnam that the temperature can get so low as to appear snow. Though this may seem normal to international tourists, the snow so rarely happens that local people find it very fascinating.
In Sapa, rainy season starts from May to August, tourists should avoid climbing Fansipan in this season for it may get very dangerous.
The weather is best from April to May, it is the greatest time for visiting and taking photos because it is also the time for flowers to blossom. You can take many amazing photos with flowers and even with many farmers together their terraces. How fantastic it is to be in Sapa and immerse yourself in nature.
From September to October, it is time for rice to be harvested. All of Sapa will be covered in the yellow of the rice plant and you will never see this kind of scenery anywhere but in a country of rice exporting like Vietnam.
2. Travel to Sapa:
To travel to Sapa, you must first get to Hanoi, where there are many stations and bus to choose from.
If you choose to go by bus or train, it takes about 8 to 9 hours to get to Sapa from the capital of Vietnam. You can take the bus at My Dinh, Yen Nghia, Gia Lam bus station or get a seat on the train from Hanoi, Dong Anh, Gia Lam station. The fee is not expensive. It will not cost much for a Fansipan tour. In Vietnam, travelling is quite cheap. But there won’t be any flight to fly to Sapa from Hanoi.
One thing you have to be careful is that it is easy to buy a ticket to Lao Cai from Hanoi, but not so much to get one for the way back. It is not easy but not unattainable so you wouldn’t have to worry too much.
Once you get to Sapa, you can hire a motorbike to travel, or use “Xe om”, a type of service almost similar to taxi but instead of a car, the driver will carry you with a motorbike. Taxis are also available for you. Some trustworthy brands are Hai Yen, Mai Linh, Thanh Cong, Hung Vuong,…
3. Places to visit.
You can spend all days travelling Sapa thoroughly. This city is really great and amazing, it has many beautiful highlights. In this Vietnam adventure tour, you can take many photos with friends and families, and when returning to your country, you will have had one more collection of best adventure’s photos.
Now we will together discover the highlights of Sapa.
Ta Phin village
If you come to visit this village, please remember some things below:
Do not sit in the nave of the house, it is not polite.
Do not use the first chairs, which are only used for parents.
Do not use clothes made of white linen, it is the color for funeral.
Do not whistle, the Red Dao thinks that it is a way to call ghost.
What to do in Ta Phin village
Take a dip in the hot spring as it is a way to reduce stress and is very good for your health.
Visit Ta Phin cave, which is 5 meters in height and 3 meters in width. This cave is very beautiful with many naturally made cliff.
If you like discovering this more, you can book a Sapa hiking tour for you and your family to spend your holiday together.
Muong Hoa valley
Muong Hoa valley is about 8 kilometers to the South east of Sapa.
The most attractive feature of this valley is that it includes hundreds of big rocks with different patterns. With its beauty and mystery, it is considered one of Vietnam national heritage.
Muong Hoa valley is about 2 kilometers wide and stretches more than 4 kilometers, it has at least 159 rocks. This is also the place for anyone who wants to do research about Vietnam’s life and history. Many scientists from Russia, Australia, French,… come here because of this.
Professor Le Trong Khanh, a specialist in the language of ancient Vietnamese, believes that this huge reef is a big book written in the past. Until now, none can answer the mysteries that revolve around them.
Besides this, Muong Hoa is popular to visitors because of its stream of flowers, many kinds of flower ranging from a variety of color. This is a romantic destination for many people to come and take photos, to relax and hide away with their lover. If you really want to have an adventure tours in Viet Nam, stop by Sapa and never miss this!
Fansipan peak – ”the roof of Indochina”
No need to say more because we all know how famous Fansipan is. It is approximated that 10 thousands of people come here every year to try themselves the fansipan’s cable ride and put their bravery to the test. More and more pictures of Fansipan are uploaded through internet and on facebook day by day.
Fansipan is 9 kilometers to the south west of Sapa. You should try this at least once while you are still young and still have the strength to. Hiking Sapa up to Fansipan has been on the to do list of many young Vietnamese. But once you get the opportunity to realize it, remember to bring warm clothes and equip yourself with hiking gears because not only is it cold but also very dangerous.
Fansipan is a part of Hoang Lien Son mountain. You can immerse yourself in nature with many kinds of plant and animal. There are also many great places to adventure. Sailing and trekking are most recommended.
Sapa now more and more appeals to foreigners, and even local too. This is commonly considered one of the best places to visit in an adventure tours to Vietnam. Many companies also sell tours to Sapa and get many tourists. So why not choose us and adventure with us!
