“She has been a very experienced tour guide for our trip to Sapa. Her English is very well spoken. She is very caring, there was an old couple who walk slowly who she endured all the group members were safe and on track.
I wish to meet her again on our next trip to Vietnam. Highly recommended Trekking Sapa and tour guide for anyone who comes to Sapa.”
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Interesting point of sapa tourism
Located in the northwest highlands, Sapa carries in her wild beauty, majestic and also full of mystery. This beauty has created a great attraction and charm to not only domestic tourists but also international tourists. What is interesting about Sapa tourism? Trekking Sapa is convinced that only the three most interesting things in the many interesting things in Sapa here, will prompt visitors to plan a trip to Sapa.
Conquer the “roof of Indochina”
“Indochinese crown” – Fansipan peak 3,143m high, Hoang Lien Son mountain range, the highest peak in the three Indochina. Fansipan about 9km southwest of Sapa town center. The name Fansipan derives from the local name “Hua Xi Pan” meaning “giant stone plate.
Currently, there are two ways to conquer Fansipan that is climbing or taking the cable car. If you have good health, time to relax and want to challenge yourself, visitors can choose to Fansipan. Believe this journey will give visitors many memorable memories. If there is not much time and no preparation, visitors can choose cable car to Fansipan. When taking a cable car from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, visitors will be able to admire the majestic Northwest from the sky.
Understanding the culture of ethnic minorities in the highlands
In addition to the Kinh, Sapa has five ethnic minorities including H’Mong, Tay, Giay, Pho, Dao Do. Join the tour Sapa, visitors will discover the village, visitors can learn more about the habits of life, customs, traditional trades and the cultural characteristics of ethnic minorities. Some famous minority villages in Sapa such as:
- Cat Cat Village: A place inhabited by ethnic H’Mong, Cat Cat is a village attract many tourists to Sapa. To visit Cat Cat, visitors can find lifestyle, habits, customs – habits … of the Hmong.
- Sin Chai Village: 4 km from the center of town, Sin Chai Village is a peaceful and pristine village. Sin Chai is mainly inhabited by H’Mong people. Sin Chai Nature Park is considered as a “vivid and perfect natural landscape” with mountains, forests, rice paddies, intermingled with gray roofs and kitchen smoke diffused.
- Ta Van village: Located under the beautiful Muong Hoa valley, Ta Van will make visitors feel overwhelmed by the beauty of the terraced fields. Ta Van is home to ethnic Giay.
- “Ho” village: This is a large village in Sapa, gathering all five ethnic groups living together as H’Mong, Dao, Giay, Tay, Nung. Hu has beautiful natural scenery with many rapids, “dye” the legendary color by the story, the ancient legend.
- Ta Phin: Because of the beauty that makes people wonder, Ta Phin is a stopping place for many photographers and enthusiasts to explore. Beside rice terraces, Ta Phin has many mysterious natural caves with cliffs engraved with strange shapes.
Besides exploring the villages, participating in festivals, especially the Sapa weekend market, is also a way to help visitors learn more about the unique culture of ethnic minorities in the uplands.
Watch the beautiful terraces
Terraces are one of the “wonderful” features sparkling and wonderful. This is also the typical image of the North West in general and Sapa in particular. Recently, the travel magazine of America has voted terraced fields in Vietnam as one of the most beautiful terraced systems in the world. The terraces system in Sapa as a “living picture of nature” is embroidered by the brain and hand and the industriousness of the farmer.
Come to Sapa and find an answer “Sapa tourism has something interesting” for yourself!