Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai province, a land of humility and peace in the wonders of nature. The natural landscape of Sapa is combination among the creativity of people along with the terrain of mountains, the green of forest, as the picture arranged in a harmonic layout to create a special region with many marvelous scenes. From center of the city, tourists can blow their mind such a unique beauty of Sapa. They will have the opportunity to conquer the famous Fansipan mountain peak or have unforgettable trip to the village hidden in the mist, scenes of mountains with hundreds of flowers blooming…

Sapa weather

Sapa possesses an invaluable treasure from nature that is a cool fresh climate, with a variety of nuances. Located at an average elevation of 1,500m – 1,800m, Sapa climate is relatively temperated with an average temperature around 15-18 ° C. From May to August, rain is the typical climate pattern in here. At the end of the year, when the winter comes, the temperature in Sapa can drop below 0 degrees, sometimes covering with full of snow.

Travel to Sapa

Sapa town is around 38km from Lao Cai city and 376km from Hanoi. To travel to Sapa, tourists can choose the means of train or bus. Because Sapa is the most attractive tourism site, so the status of ticket agents and travel companies are always available for travel if you book 1-2 weeks ahead. However, train tickets from Hanoi to Lao Cai are easy to buy, but to buy tickets from Lao Cai to Hanoi is a bit more difficult, it is better to prepare in advance.
Here are the top marvelous scenes for Sapa Tours

Ham Rong Mountain

Standing on the top of Ham Rong Mountain, tourists can enjoy panoramic view of Sapa, especially, Muong Hoa valley and Ta Phin hiding in the mist. The most significant attraction in Ham Rong mountain is the beautiful flower gardens right in the center of Sapa town.

Sapa Stone Church

Sapa stone church built in 1895 is considered to be one of the most ancient architectural vestiges of the French til now. The church has been embellished and preserved, becoming an indispensable image when referring to the misty Sapa town.

Cat Cat Village

The village brings the significant cultural value from a long history of the Hmong, where also preserved many traditional handicrafts such as cotton, linen, and weaving. The site has now been built into a Cat Cat tourist site, taking 2km from the center of Sapa town

Ta Phin Village

This place has beautiful natural scenery, typically with cultural characteristics of the ethnic identity of the Red Dao with brocade. At Ta Phin village, you can visit the nearby Ta Phin Cave. In the cave, there are many interesting stalactites dancing, sitting elves, distant fields, forest sparkling … symbols.

Ta Van Village

Along the road 4D to the Southeast, it takes about 8km from Sapa town to Ta Van Giay village. From here, visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about lifestyles of the Giay. The road to Ta Van Giay village is small, narrow and dirty and its two sides are fertile terraced fields adorned with blue corn and young rice.

Sin Chai Village

In Sin Chai village located in San Sa Ho commune, about 4km from the center of Sapa town, a village has not been “tourism” so still retain the original wild. This is a place of about 1400 H’Mong people. In addition to rice and corn cultivation, Sin Chai people also choose gentle mountain ridges to grow cardamom, a significant source for their annual income in the ancient valley.

Muong Hoa Valley – Ancient Stone Sapa

What made this place special is the ancient stone with various carvings, interlaced between the grass and the terraced fields of the ethnic minority. Hundreds of sandstone carved figures, strange characters so far have not identified the source and meaning. Today, the ancient carvings were ranked national monuments, a unique heritage of the ancient Vietnamese. In Muong Hoa valley there is a beautiful stream stretching for about 15 km, through Lao Chai, Ta Van, Hau Thao and ending in Ban Ho.

Top events for Sapa tours

Sapa “Go to the farm” event
The festival in the early spring of the Tay, Dao in Ban Ho , Sapa (Lao Cai) held in the morning of the 8th annual Tet. The ceremony begins with the procession of the land, water and he worship of spirits. The festival begins with dances and folk songs of the Tay, and Dao people. Prominently, the most fun fact is that many participants perform “Xoe” dance, with the trumpet sound starting the festival with the graceful movements, inviting people to participate in the “Xoe” dance. When the show ends everyone pours to the game room. The games here are mostly folk games such as throwing, stamping, tugging, spinning, polishing, blindfolded goat, climbing …

Tet Dance event

Tet dance is an important and well-prepared festival of Dao Ta Van people, usually held on the first or second lunar year. The main content of the ceremony is the wish to “Happy people,” ” Gratitude is the sign of noble souls”. The ritual activities during the Tet holiday are extremely unique with 14 dances of some selected young men, or unique rituals performed by the priest.

Roong Pooc festival

In every lunar year, the Giay people in Ta Van (Sapa district) open the Roong Pooc festival with the aim to wish for favorable weather and good harvests annually. Though it is still traditional ethnic festival of Giay Ta Van, through many years spreading, the festival became the cultural symbol of the entire Muong Hoa valley. In addition to the unique rituals, there are games, dancing and other orchestra performances.

Sapa is always an ideal tourism decision for people desire to find a place to “escape” from the noise, the tidiness of crowded and busy life daily, to harmonize with beautiful majestic beauty of nature, and enjoying more slowly and peacefully. Let come and experience such undeniable tourism attractions in Sapa!