One of the most beautiful mountainous destinations in the world is Sapa, Vietnam. This land will amaze you with their own splendid landscape, sparkling rice terrace and so on. I’m sure that you must hear about Sapa once and at some point you will be curious about this land. And if you are preparing for Sapa adventure, here are all the things you need to know.
1. Where is Sapa?
Sapa is a mall, mountainous town in Lao Cai, located about 350km northwest of Hanoi. This town lies close the border with China. You can find the Hoang Lien Son mountains there, where located Fansipan peak – so-called “the Roof of Indochina” at a height of 3143m above sea level. Because of its altitude, the climate is moderate and cool all year. During the summer, there is lots of rains and fog. And what makes Sapa become special and different from others Vietnamese destinations is there are snowfalls in winter.
Other things make your Sapa adventure become more attractive is that Sapa is home of six main ethnic minority peoples: Kinh people, Hamong, Dao, Tay, Giay and Xa Pho. Each group lives in separated hillside villages where they preserve their traditional customs and lifestyle. They live particularly live on agriculture and cattle-breeding.
The geography of Sapa is the combination of high range mountains, wide valleys and gently sloped hills. And I would say that this unique location creates the diversity of splendid landscape, animals and plants which display to your eyes a party of colors.
When you get there, you also feel the special connection between Sapa nature and people. For me, it is when the nature with all its resources always supports people. On the other hand, local people are trying to protect and keep the nature in its original state.
2. What kind of Sapa adventure I can take?
Depending on your purpose, your physical strength and your time, you have wide range of adventurous activities in Sapa. These vary from trekking, mountain biking to mountaineering. I haven’t experienced all, but as far as I’m concerned I will tell the most popular activities for Sapa adventure
Trekking
There is no doubt that trekking is the great idea for Sapa adventure. You also can choose your trekking destinations and time for it. The last time I came there, I joined in one day trekking to some ethnic villages. We visited Cat Cat village, which is very famous for its well-preserved architecture and its handicrafts. I even had chance to wave a piece of multicolor fabric, which is an amazing experience. We trekked to Cat Cat village then to Ta Van, which is surrounded with twinkling rice terraces. It took us one day to finish this route.
If you want more Sapa adventure, you can join Fansipan mount trek. You can do it one day or two days maximum. With Fansipan mount trek, you should prepare your pack more and hire a guide because without a guide the authorities don’t allow you to climb Fansipan. However, I’m sure that you will be amazed by the change of fauna and flora along the Hoang Lien Son mount.
1. Where is Sapa?
Sapa is a mall, mountainous town in Lao Cai, located about 350km northwest of Hanoi. This town lies close the border with China. You can find the Hoang Lien Son mountains there, where located Fansipan peak – so-called “the Roof of Indochina” at a height of 3143m above sea level. Because of its altitude, the climate is moderate and cool all year. During the summer, there is lots of rains and fog. And what makes Sapa become special and different from others Vietnamese destinations is there are snowfalls in winter.
Other things make your Sapa adventure become more attractive is that Sapa is home of six main ethnic minority peoples: Kinh people, Hamong, Dao, Tay, Giay and Xa Pho. Each group lives in separated hillside villages where they preserve their traditional customs and lifestyle. They live particularly live on agriculture and cattle-breeding.
The geography of Sapa is the combination of high range mountains, wide valleys and gently sloped hills. And I would say that this unique location creates the diversity of splendid landscape, animals and plants which display to your eyes a party of colors.
When you get there, you also feel the special connection between Sapa nature and people. For me, it is when the nature with all its resources always supports people. On the other hand, local people are trying to protect and keep the nature in its original state.
2. What kind of Sapa adventure I can take?
Depending on your purpose, your physical strength and your time, you have wide range of adventurous activities in Sapa. These vary from trekking, mountain biking to mountaineering. I haven’t experienced all, but as far as I’m concerned I will tell the most popular activities for Sapa adventure
Trekking
There is no doubt that trekking is the great idea for Sapa adventure. You also can choose your trekking destinations and time for it. The last time I came there, I joined in one day trekking to some ethnic villages. We visited Cat Cat village, which is very famous for its well-preserved architecture and its handicrafts. I even had chance to wave a piece of multicolor fabric, which is an amazing experience. We trekked to Cat Cat village then to Ta Van, which is surrounded with twinkling rice terraces. It took us one day to finish this route.
If you want more Sapa adventure, you can join Fansipan mount trek. You can do it one day or two days maximum. With Fansipan mount trek, you should prepare your pack more and hire a guide because without a guide the authorities don’t allow you to climb Fansipan. However, I’m sure that you will be amazed by the change of fauna and flora along the Hoang Lien Son mount.