Sapa town

Sapa town is located in Lao Cai province, with a terrain of 1600 meters above sea level. The cool mountain climate and beautiful wild landscape are the factors that make Sapa a famous resort in Northern Vietnam. In addition to the terraced fields in the ripe rice season, Sapa also attracts visitors thanks to the beauty of many other destinations. Traveling to Sapa, you will have the opportunity to conquer the famous Fansipan peak. A place of backpacking trips with villages hidden in the mist to a natural landscape of hundreds of blooming paintings that make visitors feel moved when thinking about it.

Ham Rong Mountain

Ham Rong Mountain belongs to the famous Hoang Lien Son range. This place is famous for its diverse forest ecosystem. From the top of the mountain, you can see most of the famous tourist attractions of Sapa town such as Muong Hoa valley, Ta Van village, Cat Cat village…

Sapa Stone Church

This is a symbolic work of the mountain town, started in 1895. The church was built in the shape of a cross in the Gothic style, expressed in the roof, bell tower, arches… all in the shape of a pyramid, creating a graceful and airy look for the work.

Ta Phin Village

About 15km northeast of Sapa town. In contrast to the bustling and noisy life of the city, Ta Phin village has a gentle and peaceful beauty. This is an ideal place for those who want to immerse themselves in the land and sky. With its wild and peaceful beauty, Ta Phin is the main residence of two ethnic groups with extremely colorful costumes, the Dao and the H’Mong – a popular ethnic group in the Northwest mountains of Vietnam.

Cat Cat Village

Cat Cat village is located 2 km from the center of Sa Pa, so you can choose to trek or ride a motorbike. This is a peaceful Mong village, still preserving many customs and traditional crafts such as weaving, silver carving, jewelry making..

The road to the village is quite beautiful, you will go through winding hairpin bends, on both sides are terraced fields with ethnic roofs peeking out. Crossing Si bridge is the center of Cat Cat village, where three streams converge: Tien Sa stream, Vang stream and Bac stream.

Weekly Minority Market

Nothing better than a market to learn about local culture in Sapa. Life has changed much for ethnic minority people here yet the best of their tradition is still presented in weekly markets around Sapa. Take a look at some exotic goodies offered at the markets as well as the colorful costumes of friendly ethnic people.

Mount Fansipan

Fansipan is the highest peak in Indochina. Trekking to remote villages around the foot of the mountain is an interesting activity to do in Sapa. Hiking the peak is challenging though today it’s much easier to reach the top on a cable car. The breathtaking view is what to offer visitors once they get to the top.

Heaven Gate 

Northwest of Vietnam is best known for its imposing passes. One of the most visited is Tram Ton pass often depicted as the gate to Heaven. The Tram Ton Pass flanks the northern side of Mount Fansipan, located 15km from Sapa. With its altitude of 1900m, the Heaven Gate is the highest pass in Vietnam. The reward for visiting the top of Tram Ton pass is the spectacular view of the landscape of the Hoang Lien Son Mountain range.