What kind of shoes should we use for trekking in Sapa ?

  There are different types of trekking in Sapa and its surrounding mountains, so when booking Sapa tours or Vietnam tours including Sapa, you will need to check with our travel consultants to see which kind of shoes will work best. For the light or easy trek, we recommend using good sandals or walking shoes, but for intermediate...

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Local guide waiting for us at the train station of Lao Cai ?

Yes, your guide will be waiting outside the train station with a Sapa-Travel sign and with your name. Together with your driver they will take you safely to Sapa. The guide that we use is a local guide from the Sapa area. We provide telephone numbers of our local guides and tour operators in advance, just in case. Tip:...

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What is the homestay condition in Sapa

There are different types of trekking in Sapa and its surrounding mountains, so when booking Sapa tours or Vietnam tours including Sapa, you will need to check with our travel consultants to see which kind of shoes will work best. For the light or easy trek, we recommend...

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Sapa Trekking in the mountains

For the ones really fit, I recommend the three day trekking to the Fan Si Pan mountain. Mount Phan Xi Pang, as locals call it, is a 3500 yard high peak (3143 m). During the trek you will have the chance to see how locals live....

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Traditional ethnic people in Sapa

Two and a half miles (4 km) from Sapa is the Catcat village. This is a traditional Hmong people town. You can get here on a jeep and/or on a motorbike. Another nice town to visit is the Tafin village, nine miles (15km) from...

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Local fields in Sapa

                           If you come to Sapa you do have to do some excursions. There are three possibilities. You can do the excursions on a four wheeled vehicle, on a rented motorbike and on foot. One of...

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Hmong girls in Sapa

In this picture you can see a group of local girls trying to sell something to a tourist. When I saw these young girls harassing the visitors, I had a mixed feeling. Tourism is bringing money to these people. This money will change the life of the local people. Quality of life of the future generations will be much better,...

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Local old women Sapa

                          You can get to Sapa on train or on bus from Hanoi. The train is more convenient. There is even a luxury train departing every evening to Lao Cai from Hanoi’s main station. If you are traveling...

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