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SAPA
ARCHITECT
Sapa with an area of about 678.6 km2 is home to mainly the Mong, Dao, Tay, Giay, Xa Pho, Kinh and Hoa ethnic groups
The natural landscape of Sa Pa is combined with human creativity along with the topography of mountains and hills, the green of the forest
Located at an average altitude of 1500m - 1800m, Sapa's climate is more or less temperate with an average temperature of 15-18°C
Winter is usually cloudy and cold, the temperature sometimes drops below 0°C, sometimes it snows
In summer, the town does not have to suffer from the harsh sun like the coastal plain, about 13ºC – 15°C at night and 20ºC – 25°C during the day
Fansipan
Fansipan peak is about 9km from the center of Sapa town to the southwest, in the territory of Son La province
Fansipan is 3143m high, known as the "roof of Indochina". From this height
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Stone Church
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From the patterns and small carvings, they all carry Gothic La architecture - a popular French architectural style at that time
visitors can also check in to live virtual or immerse themselves in the Sapa love market, weekend celebrations at the church.
Sapa Love Market
Sapa love market meets on Saturday at the weekend, right at the square in front of Sapa stone church
This is a traditional love market, imbued with the cultural beauty of ethnic minorities in the Northwest mountains
visitors can also immerse themselves in the space of music, dance, and the sound of the love trumpet
HOW TO GET THERE
If in City. Ho Chi Minh City or the southern and central provinces, you should first take a plane to Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi first
if you already live in Hanoi and want to go to Sapa, there are many types of transportation from the center of Hanoi
If you go to Sapa by train, you only go to Lao Cai station, about 30km from the center of Sapa town
The price of a bus ticket to Hanoi - Sapa usually falls between 250,000 VND - 300,000 VND/person with quality car.
Train ticket price from Hanoi to Sapa is about 130,000 VND - 600,000 VND/person
TIPS FOR VISITING SAPA
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Book flight tickets, train tickets or hotel rooms about 2-3 months
Bring necessary medicines such as cold, fever, headache, digestive diseases and insect repellent spray.
a spare warm coat with water resistance, umbrella (umbrella), scarf and hat
HISTORY
Previously, Sapa was a small plateau named Lo Suoi Tung
The first survey teams arrived in Lao Cai in 1898 In the winter of 1903, while surveying and mapping, the expedition of the Department of Geography of Indochina discovered the landscape of Lo Suoi Tung plateau and the village. Sapa. This event marked the birth of Sapa town.
Sa Pa is a highland district of Lao Cai province, located in the northwest of Vietnam
Sa Pa town is at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level, 38 km from Lao Cai city and 376 km from Hanoi