Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Sapa

Vinh Nguyen 27/08/2022 Travel

As a small town in the northwestern mountainous region of our country, Sapa is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists. The geographical advantage has given Sapa a cool year-round atmosphere, while Mother Nature loves to create picturesque natural scenery.

Visitors can visit Sapa in the spring to see the flowers blooming (February to May), and can go in the summer to avoid the heat to see the terraced fields (June - August). Or if you like the bright yellow color of the ripe rice season, come to Sapa in the autumn days (September to November of the solar calendar). No matter what season you go to, Sapa is still "beautiful regardless", beautiful in a way that is hard to describe in ordinary words.

If someday have the opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of Sapa, do not forget to explore 10 most attractive tourist destinations here!

Updated List of Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Sapa

1. Fansipan – The Roof of Indochina

Conquering the highest mountain in Vietnam and 03 Indochina countries will surely give visitors an unforgettable experience when coming to Sapa.

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Fansipan in the local language means "giant precarious rock", located at an altitude of 3.143m above sea level. Setting foot here, visitors will experience the feeling of standing in the middle of the vast sky, seeing the length and breadth of the country's mountains and rivers.

If before, climbing to the top would take about 4-5 days of hard work, fatigue, or even more, now people no longer have to worry about traveling. The world's most modern SAPA - FANSIPAN cable car route, which was put into use in February 2, has helped more people easily have the opportunity to set foot on the Roof of Indochina without spending much effort and time.

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The Fansipan cable car in Sapa has an updated ticket price in 2019 as follows:

Cable car fare in 2019 for out-of-province visitors:

700,000 VND / adult and children over 1,4m.
500,000 VND/child from 1m to 1,4m.

Cable car fare for guests with permanent residence in Lao Cai

500,000 VND / adult and children over 1,4m.
300,000 VND/child from 1m to 1,4m tall
Children under 1m tall are free of charge.

Conditions for applying Lao Cai ticket: Present ID card, GPLX or passport

2. Cat Cat village

Located at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, cat Cat village It is the home of Mong ethnic people. It is also known as the ideal eco-tourist destination for visitors to explore and explore the unique features of the Northwest's cultural life.

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Ban Cat tourist area has many places for people to check-in with the ticket price of 70.000 VND/person. If you want to transform into a genuine ethnic boy and girl, you can immediately rent a costume for about 50.000 VND / set. With just a few more basic photography tips, any corner of this village can give you a beautiful frame that you can't take your eyes off.

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Cat Cat village will definitely not disappoint you with the winding roads leading to the village. Stepping through the gate is a small, steep stairway, nestled between two rows of houses, just wide enough for 02 people to go and paved with polished stone that will give a beautiful background. The three-room houses made of wood (also known as Trinh Tuong House), the giant watermills, the dreamy Hoa stream, the craft villages... will surely produce a memorable set of check-in photos.

A little note that you should prepare a little candy for the peddlers if you do not buy any souvenirs of them!

3. O Quy Ho Pass

Having been named one of the most famous "four great mountain peaks" in Vietnam, there is no reason to miss this place on your trip.

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O Quy Ho Pass About 12km from Sapa, the most reasonable route is from Sapa - Silver Waterfall - O Quy Ho. At an altitude of 2000m, this place will show visitors the truly majestic scenery of nature when running on the highest road in Vietnam, hidden in the towering cliffs.

The summit of the pass will probably be the best place to fully observe the natural landscape. You can run your motorbike to relax and enjoy the scenery here. If it is a sunny day, the sky is clear and less cloudy, you will be able to see the cars slowly climbing the tiny slope, seeing the villages far away from Lai Chau, the mountains coincide with the message and can see all top Fansipan majestic.

If you go on a rainy day, there is nothing to be sad about. The rain combined with the surrounding fog will be like straying into a wonderland.

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There is also a pretty great weather condition, but luckily, you can admire that is O Quy Ho on snowy days. It really feels like the romance of Korean movies you've ever seen.

If you are looking for yourself and your family a beautiful ecotourism address in Saigon or nearby areas? Topnlst would like to introduce to the list of the most popular eco-tourism destinations through the article: Top 06 Beautiful Eco-Resorts in Saigon and Lan Can Province

4. Oolong Tea Hill

If Da Lat has the dreamy Cau Dat tea hill, then coming to Sapa, you can also visit oolong tea hill have this dream

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This is not exactly a tourist destination, so few people know about it. The tea hill is located about 6km from the center, along National Highway 4D (ie on the way to O Quy Ho Pass and Silver Waterfall). If going from Sapa town, look to the left and you will see. The entrance can ask people on the roadside or notice the location of Group 3 kindergarten - the direction opposite the school gate will see.

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The owner of this tea hill is Taiwanese but is currently being looked after by an H'mong ethnic couple. This place is beautiful and worth a visit but not everyone will be able to enter because if you do not know the way to go on the hill will lead to damage the whole bed of tea. So, you can try out a client's Tips as follows:

Prepare some small gifts (maybe fruits or candies) to come in and play with the H'mong couple's children.
After entering, compliment "Wow the tea hill is so beautiful, let me come in and take a picture".

Try to apply because if successful, you will have extremely beautiful pictures of O Long tea hill. I wish you success!

5. Ham Rong mountain

Ham Rong mountain Located quite close to Sapa town, about 3km away, so if you want to exercise, you can completely walk to this place. The average temperature in Ham Rong mountain area usually falls between 15-18 degrees Celsius, extremely cool and pleasant. If you choose to go in the cold season, climate change can create frost, light snow like in foreign romantic movies.

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The top view of Ham Rong Mountain will also give you the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic view of Sapa dreaming, Muong Hoa valley, Sa Pa, Ta Phin. This is also an ideal place to hunt clouds for young people when they come to Sapa. Clouds usually only appear on sunny days, clear skies and warm spring days without fog. At that time, the clouds condensed in the valleys and then flooded into the town, the villages and the mountains of Sapa creating beautiful clouds. Sometimes they only appear a few hours and then fade with the sun.

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Experience if you do not want to miss the "specialty" of this Sapa cloud is to ask to share from indigenous people, be it the guesthouse or resort where you stay to base the time for standard travel. Ticket price here is about 70.000 VND / person!

6. The Stone Church

No need to go far to check-in Sapa, let's start from Stone church – The symbol of the foggy city right in the center of this town!

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Located just below the Ham Rong Mountain on an area of more than 6000 square meters, the stone church is an attractive destination for tourists because of the ancient Roman Gotic architecture, most evident in the roof, bell tower, rolling arch. . The church area consists of 7 compartments, each square is 500m wide, 20m high bell tower, inside is a 1,5m high bell and weighs half a ton. The entire house was built by hewn stone, connected with the rock mass is a mixture of sand, lime and molasses.

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When visiting the stone church, note that you should choose the discreet, polite costumes because this is a sacred place that needs to show respect. Also do not forget to pose at these 05 super nice check in corners:

Panoramic view of the church from the entrance.
Take a picture of a stone church with the square.
Take photos with small details around the church.
Sitting on the steps near the church.
Taken with the church in the evening.

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7. Muong Hoa Valley

Dazzled by the beauty of Sapa rice terraces, the rice season is over Muong Hoa valley will give you the opportunity to see this beautiful scene.

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Muong Hoa valley is just a short walk from Sapa stone church so it is completely possible to use a motorbike or a car to drive. Guests will depart from the stone church, move on to Fansipan Road, to the intersection, turn left to Violet Street. From there go straight to the Muong Hoa valley. When you reach the foot of the valley, you will have to climb a small section of the pass is a little difficult to go, so you need to be sure of your steering wheel to drive yourself. Ticket price through the toll booth on the way is 75.000 VND / person.

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Once you reach the valley, you will have the opportunity to visit villages of ethnic groups such as Black H'mong, Red Dao and Giay. The locals here are very hospitable, so they will directly take you to visit the rice terraces to admire their beauty. If coming on the first days of the new year, visitors will be lucky to experience the New Year festival of Ta Van commune - Pooc Roong Festival too.

8. Waterfall Love

On the way to O Quy Ho pass, the waterfall of love – Sapa's white silk strip is emphasized as the top tourist attraction when coming to the land of fog.

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Because the location is not too far, it is easy to travel by motorbike about 30 minutes to Love Waterfall. From town, drive onto Highway 4D in the direction to Lai Chau. At O Quy Ho pass, you will see a signpost indicating the entrance to Golden Stream - Love Waterfall. Send a car and buy a ticket to experience the beauty here right now. Ticket price for adults is 75.000 VND / person, and children under 3 years old are free to enter.

Determining to go to Love Waterfall should also note the most beautiful time to watch the full beauty of it. Watering season in March: at this time, the water flows on the waterfall is very strong, pouring rumbling downwards creating a cool white foam image and art.

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May - June: At this time, the spring water and the foot of the waterfall are clearest, so you can see through the bottom of the lake. The waterfall flows not too strongly but evenly, creating a white silk strip across O Quy Ho pass, looking very romantic and poetic.

9. Sapa Heaven Gate

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Da Lat and Vung Tau all have their own sky gates, so Sapa cannot be inferior. Sapa sky gate It is located on the top of O Quy Ho pass, about 18km from the town but still attracts tourists, especially young people.

It is possible to run a motorbike, but the road is very long and small, many sharp bends or some places have broken barriers so you can choose to rent a motorbike taxi or taxi to Ton station and buy a cable car ticket to the sky gate. This method will save effort, safety for you but the cost will be more expensive, so you need to consider carefully before making a decision.

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The best time to visit the heaven gate is probably all year round, because with each season, there will be its own experiences and feelings. However, many visitors rate September - October as the best time for this experience. This is the right time to "hunt clouds", watching clouds drifting in the sky from an altitude of 9m. In addition, it is also possible to see this dim, romantic space in the afternoon of the day, around 10-2000 o'clock when the sun is almost out and the fog is reduced.

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10. Cau May

The last place on the list that Topnlist wants to suggest is Sepak Takraw belongs to Ta Van village - where there is a virtual living view like distilled water that you should not ignore.

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Cau May is a bridge made of rattan according to the ancient architecture of the Mong people in Sapa, they are arranged in a long line. From Sapa town to Cau May is about 10km. Drive in the direction down to Lao Chai commune about 8km and then go another 2-3km to Ta Van - where the bridge is.

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The small bridge over Muong Hoa stream, on the other side is an ancient tree creating a virtual living view but "chestnuts" for young people. If you choose this is the place on your check-in list, note that you should go in the dry season because at this time the river water below will not rise too high, it will be safe to take photos on the bridge. Moreover, the pieces of wood spaced about 10cm easy to slip, so if you can't swim, you should stand at the top of the bridge to check in. Tourism must still ensure your safety offline!

If you want to discover the daily life of the ethnic groups, visit the poetic landscapes of the Northwest of our country, then Sapa would not be a bad destination. Sapa is noisy, there is a modern and also ancient. So with the places that appear in the list Topnlist Introduced in this article, Topnlist only hopes to help you not to miss interesting places of Sapa on your excursions!

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Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Sapa

Updated List of Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Sapa

1. Fansipan – The Roof of Indochina

2. Cat Cat village

3. O Quy Ho Pass

4. Oolong Tea Hill

5. Ham Rong mountain

6. The Stone Church

7. Muong Hoa Valley

8. Waterfall Love

9. Sapa Heaven Gate

10. Cau May

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