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For your information about the places to visit during
your holiday in Sapa, we've made a small guide about
thee best places. These are the places tourists have
found most interesting and informative. We hope this
guide will make your stay in Sapa more pleasant and
enjoyable.
Ham Rong mountain (1,5 km from Sapa ):1750m hight.
From here you can see the whole panorama of Sapa town.
Ideal for walking 2,5 hours round the trip. The scenery
is really wonderful. Discover the artificial orchid
garden and enjoy the art show program of the ethnic
minority group in Sapa at 10:30 am everyday &at 12:30
P.M every Friday and Saturday ...Entrance fee :20000 VND
per pax
Catcat village (4 km ). You can go to Catcat by
Jeep, motorbike or on foot, it is a small village of
Hmong people, where you can relax beside the waterfall
or visit the old power station of the French... Entrance
fee :5000VND per pox .(US$20.00 per Jeep &US$ 20.00 per
guide).Laochai-Tavan: Take a ca from Sapa to Laochai
village (H'mong people) (9 km), Walking to Tavan village
(12km),you will see the H'mong , Zay , Dao people and
others dressed in the traditional style that is unique
to the Northern region.(well-prepared boots or trekking
shoes for a two hour trek through terraced).The driver
will wait for you here and take you back to Sapa.
Tafin village (red Zao people ,Black Hmong). (15km ).You
can reach Tafin by Jeep or motorbike.The trip takes tree
hours. You can leave your car or motorbike at the
entrance of the village and walk inside the village to
visit the Red Zao, Black H'mong houses & experience
their daily lives.
Female outfits vary but typically elaborate with silver-
color beads and coins (the wealth of the woman is said
to be equal to the weight of the coins she carries).Long
locks of hair are tied up in to large red embroidered
turban.
Thac Bac.(Silver Water fall) (13km).you can reach
the Thacbac by motorbike or car. After climbing to the
Silver Water Fall, 100m high, you can continue up to the
highest pass in Viet Nam. The 2047m high Tram ton pass.
Aside from magnificent views, the bizzare thing is how
dramatically the climate changes. On the Sapa side of
the mountain, you can often expect foggy, cold and
generally nasty weather. Drop down a few hundred meters
below the pass on the Laichau side and it will often be
sunny and warm
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