Tucked high in Vietnam's remote northern mountains, close to the Chinese border, the former French military outpost of Sapa offers some of Vietnam's most colourful experiences. The views are breath taking. Vietnarn's highest peak, the 3,143-metre Mount Fansipan, looms overhead, while the surrounding valleys feature terraced rice paddies and blazing green fields cut by fast-flowing streams. Layer upon layer of green ridges fade into the distance, edged by sharp, rocky peaks. The region is home to several ethnic minority groups all wearing their traditional and colourful attire
Tucked high in Vietnam's remote northern mountains, close to the
Chinese border, the former French military outpost of Sapa offers some
of Vietnam's most colourful experiences. The views are breath taking.
Vietnarn's highest peak, the 3,143-metre Mount Fansipan, looms
overhead, while the surrounding valleys feature terraced rice paddies
and blazing green fields cut by fast-flowing streams. Layer upon layer
of green ridges fade into the distance, edged by sharp, rocky peaks.
The region is home to several ethnic minority groups all wearing their
traditional and colourful attire.
Tucked high in Vietnam's remote northern mountains, close to the
Chinese border, the former French military outpost of Sapa offers some
of Vietnam's most colourful experiences. The views are breath taking.
Vietnarn's highest peak, the 3,143-metre Mount Fansipan, looms
overhead, while the surrounding valleys feature terraced rice paddies
and blazing green fields cut by fast-flowing streams. Layer upon layer
of green ridges fade into the distance, edged by sharp, rocky peaks.
The region is home to several ethnic minority groups all wearing their
traditional and colourful attire.
The old French-built hill station of Sapa (1600m above sea level) is the natural starting point for a unique experience of the Sapa area. This includes the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, and Indochina's highest peaks, Fansipan (3143m), and 6 different ethnic minority groups, each one colorful, distinct and with its own language and cultural values.
Spectacular scenery and ethnic minorities of Sapa. The northwest of Vietnam is a captivating blend of dramatic landscapes and colorful hill tribes. Sapa is set in a spectacularly beautiful valley close to the border with China. Its breathtaking mountain scenery is some of the best in Asia. Ethnic minorities from many of the surrounding villages don their most colorful costumes and head for the famous Saturday market and hiking and trekking opportunities are in abundance
