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Sapa highlights
Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of� Lao Cai Province. Sapa District is very well-known with Sapa Townlet, a beautiful and romantic resort. At the height of 1,600m above sea level, the average temperature of the area is 15-18C. It is cool in summer and cold in winter.
Visitor to Sapa in summer can feel the climate of four seasons in
one day. In the morning and afternoon, it is cool like the weather of
spring and autumn. At noon, it is as sunny and cloudless as the weather
of summer. And it is cold in the evening. With no advance warning of a
thunderstorm short and heavy rains may come at noon on any summer day.
Subsequently, a rainbow appears, transforming Sapa into a magic land,
which for years has been a constant source of poetic inspiration,
lights up the whole region.
The best time to witness the scenic beauty of Sapa is in April
and May. Before that period, the weather might be cold and foggy; after
that period is the rainy season. In April and May, Sapa is blooming
with flowers and green pastures. The clouds that settle in the valley
in early morning quickly disappear into thin air.
Sapa has many natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, Silver
Waterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave. Sapa is also
the starting point for many climbers and scientists who want to reach
the top of Fansipan Mountain, the highest mountain in Vietnam at
3,143m. Hoang Lien Mountain Range is also called the Alps of the North
Sea area since Fansipan Mountain is not only the highest peak in
Vietnam, but also in the Indochina Peninsula. The pyramid-shaped
mountain is covered with clouds all year round and temperatures often
drop below zero, especially at high elevations.
The first thing you notice when approaching the resort town are
some detached wooden mansions and villas perched on a hill top or
hillside, behind thick pine forests and almost invisible on this foggy
morning. Old and new villas with red roofs now appear and now disappear
in the green rows of pomu trees, bringing the town the beauty of
European towns.
Fresh and cool air in Sapa is an idea climate condition for
growing temperate vegetables such as cabbage, chayote, precious
medicinal herbs, and fruit trees such as plum, pear�
Sapa is home to various families of flowers of captivating
colours, which can be found nowhere else in the country. When Tet, the
Lunar New Year Festival, comes, the whole township of Sapa is filled
with the pink colour of peach blossom brought from the vast forests of
peach just outside the town. Sapa is regarded as the kingdom of
orchids. Here, orchid lovers are even amazed by the choice, when
trekking in the forest filled with several hundred kinds of orchids of
brilliant colours and fantastic shapes, such as Orchid Princess, Orchid
of My Fair Lady's Shoe. Some orchids are named after lovely singing
birds such as the canary, salangane's nest, and more.
Sapa is most beautiful in spring. Apricot, plum and cherry
flowers are splendidly beautiful. Markets are crowded and merry, and
are especially attractive to visitors. Minority groups come here to
exchange and trade goods and products. Market sessions are also a
chance for locals to promenade and young men and women in colorful
costumes to meet, date or seek sweethearts.
Visitors to Sapa will have opportunities to discover the unique customs of the local residents |