Posts Tagged ‘Sapa’

Cherry flowers have been blossoming in recent sunny days in the foot of Hoang Lien Son Mountain range, covering Sapa in the light pink of the flower. Photo: Ngoc Bang.

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The weather in Sapa at the beginning of the year is around 10oC. The surroundings are romantic in a foggy morning and beautiful orchid garden. This destination attracts thousands of domestic and foreign visitors, especially are young couples.

Way to Sapa (more…)

The resort town of Sapa in winter fully covers with cold winds; it appears beautiful in the chamr of a foggy town, a peaceful village. Some photos taken by Truong Lan Phuong:

Foggy morning at Sapa Church (more…)

General information:

Area: 678,6 sq. km
Population: 52.5 thousand habitants (2007)
Administrative division:
- Townlet: Sapa
- Communes: Ban Khoang, Ta Giang Phinh, Trung Chai, Ta Phin, Sa Pa, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Lao Chai, Hau Thao, Thanh Kim, Ta Van, Su Pan, Suoi Thau, Ban Ho, Thanh Phu, Nam Sai, Nam Cang.
Ethnic groups: H’Mong, Dao, Tay, Kinh, Day, Xa Pha (Phu La) and Chinese.

Location:

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 from 1,200 m to 1,800 m above sea level, the highest point is Fansipan Mount at 3,143 m above sea level. The average temperature of the area is 15-18oC. It is cool in summer and cold in winter and an attractive tourist spot to visitors on all over the world. (more…)

Recent days, the temperature in Sapa region has fell to below 5 degrees Celcius, even to 1.5 degrees Celcius on November 21. At O Quy Ho pass (over 2000 meters above sea level), turned white with ice and snow. Many visitors headed to Sapa to see the winter wonderland.

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The smiling faces of children, the shyness and charming of young ethnic girls appear simply in the collection of Vu Minh Trong. The foggy town of Sapa attracts many people with its beauty in the dusk.

Children playing on the grass (more…)

In the next few days, visitors to Sapa may see why this small village town is renowned in Vietnam – heavy fog and perhaps, snow!

While most tourists visit Sapa to escape the rest of the country’s hot summer, many go in winter to enjoy the frost, the cold and a rare sometimes, snow. VietNamNet sends readers photos of a day in fog swept Sapa.

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