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Fansipan

Lao Cai’s top ten beautiful mountains

The northern province of Lao Cai is among of the localities in Vietnam with unique terrain, including many lovely mountains. The highest mountain of all is Fansipan, followed by Ngu Chi Son in Sapa. The mountainous regions are concentrated around the districts of Sapa, Bat Xat, Muong Khuong, Bac Ha and Si Ma Cai. Most […]

Sapa's Miraculous Land (1)

Ma Tra – new venue for tourists in Sapa

Sapa in Lao Cai Province is a must-visit destination for those keen to discover the unique beauty of Vietnam’s ethnic mountainous life as it combines spectacular landscapes with an exotic lifestyle. Sapa District has added Ma Tra Hamlet into its growing list of stunning destinations in the area. Located five kilometers from southeast Sapa Town, […]

Vietnam Airlines offer ticket

Vietnam Airlines offers cheap tickets

The national flag carrier of Vietnam (Vietnam Airlines) will launch a ticket sales programme called “Welcoming International Travel Expo 2013” with preferential prices. Accordingly, passengers can buy cheap return tickets on 31 outbound flights  from Hanoi, HCM City, Danang and Nhatrang to 28 international destinations exploited by Vietnam Airlines from VND199,000(US$9) to VND8.5 million ( […]

Promoting Viet Nam’s image in Germany

Promoting Viet Nam’s image in Germany

In the framework of the program “the Opening Day”, on August 25th 2013, in Berlin, the Embassy of Viet Nam introduced the people and culture of  Viet Nam to the international tourists. The Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) invited more than 50 countries (mainly from South America, Africa, Asia) to join […]

Sapa love

From Sa Pa… with Love.

I got onboard the Tulico Train to Lao Cai and shared the cabin with 2 travelers from Melbourne, Cosi and Shueray (if you ever get to read this, sorry I didn’t get the spelling to your name).

Festival opens in Ha Giang

First H’Mong pan-pipe festival opens in Ha Giang

The first pan-pipe festival of the H’Mong ethnic group opened in Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 31, attracting hundreds of ethnic artists. The festival aims to preserve and develop cultural values related to the H’Mong pan-pipe – a symbolic image of this ethnic group, thus further […]

Culture festival dedicated to H’Mong ethnic pan-pipe

Culture festival dedicated to H’Mong ethnic pan-pipe

The H’Mong ethnic group’s pan-pipe festival will take place in Dong Van Karst Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang this month. During the three-day event, from August 31 to September 2, the festival will feature a wide range of cultural activities, including pan-pipe dance and performances of ancient songs. A dancing contest […]

Bike adventure Sapa

Bike adventure marks responsible tourism

Lam Dong province lures visitors with adventure tours Anyone who is interested in the trip, named ‘Recycle’ will be shuttled to Luong Son district, when they start their 30km bike ride. Participants will have a change to enjoy cycling while contemplating the beautiful natural landscapes. They will also join community activities including picking up waste, […]

Sapa town celebrates 110th anniversary

Sapa town celebrates 110th anniversary

Sapa town celebrates 110th anniversaryA wide range of activities will be organised to mark the 110thanniversary of the popular resort town of Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on November 1-2. Highlights of the event will be a grand ceremony followed by a fireworks display at the town’s stadium on the evening […]

Cloud Festival attracts tourists

Sapa in Cloud Festival attracts tourists

He 2013 Sapa in Cloud Festival with various unique cultural activities attracted more than 33,000 visitors including 1,503 foreign tourists, bringing the total number of tourists to Sapa during the first four months of this year to 235,766. This is a good sign for the tourism industry of Sapa district and the northern province of […]

Vietnam to honour Sapa's terraced fields

Vietnam to honour Sapa’s terraced fields

Authorities in Lao Cai Province’s Sapa tourist town will hold a ceremony to celebrate its 110th anniversary of tourism development in early November. Many passionate by Sapa terraced fields The event will take place on November 2 at the town’s central stadium. It will also be past time to announce the government’s decision to recognise […]

Sapa tours

Vietnam: The beauty of Sapa

The rice terraces set amid the swirling clouds around the Vietnamese hill station of Sapa are truly eye watering. The cascading green steps wind down the mountain slopes from the cloud line to the valley floor. Their verdant contours smoothly flow along the Muong Hoa Valley into the distance. There is no place quite like […]