SAPA
Mountainous area with colourful ethnic minorities and stunning views of magnificent rice terraces that cling to mountains slopes and drops into narrow gorges
The former French hill station of Sapa sits high in the mountainous north west on the edge of the majestic Hoang Lien National Park. This is the territory of hill peoples, with ethnic minority groups creating a rich and colourful tapestry of cultures and traditions.
Minorities of Sapa
Vietnam is home to 54 different ethnic minorities. Sapa is home to several of these, and when you visit Sapa, you will meet them in their home area.
Each minority has it own language, traditional clothing and traditions. They also live in different areas of the mountains.
Hiking or biking in Sapa
Sapa hiking tours and mountain bike rides starting from Topas Ecolodge or Topas Riverside Lodge take visitors deep into this remote region away from the tourist groups venturing out from Sapa itself. Discover trekking in Sapa and explore routes on buffalo trails amongst picturesque rice terraces. Sapa tours bring visitors closer to the people of the region, visiting local homes for an insight into the daily life and work of the minorities that have tended the land here for generations.
Weather in Sapa
Sapa lies high in the mountains of North Vietnam. Here you will enjoy four differents seasons of the year. The area is also home to Indochinas highest point Fan Si Pan in Hoang Lien National Park.
In wintertime you may experience snow fall, and in summer temperatures will go to 30 degrees celcius.
The best time of year to visit Sapa is in march-april with temperatures around 20-25 degrees or september with harvest season.
The get further information about the weather in Sapa visit our weather page
Topas Ecolodge
18km away from the town is the Topas Ecolodge, set on its own hilltop with a backdrop of lofty mountain peaks. Postcard perfect rice terraces within the property grounds are still cultivated by the Red Dao farmers whose villages lie close by. A heated saltwater infinity pool with panoramic mountain vistas adds to the allure of this bucket-list mountain retreat.
Topas Riverside Lodge
As far into the valley as you can go is Nam Cang, a small hidden village which is home to the unique Nam Cang Riverside Lodge. Run in partnership with a local family, it offers comfortable accommodation in the form of a Sapa trekking homestay on the banks of a river complete with calm pools ideal for a cooling dip after a hike in the warmer months.
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