About 10,000 Visitors to Sapa
About 10,000 Visitors to Sapa on the National Day holidays
Situated in a picturesque
part of the northern province of Lao Cai, Sa Pa was the site of a French resort
during colonial times, and has since become one of the most popular travel
destinations in the country, said Son.
He added that visitors to
Sa Pa Township were increasing thanks to expanding homestay services; about 40
per cent of visitors had registered tours to Sa Pa’s villages, a 20 per cent
increase compared to the same period in 2010. About 100,000 visitors came
to the area during the first six months of the year, which is as high as the
total number of visitors throughout 2008.
Son said nearly 100
households in Sa Pa were running homestay services which can serve a total of
1,000 guests. Communes with homestay services include Ban Ho, Cat Cat, Ta Van and Ta Phin.
Nong Van San, who has
been running a homestay service for three years, said visitors staying at his
home had helped to increase his family’s income. The service had actually
brought the family more than incomes from other traditional jobs. Communes
in Bat Xat and Bac Ha districts located 20km and 70km from Sa Pa have
recently developed homestay services and can serve up to 100 guests at a time.
According to Luc Xuan Thuong, a senior official of Bac Ha’s Ta Van Chu Commune, running a homestay service is not difficult, and about 70 households in the commune are running the business. ”Traditional wooden houses which are equipped with mattresses, blankets, pillows and a clean toilette can be used for a homestay,” said Thuong. Lo Thi Mao, a tourguide from the crossingVietnamtour company, said many foreign tourists were also opting to stay at ethnic people’s houses in villages to get an insight into rural life
Sapa Budget Tours
- Sapa Day Tours - Sapa Day Excursions - Day Trips Sapa Vietnam
- Sapa Walk and Bac ha Market
- Sapa Hard Trekking Two
- Sapa Hard Trekking One
- Sapa Medium Trek Two
- Sapa Medium Trek
Sapa Trekking and Adventures
- Fansipan peak conquering VIP tour (3 days - 2 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering VIP tour (2 days - 1 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Deluxe tour (4 days - 3 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Deluxe tour (3 days - 2 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Deluxe tour (2 days - 1 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Standard tour (4 days - 3 nights)
Sapa Cycling Options
- Sapa - Binh Lu - Lai Chau(with biking)
- Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Ban Ho
- Sapa Biking Tour - Ban Ho Village
- Sapa Biking Tour - Binh Lu - Lai Chau
- SaPa - Bac Ha Market with biking
- Pedalling The Remote Sapa\'s Northwest
Sapa Luxury Holidays
Traditional Minority Discovery Packages
- Green Sapa bus (Hanoi – Sapa)
- Eco Sapa Limousine Van (Hanoi – Sapa)
- Private car Hanoi Sapa
- Hanoi Sapa Private Cabin bus
- Coc Ly market with boat trip
- Cao Son market -boat trip on Chay river- Sapa Tours
Sapa Classic Trips
Northern Mountain Discovery Packages
Topas Ecolodge Sapa tours
- Topas Ecolodge and Market Package 3D/4N
- Topas Ecolodge and Market Package-2D/3N
- Topas Ecolodge and Victoria Sapa Package – 4D/5N
- Topas Ecolodge and Victoria Sapa Package – 3D/4N
- Topas Ecolodge Package – 3D/4N
- Topas Ecolodge Package 2D/3N