Lao Cai Province’s tourism development programme
Lao Cai Province’s tourism development programme period 2011-2015
Lao Cai provincial committee of the Party approved on “
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I. Objectives
1. General objectives
- Considering tourism as a leading economic industry of the province
- Expanding tourism area in the whole city and rural, mountainous, areas
- Promoting tourism development toward sustainability, contributing to improving the quality of life based on available potential and advantages.
- Striving for brand of Lao Cai tourism in the list of top 10 international tourism destinations of
2. Specific objectives to 2015
The objectives for provincial tourism development up to 2015 include:
- Total tourists to Lao Cai reach 1.5 million arrivals. Tourism revenue gains 3,412 billion VND.
- The number of tourism accommodations reach 480, of which 1+ star hotels are 75 including 15 of 3+ star ones with about 1,300 rooms, increasing total rooms of 1-5 star hotels to 3,200.
- Total employees are 8,500, of which 2,500 are direct ones
- Average length of stay is 3.5 days in 2015.
- Average expenditure per day/tourist is 650,000 VND.
II. Tasks
1. Planning and targeting tourism markets
- 3 tourism zones
+ Zone 1:
+ Zone 2: Bac Ha – Muong Khuong – Si Ma Cai districts. Bac Ha is the center and the others are satellite sites. Linking Bac Ha – Si Ma Cai – Muong Khuong route with Ha Giang Province and Chau Van Son (
+ Zone 3: Bao Thang – Bao Yen – Van Ban districts focusing on spiritual tourism, community tourism and developing rest stops.
- Building community-based tourism and terrace culture products. Ta Van and Ta Phin villages (
- Targeted markets: focusing on international tourists from developed countries and
2. Infrastructure investment
- Lao Cai city: designing pilot tours to visit factories, industrial parks in province.
- Sa Pa: designing tours to visit terrace fields in Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai) –
- Bac Ha District: developing tours to visit ethnic fairs, historic sites and handicraft villages; adventure tourism, ecotourism and community tourism along Chay river. Developing infrastructure and tourism service in route of Bac Ha – Lau Thi Ngai – Ta Van Chu – Can Cau – Si Ma Cai.
- Bao Ha
3. Tourism product
- Developing new tourism products through “using heritage sites into tourism products”: spiritual tourism, historic tourism, cultural tourism. Up to 2015, building from 5 to 10 community-based tourism villages.
- Improving tourism service quality, developing tours to
4. Personal training
- Training 150 management staff in tourism areas.
- Training on community-based tourism for 2,000 minority ethnic people.
- Training professional knowledge for 1,000 labours, teachers in tourism sector of the province
- Training interpreting skill for 500 ethnic people
- Training English for 1,000 minority ethnic people from tourism developed villages
- Organizing 2 training courses on soft skills for staffs of customs, quarantine, border security, immigration, border trade management board.
- Organizing 3 provincial level contests on hotel reception, tour guide and traditional cuisine
- Improving training capacity and human resources for Lao Cai’s Culture, Arts and
5. Promotion
- Receiving 4 famtrips; organizing roadshows in
- Organizing culture and tourism events and producing brochures, guide books, tourist maps.
- Constructing 10 information tourism kiosks, and producing 8 large posters advertising in: 4E national road to Sa Pa; intersection point between Yen Bai and Lao Cai, Lao Cai and Lai Chau; T-junction Ban Phiet, T-junction Bao Nhai, Bao Ha, Tran Hung Dao Avenue and Kim Thanh Bridge
- Improving website Sa Pa-tourism.com and fansipanvietnam.com into tourist websites
- Organizing Lao Cai tourism’s logo, slogan contest.
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
Top hotels in Sapa
Vietnam Top Hotel
