November is coming, let's go to Sapa right away! From September to November is the time when Sapa's scenery is most beautiful. The pleasant climate is convenient for tourists to have the most perfect Sapa tour. In order not to miss any attractive Sapa tourist destinations, we will suggest you the top 7 famous and attractive tourist destinations in Sa Pa below. You can refer to the Sapa Ha Khau tour.
Conquering Fansipan Peak – The Roof of Indochina
Fansipan is the highest mountain in Vietnam, and also the highest mountain of the three Indochina countries, so people call it the Roof of Indochina. Located at an altitude of 3,143m above sea level, in the center of Hoang Lien Son range, Fansipan has become an attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists. Although it is only 9km from Sapa town, if you hike, it will take you 6 to 7 days to conquer this mountain. If you want to conquer this mountain, you must follow the instructions of the local people, the Mong and Dao ethnic people living in Cat Cat village.
Nowadays, there is a more convenient and less laborious way to reach the top of Fansipan, which is to use the modern cable car system built by Sun World Group. The cable car line, which has been in operation since 2016, has brought thousands of people to conquer the roof of Indochina every year. This is also the cable car line that holds two Guinness records for Fansipan Sapa cable car: the three-wire cable car with the largest height difference between the departure and arrival stations in the world, 1,410m, and the world's longest three-wire cable car, 629.5m.
Standing on the top of Fansipan, visitors will admire a beautiful natural scene, when the earth and sky blend together, and can touch the green clouds. Visitors also have the opportunity to explore the flora and fauna and the amazing nature of Hoang Lien mountain range. There are many Hoang Lien trees - a precious medicinal herb, precious woods, animals: grouse, bears, monkeys, mountain goats and birds.
Visit Heaven's Gate
When traveling, you must visit an attractive tourist destination in Sapa - Heaven's Gate. Standing in the middle of the Heaven's Gate in Sa Pa, visitors have the opportunity to look far away and see the vast valley below with green terraced fields, sometimes golden when the rice is ripe, in the distance are winding roads, in the distance is the majestic Silver Waterfall. Also at this Heaven's Gate in Sapa, you can feel the majestic beauty of Fansipan peak towering in the sky. Below are deep abysses, with primeval forests containing many undiscovered mysteries.
Visit Sapa Stone Church
Located at the foot of Ham Rong Mountain, Sapa ancient church is a place with bold ancient French architecture. The shape and architecture of the church is built in the shape of a cross according to Roman Gothic architecture. The church is built of stone with 7 rooms, 500 m² wide, the bell tower is 20 m high, in the tower is a 1.5 m high bell cast in 1932, weighing 500 kg, echoing within a radius of nearly one kilometer.
Coming to Sapa Stone Church on the weekend, you will witness a unique traditional cultural activity of the H'Mong ethnic group here. That is the Love Market, which usually takes place every Saturday night. Moreover, anyone cannot help but be stunned and amazed by the fairy-like misty scene of Sapa night with misty smoke.
Climbing Ham Rong Mountain
Ham Rong Mountain is one of the mountains in the Hoang Lien Son range located right next to the center of Sa Pa town. This is a famous eco-tourism area in Sa Pa associated with a mysterious and interesting legend.
Named Ham Rong because from afar, the rocks stacked randomly on top of each other look like a dragon's head pointing up to the blue sky. There is another more romantic legend about this mountain. This place used to be the residence of a dragon couple. Not long after, when the dragon couple were living happily, suddenly a great flood came. The stronger dragon was able to fight the water, while the weaker dragon was swept away by the water and watched the dragon fly up to the sky. Later, the dragon's body turned into a mountain of stone.
Standing on the top of Ham Rong mountain, visitors can admire and take in the whole view of Sa Pa and take souvenir photos next to the beautiful flower garden.
Trekking Cat Cat Village
Cat Cat is a small village located 2km from Sa Pa town, where the H'mong ethnic group mainly lives. The small village is located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain, peaceful and simple, is the number 1 attractive destination for tourists to Sa Pa. Coming to Cat Cat village, visitors will have the opportunity to experience the daily life of the people such as rice planting, hunting, ...; and see with their own eyes the beautiful terraced fields.
Sapa tourist destination - Cat Cat Village
You should choose homestay accommodation when traveling to Cat Cat to directly learn about the culture of the local people here. The H'mong people have unique customs and practices, beautiful religious beliefs, and immerse themselves in the sounds of the flutes of the boys and the graceful dances of the H'mong girls. In addition, visitors also have the opportunity to learn about the custom of "wife pulling" - a very unique custom only found in Cat Cat. After the trip, visitors should buy for themselves silver jewelry uniquely crafted by the people here.
Explore Muong Hoa Valley
Muong Hoa Valley is located 10km from Sa Pa town, this is a famous tourist destination that attracts visitors when coming to Sa Pa tour. This is the home of many ethnic groups living in Sa Pa. In addition, Muong Hoa Valley also attracts visitors by the mysterious ancient stone field located among the bushes and terraced fields. Up to now, hundreds of sandstone rocks have been carved with strange drawings or characters that have not been identified. This ancient stone field is ranked as a national monument, a unique heritage of ancient Vietnamese people that is still preserved to this day.
Visit Silver Waterfall
Silver Waterfall attracts visitors from near and far with its majestic natural scenery and rare fresh air with endless mountain ranges. With a height of 200m, Silver Waterfall is the source of Muong Hoa stream located at the foot of O Quy Ho pass - one of the four famous mountain passes in the Northwest region.
This place has a majestic natural beauty with waterfalls pouring down day and night, spraying white foam like flowers. For young people who love taking pictures, Silver Waterfall is an ideal check-in place for Sapa tourism, a place ready to bring extremely cool photos that make anyone admire when traveling domestically here.
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