Fansipan summit and Sapa (2019)

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May 25th 2019

Published: May 10th 2019

5 May to 7 May 2019 - I travelled to Sapa on a 3-day trip for the purpose of visiting the Fansipan summit. At an altitude of 3,143m, Fansipan is the highest peak of Indochina (the old name given by the French for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during its colonial time). This is the first time that I went to Sapa alone. On my previous trips I travelled with my friends and parents, and that was many yea... Read Full Entry

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View of Thuong pagoda

Fruits on sale at Sapa market

Train between Sapa station and Mường Hoa station

At the theme park on my way to cable car station

View of Sapa in the centre

The fog is coming

Lanterns outside King Fisher cafe at night in Sapa centre

On my way down

Having a bath using 32 kinds of herbs of the Dzao people

VND 85,000 per person for this hot bath which lasts about 20 minutes. The Dzao ethnic minority people use many kinds of herbs to create this healthy bath.

BBQ ingredients ready to serve customers in Sapa

Train to Mường Hoa station

Roses are planted along the fences.

Sapa centre at night

Arhats statues along the way to the summit

Under the Grand Buddha Statue

Sun World is the investor of this tourist site

My drink at King Fisher cafe in Sapa centre

Mường Hoa train station

Stage for an upcoming event

Decorations for a festival

A temple in Sapa town

Misty on the way down

10th May 2019

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10th May 2019

Violets
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How it's changed!
Sapa certainly has changed a lot since I was there 10 years ago but, as Hanoi girl says, it's the surrounding countryside and people that make it a great place to visit. I've never even tried the trip to Fansipan because I knew it was a difficult climb, but perhaps I'll have a go now that it is so much easier. I love the photos.

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