Trekkers

Sapa Hill Trekking and Home Stay - North Vietnam

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October 25th 2008
Hey there! On our return from Halong Bay we jumped on a night sleeper train and took a trip to the Sapa mountains to do some trekking and stay overnight in one of the villages, the journey by train was very comfortable but quite noisy so sleep was sporadic. We arrived in Sapa early morning and transferred to the town by mini bus, we were allocated a hotel so we could shower and change before t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more