Sapa Hotels
Sapa is a small and picturesque village that is situated around 250 miles from Hanoi. The most popular event in Sapa is the Saturday market and is a feast for the tourists. The Saturday market changes the entire landscape as you will find local people dressed in colorful traditional attire. Sapa is a trekker’s paradise with numerous trek routes that will take you deep into the heart of the Hoang Lien Son mountain ranges. The Hoang Lien Son Mountains are known locally as the Tonkinese Alps.
The best travel option is to take an overnight train from Hanoi and get down at Lao Cai and from here you can take the minibus to Sapa. There are different types of accommodations offered here, which can range from luxurious to budget. Most travelers visit Sapa to get a taste of the real life in the mountains. The Red Dzao is one of the ethnic groups that lives mostly in Dong Van and Tam Doung. Another large ethnic group is the Hmong tribe, which traveled all the way from China to Vietnam and settled in the higher reaches of the mountains.
Sapa is not just famous for its Saturday market but also for its love market. This is a market where one can find a partner to get married to. One of the best places to visit is the nearby town of bac Ha. Bac Ha is situated 70 miles away and is famous for the different ethnic minority groups living here.