Travelogues Sa Pa

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Cone-shaped mountains, rice fields, and diverse headgear. We got to know Vietnam through this mural at an elementary school. Scene change: When we arrive in Vietnam at...

About 300 km northwest of Hanoi and 1,600 meters above sea level is Sa Pa. We started the night bus journey, which was supposed to take about 6 hours. We will not quickly forget...

From rice fields and an exciting scooter ride to persistent sellers

14/10 - 16/10 From Halong, we made our way to the north of Vietnam - to Sa Pa. In Hanoi, we had a short stopover and booked an overnight bus with sleeping accommodations...

The night on the train was short, sometimes warm, sometimes cold, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, comfortable for Carsten, restless for Tina... so we arrived somewhat exhausted...

Wednesday the 22nd til Friday the 24th of January: After taking the night bus, Julia and I arrived in Sa Pa in the early morning. Though we reached the town at around 04:30, the...

Sapa

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The town of Sapa, in the northwest of Vietnam, about 40 km from the Chinese border, is located at an altitude of 1600 meters and is surrounded by mountains and rice terraces....

Then the sleeping bus continued to the northwest of Vietnam - to Sapa, a small town in the mountains in the province of Lao Cai. The sky remained gray and rainy, somehow it...

With our newly purchased bikes, we set off to the north of Vietnam a day after Rahel's birthday. First, we had to ride for an hour to escape the infamous traffic of Hanoi. As...

Tour to waterfalls and a small village in the surrounding area

In addition to the rice fields, we visit the highest point in Indochina.

Actually, I'm not a big fan of pre-made group tours (too touristy, too big groups...), but after the recommendation of a trusted travel buddy, I decided to do a three-day tour...

Today we planned to cover a long distance through the mountains to reach Sapa in one day. We were really excited to ride and set off early in the morning. The day started with a...

After a relatively restful bus ride, we arrived in Sapa at 4:00 AM. We were able to stay in our "box" for another two hours and sleep. Then we started a small hike to our...

The weather was a little better with us today. Therefore, we first took a small exploration tour through the city of Sa Pa. Sa Pa is a really great and diverse city. It is...

After a good night's sleep following the beautiful 22-hour bus ride, we set out to explore Sapa. We went to the Ham Rong flower garden, a garden located on a mountain right in...

Today we did a trekking tour through the rice fields around Sa Pa. Even with rain, the view of the terraced rice fields was fantastic. We also walked through small bamboo...

Sapa is a town that alternates between being in and above the clouds. It was snowing here until a week ago, now it's around 15°C. The view (if there is one at the moment) is...

Today we had to dry our clothes. We had borrowed two hair dryers from our hotel. The most important thing was to dry our shoes. After we had somewhat dried all the shoes, our...

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