11 most exciting experience you should enjoy while backpacki
May 12, 2017 23:34:53 GMT -8
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Post by kikotravel on May 12, 2017 23:34:53 GMT -8
Go backpacking in Sapa, trekking on Mount Fansipan, watch the clouds and the golden terraced fields of grain. There is a lot of exciting experience waiting for you in this misty town. If you prepare to go backpacking in Sapa but not know what to do yet, please read my article.
1. Trekking on Fansipan mountain
Formerly, the conquest of Mount Fansipan is the dream of many backpackers. Now, everything seems easier since opened the route of the cable car. Only take dozen minutes riding in the cable car, you will stand at the top of the mountain which highest in three Indochinese countries. For those love trekking, prefer to conquer the challenge and win over self, here also the great destination.
2. See the most beautiful terraced fields of the world
3. Trekking on Ham Rong mountain, enjoy the scenery of Sapa town from a high position.
Observe the town at the high position 1800 m on Ham Rong peak as an exciting experience that anyone go backpacking in Sapa should try. See the town in another angle. The roads, hotels, tourist places suddenly becomes smallness at your feet. Not only that, on Ham Rong mountain, you will be able to behold the colorful flower gardens and try to go through the tiny canyons at Thach Lam stone garden.
4. See the sunrise, sunset in Sapa
1. Trekking on Fansipan mountain
Formerly, the conquest of Mount Fansipan is the dream of many backpackers. Now, everything seems easier since opened the route of the cable car. Only take dozen minutes riding in the cable car, you will stand at the top of the mountain which highest in three Indochinese countries. For those love trekking, prefer to conquer the challenge and win over self, here also the great destination.
2. See the most beautiful terraced fields of the world
Terraced fields in Sapa was rated as one of most beautiful terraced fields of the world. Natural not only brings the beautiful landscape and the fine weather for this land but also gives locals the skillful hands. Through hundreds of years, they had created the masterpieces, the terraces leading to the sky. On harvesting season, the green fields turned to golden. This the great time to backpacking in Sapa.
3. Trekking on Ham Rong mountain, enjoy the scenery of Sapa town from a high position.
Observe the town at the high position 1800 m on Ham Rong peak as an exciting experience that anyone go backpacking in Sapa should try. See the town in another angle. The roads, hotels, tourist places suddenly becomes smallness at your feet. Not only that, on Ham Rong mountain, you will be able to behold the colorful flower gardens and try to go through the tiny canyons at Thach Lam stone garden.
4. See the sunrise, sunset in Sapa
The slightly cold winds in the early morning would make you a bit shuddered. One cup of warm coffee, one plate of omelet, looked through the window at a hotel, you will see a Sapa quietly in the early morning misty. As the night falls, the sun gradually disappearing behind the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Sapa sunk in the purple, there’s a bit of romance and sad.
5. Explore the life of locals
5. Explore the life of locals
Walking and explore everything in Sapa will bring you the unforgettable experiences. Sapa as one of longest hiking tourist places in the world. Backpacking in Sapa, you would walk to tens of kilometers, walks from morning to evening, across the town, the villages, across the paddies, those small streams, bridges. Walking and enjoy the scenery, find out more about the life, cultural of residents here. Some attractive hiking tourist places such: Sapa ancient town, Cat Cat village, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Ta Phin. The most attractive and longest hiking road is the road from Cat Cat to Lao Chai, arriving Tavan and sleep in homestay services.
6. Sleep homestay at Ta Van
7. Visit Love Waterfall, Golden stream
It would be a pity if you miss the delicious specialties in Sapa as Thang Co, Bamboo sticky rice, salmon hot pot, Cap Nach pork, Khang Gai Dried Meat… and the grilled stalls smells so good in the night in the town center. Weather of Sapa very right to enjoy to the hot pot or grilled and sipping the corn wine together.
10. Explore Sapa no tourists
6. Sleep homestay at Ta Van
Go backpacking in Sapa, sleep in homestay of locals, eating delicious local foods. Wake up in the village, in a forest, will be a wonderful experience that you can not forget when arrived this land. Homestay service in Sapa very good, you can completely assure about the hygiene of house and food. The good place to sleep in homestay service is Ta Van, trust me, you won’t be able to forget the comfortable feeling when waking up in a bungalow among the field.
You can refer to good homestay service which I have stayed: Ta Van Ecologic.
You can refer to good homestay service which I have stayed: Ta Van Ecologic.
7. Visit Love Waterfall, Golden stream
Love Waterfall and Golden Stream located away from town center about 12 km, on the way go to O Quy Ho Pass. When visiting this waterfall, you not only feel refresh when enjoying the cool water vapor but have the chance to hear a legend about Love Waterfall. The 7th fairy, God’s daughter met the woodcutter guy. Because she loves the flute voice of him but forbidden by the God so she turns into golden bird fly around the mountain top and shouting three sorrowful voice: O-Quy-Ho. You should also visit Silver waterfall located nearby.
8. Enjoying the magnificent views from O Quy Ho Pass
On the way go to Lai Chau, after visit Love waterfall and Silver Waterfall, you will arrive O Quy Ho Pass. One of four famous mountain passes of Northern Vietnam and also the longest mountain pass of Viet Nam (~70km). This also a great place to watch the sunset in Sapa. You should arrive here at 17h30 to watch the sun goes down. You should combine visit Love waterfall, Silver waterfall, and O Quy Ho Pass within one afternoon. This one of places can not miss when backpacking in Sapa.
9. Enjoy specialty food of Sapa
9. Enjoy specialty food of Sapa
It would be a pity if you miss the delicious specialties in Sapa as Thang Co, Bamboo sticky rice, salmon hot pot, Cap Nach pork, Khang Gai Dried Meat… and the grilled stalls smells so good in the night in the town center. Weather of Sapa very right to enjoy to the hot pot or grilled and sipping the corn wine together.
10. Explore Sapa no tourists
If trekking on Fansipan, getting around the town and the tourist villages do not bring you the new feelings when backpacking in Sapa. There a place in Sapa where no tourists, no noise, no smoke and dust, no trade, it’s those villages in Thanh Kim or Sau Chau…It’s only you, the murmur of a brook, the rustling of leaves, those terraced fields and the Hoang Lien Son mountains range. A peaceful Sapa only distant the town center about 2-3 km ( Thanh Kim on the way to the ancient stone field, Muong Hoa valley. Sau Chua on the way to Ta Phin village).
11. Bathing with herbs of Red Dao Ethnic
11. Bathing with herbs of Red Dao Ethnic
The last experience you must enjoy when backpacking in Sapa is that bath with herbs of Red Dao Ethnic. Bathing with herbs which Red Dao Ethnic in Ta Phin village made up will help you takes off the effects of weariness. You should know that woman of Red Dao Ethnic after giving birth in few days, can working again after bathing with these herbs. Newborn baths with these herbs also very healthy, less disease. However, in order enjoy this service, you must go to Ta Phin village, therefore, you should combine go sightseeing and bathe these herbs in the last afternoon in Sapa. Wallowing in the wooden washtub until herbs absorbed into make you feel high on, very light…it’s the moment herbs absorbed completely, take effect, make you can not forget this land.