Sapa Travel Vietnam - Nestled high in the Tonkinese Alps near the Chinese border, Sapa was built as a hill station during French colonial days to serve as a respite from stifling Hanoi summers. Weekends are still the biggest draw, as folks from the capital flock to Sapa for a glimpse of the famed Love Market, a trek to local hill tribe villages, or an ascent of Vietnam’s highest peak, Fansipan.

Sapa Vietnam is district located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350km’s north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. The Hoang Lien Son range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes Vietnams’ highest mountain, Fansipan, at a height of 3142m above sea level.

Sapa District is located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350km’s north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. The Hoang Lien Son range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes Vietnams’ highest mountain, Fan si pan, at a height of 3142m above sea level.

Sapa lies in the very north west of Vietnam near the Chinese boder. Time permitting you can do a circuit around the northwest highlands which takes in MaiChau, SonLa, DienBienPhu, LaiChau and finally Sapa before heading back to Hanoi. During the wet season roads can be treacherous with landslide common. The best time to visit is from March to May and from September to mid-December.