Overnight Train: The most popular option is the overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, the closest train station to Sapa. The ...

It's a moderately easy and leisurely hike to and through the village from Sapa, with a couple of steep yet short climbs coming back. While not necessary, a tour guide can offer valuable information ...

Other tour operators specialising in larger groups, will do something similar for about half the cost, but the transport may be a little less comfortable and you’d be sharing accommodation.

After the Vietnam war, and a 1979 border war with China, Sapa was opened to visitors in the 1990s and has since become a hot spot for tourism, with its terraced rice fields and ethnic-minority ...

Commercial interests and the ever expanding appetites of 21st Century tourism may be starting to take their toll on Sapa, but the town itself, its people and its breathtaking scenery remain a ...

Not many countries can be explored thoroughly in just two weeks, which makes Vietnam unique. Get an in-depth appreciation of its vibrant culture and stunning scenery on a jam-packed itinerary as ...

Other tour operators specialising in larger groups, will do something similar for about half the cost, but the transport may be a little less comfortable and you’d be sharing accommodation.