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Exploring Sapa and its surrounding scenery

Sapa is a town located in the North of Vietnam and known of its immense surrounding rice terraces. If you want to see some of the traditional rice fields which are carved into the mountains combined with some traditional rural Vietnamese culture visit the town of Sapa. Tourism has been developing heavily here, so the whole town center is geared towards tourism. It is possible to do some hiking without the help of a guide, but you can also go on the treks which are offered in many places. Alternatively, just speak to any of the women on the street and they will take you to the most scenic places. A popular trip is to visit the villages of Bah Ho, Lao Cai and Ta Phin. The villages itself are particularly interesting, but the scenery in which these rural please live is breathtaking. As you go up and down the rice fields, the view is changing constantly. Many of the tours you will walk quite far, but optionally include a taxi for getting you back into Sapa, so you make most of the hike. You can also do trekking yourself and if you get lost just pay a local to take you back to the main road. A village like Cat Cat is easy to do yourself as everything is signposted and the roads are paved. The weather is very changeable in Sapa as it can be sunny, foggy and rainy in one day, so you will need a bit of luck. The temperature also varies significantly as it can be comfortable during the day, but it can get cold at night. If it has been raining a lot, expect many of the back roads to be muddy. On a clear day the views into the mountains are amazing as it offers expansive view of the valley. Getting to Sapa is best done by an overnight train from Hanoi. You can easily book your tickets in the train station of Hanoi. The train takes you to Lao Cai from where you need additional transport to Sapa. If you book a hotel ahead, usually they can arrange a pickup from the train station for a little extra. If you appreciate some convenience, you can book a two or three day package tour package in Hanoi, but everything can also be arranged locally with little effort.

Sapa and its scenery photo gallery

The Sapa photo gallery contains 71 travel pictures including the town, the surrounding rice fields, the natural scenery and its expansive views across the valley.

First view of the surroundings.	Terraced rice fields.	The terraced rice fields.	The Vietnam photo galleries that are available: DMZ tour, Halong Bay, Hanoi, Hue, Tombs around Hue, Sapa and Tam Coc.
Scenery.	Rocky river in the valley.	The valley.
Muddy rice fields.	Small river floating between the hills.	Rice fields full of mud.
View over the rice paddies.	Scenery.	Natural beauty of the rice fields.
Terraced fields in Sa Pa.	Terraced rice fields.	Expansive views of the valley.
Perfect rice terraces.	Terraced rice fields on the hills.	Terraced rice fields as you would imagine them.
The rugged scenery.	Water in the rice terraces.	Closeup of the terraced rice paddies.
Trekking in the hills.	Hill tribe village.	Mosaic made out of rice fields.
Rice field mosaic.	Small farms in the valley.	Rice fields in the bottom of the valley.
Farm between rice fields.	The view of the valley on the road from Ta Phin.	Natural scenery.
Rice fields all over the surroundings.	Small village on a hill top between rice fields.	Amazing scenery.
Reflection of the water in rice terraces.	Fog rolling over the hills.	Fog over the trees in the hills.
Fog rolling in the valley.	Natural beauty.	Terraced rice fields on the slopes of the hills.
Fog in the valley.	Clouds of fog in the valley.	The changeable weather.
View of the surroundings.	Japanese garden.	View from the radio tower hill.
Scenery seen from the radio tower.	Looking down on Sa Pa.	Fog between the hills overlooking the town.
Large umbrella.	Japanese garden.	Decorative rock with a large mountain in the background.
Fog arriving in town.	Decorative garden.	Small wooden bridge in the Japanese garden.
Rays of sunshine through the clouds.	Sapa.	The town.
Ray of the sun shining on a farm.	Hotel between the mountains.	Village of Cat Cat.
Hills surrounding Cat Cat village.	Fog on the hills.	Expansive view across the hills.
Cat Cat rice field.	River near Cat Cat village.	Waterfalls.
Rocks in the river near Cat Cat.	Terraced rice fields of Cat Cat village.	Rice fields in the fog.
Fog in the valley.	Rice fields and the foggy valley.