Pro

Amazing nature and people and in the summer a pleaseant climate compared to the lowlands
Con

Overrun w/tourists, overpriced, ethnic tourism bit overstaged
In a nutshell

A fair place to try out your trekking boots for the first time.
WaRPer Says: If you only have half day left in Sapa, and downtown is too small for you....There's a place called "Dragon's Jaws Mountain" (Ham Rong) just about 400 meters away from the Tourism Info Center. This walking trail leads you to the mountain top, with a myriad of indigenous...
1 Review and 126 Opinions My two sons and I stayed at the Sapa Eden for three days and two nights in September 2011. The rooms...
Lepho: Once in Sapa - Vietnam, should try Pho at LePho
manhsapa Says: I'm working as the guide and once I came to LePho restaurant with my friends from Autralia. We are surprised that they serve here only Pho and Nem - two Vietnamese famous dishes. Well we really noticed that this is the real Vietnamese gastronomy. It is so amazing........ if...
Red Dragon Pub: Run by a British expat
Willettsworld Says: There's not a great deal to do in the evening apart from visiting a few of the towns pubs. This particular pub is run by an English expat who's been here over 10 years. It looks and feels more like an English tearoom than a pub so I felt pretty much at home here! Anyway,...
Willettsworld Says: The best way of getting to Sapa is by train and then by bus. As I travelled to Sapa as part of a tour with et-pumpkin, everything was done for me, they even have their own 1st class train carriage which was very nice (see their page on their train below). I had one of the 4...
Hill-tribe sellers: Tribual textiles & jewellery
Willettsworld Says: You'll see several hill-tribe women selling textiles and tribal jewellery along the main tourist road of P Cau May and around the towns square where the church is located. You'll also find several stalls that are awash with the same items in the upper part of the market.
Willettsworld Says: If you decide to do a trek through some of the local villages, you'll encounter some amazing rural life. We walked through the village of Lau Chai with Red Dzao women past pigs, ducks, buffalo and some lovely wooden houses.
Willettsworld Says: Day 2 of my trek consisted of trekking from Ta Van to Giang Tachai. We left and started to make our way up the valley along some very muddy paddy fields where my feet slipped all over the place even though I had on brand new boots which I had bought in Sapa. The Black Hmong...
Willettsworld Says: On the way down to the waterfalls at Cat Cat, we went past this small clinic which, my young Black Hmong guide mentioned to me, was just 7 years old, despite looking much older from the outside. We went inside where there is a baby delivery room, office, 2 beds in another...
Willettsworld Says: Cau May (Cloud Bridge) is the main thoroughfare for foreign tourists, and is crowded with restaurants serving western food. This street starts at the south side of the town square and terminates in a steep set of stairs lined with cheap rooms, let out by the Vietnamese who...
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Q: Hey... I know this is a longshot but I stupidly left my camera in one of the bar/shops on the ascent from Cat Cat to Sapa...

A: I sincerely hope you get it back Shaun We have a camera here that one of my kids found on the train a few years back...still have not been able to locate the owner
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Annd Now For Something Completey DIFFERENT :o]

Our four day stop in Sa Pa was ANOTHER adventure in Vietnam that was totally unlike anything I’ve ever seen before…The town itself was easy to get around in, the people I encountered here were...
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I booked the Friendly train for my trip to Sapa on the internet. A taxi arrived at my Hotel and picked me up and took me to the Train Station. The driver took me to the correct Train and showed me...
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Sa Pa - Insight into Ethnic Minorities of Vietnam

Sa Pa is a fantastic place to visit if you are into being on the ground, amongst the local people. There are tours which will give you a number of options in approach - various types and degrees of......
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Sapa, all the world's a stage...

Be sure to bring dongs with you if you intend to 'trek' outside of town as you will need them to pay for your entrance into the local nearby 'ethnic' villages (or even to travel on the roads to them)....
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Watching clouds rolling by in Sapa

As i lived in Sapa for two months before deciding to move my research to Chiang Rai (loooong story) the way I see Sapa might be a bit different from the version portrayed by the occasional backpacker...
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