Sa Pa is a highland town in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, bordering China, nearly 40 kilometers from Lao Cai City. It offers harmony with nature, a temperate climate and unique indigenous culture.
Fascinating destinations in and around the town include the Fansipan Mountain, at 3,100 meters the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula earning its nickname as the “roof of Indochina”; Sa Pa Heaven Gate, a mountain pass about 18km north of the town ideal for “hunting” clouds and seeing the panoramic view of the entire vast valley; and the catholic church with a stone belltower built by French colonizers in the 20th century located in the center of town.
Local villages dotting the mountains and valleys around the town, inhabited by ethnic minority groups and featuring many preserved traditional cultural features are also a major draw. In the Cat Cat Village in San Sa Ho Commune, for example, about two kilometers from Sa Pa Town, residents practice many traditional crafts such as growing cotton, linen and weaving. Ta Phin Village about 17km from Sa Pa center offers beautiful natural landscape and famous brocade craft. The towering mountains and terraced fields colored yellow with ripe rice are characteristics of Lao Chai Village, and in Ta Van Village visitors can see the ancient Vietnamese stone worshiping custom with an ancient stone carving area of nearly 200 large and small stones.
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