I booked a trek from Hanoi Backpackers Hostel (http://www.hanoibackpackershostel.com) It was a 3 night/2 day trek (2 nights on the train). It cost $115, which I consider to be excellent value. I very much enjoyed this trek and would recommend it. itinerary (13 in group) day one: - met at hostel, then guides put us on 9pm train to Lao... More

On the 07/12/2011 my friends and I decided to visit Sapa - a beautiful mountainous place located in the north-west of hanoi, 8 hours on the night train, Sapa scenery is very nice with the terrace rice field and the daily life of ethnic minority. Most of the tourist come to visit Hanoi they went there (if have time) and... More

My travel buddy and I wandered out of the main town on our own, and were soon adopted by two little girls who followed us for three hours as we wandered through the village valleys...beautiful area, lovely people. More

You'll definitely need a guide to bring you around trekking in Sapa. I booked a private tour and I had the ease of going at my own pace with just my guide. It's more pricey but you wouldn't have to wait for others or worry about catching up with the rest of the group. I was lucky to be there... More

Maybe my review is influenced by the rainy whether, poor hotel, and useless tour guides we had. That so I advise tourist to go to Sapa in spring-autumn season, when the fields are like in the advertise pictures. If I will go back there, I would not go through an travel agency again: Second option: - by your train tickets... More

For those who say that Sapa is not worth getting to, they are totally wrong. We were so excited to get to the Sapa region, and loved our 3 days there. After arriving from the overnight train, our guide met us, we had breakfast, and we went to the Bac Ha Market. This is not next door to the Lao... More

we were in Sapa in January, so it was cold and foggy, but the Hmong and Dzao villages are in the valley, where you are under the clouds and it was quite clear there. If you want to see the rice terraces, don't go in January, because you don't see much green, only the empty and brown rice fields, but... More

Fansipan Mountain is located 9km south-west of Sapa Townlet in the Hoang Lien Mountain Range. Fansipan is branded “the Roof of Indochina “at the height of 3,143m; Fansipan is to be approved as one of the very few eco-tourist spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. The topography of Fansipan is varied. Muong Hoa Valley,... More

Anyone who wants to go Sapa, it is recommended to join the trekking tour. The view is simply incredible. The tour guide will be a local village girl dressed in her ethnic costume. According to the itinerary, it is a 15km trek but in fact it is shorter than that. Lots of uphills and downhills. Make sure to have comfortable... More