Sapa town & villages

Sapa town

Area: 678,6 sq. km Population: 38,200 habitants Administrative division: Townlet: Sapa Communes: Ban Khoang, Ta Giang Phinh, Trung Chai, Ta Phin, Sa Pa, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Lao Chai, Hau Thao, Thanh Kim, Ta Van, Su Pan, Suoi Thau, Ban Ho, Thanh Phu, Nam Sai, Nam Cang. Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province. Sapa District is very well-known with...

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Ta Phin Village

Located around 12 kilometers from Sapa town, Ta Phin is the village of the H’Mong and Red Dao minority people, a remote village which still retains traditional customs and lifestyles of ethnic minority groups. Something special awaits visitors at Ta Phin. The villagers will invite visitors to visit their homes to show how they live and what they have, and tell about their families. When...

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Tavan Village

Ta Van village is located in the North of Lao Cai in Vietnam. It is about 5 kilometres from Sapa, at an altitude of 1, 816 meters… This province borders Yunnan in south-west China, and the indigenous people here share many cultural features with their Chinese neighbours. Also located in the valley of Muong Hoa, Ta van is a village of Giay people, who look more like the traditional Viet...

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Lao Chai Village

Lao Chai Village Located 7 Kms from Sapa. It is a village of black H’Mong ethnic group. In this village you will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people there. You can interact to them, learn about their culture and...

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Cat Cat Village

Cat Cat Village is 2km from Sapa Townlet, Sapa District, Lao Cai Province. This aged-old village of H’Mong ethnic group still remains their unique customs and practices that are lost in other villages. Come to Cat Cat, people will surely have an opportunity to admire a lively and colorful picture. That is the image of young women sitting by looms with colorful pieces of brocade decorated...

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