Sapa Travel Guide

Sapa Vietnam

Located in Vietnam's remote Nnorth West mountains, Sapa is famous for both its fine, rugged scenery and also its rich cultural diversity.

Sapa is an incredibly picturesque village that lies on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range near the Chinese border in Northwestern Vietnam, known as "the Tonkinese Alps". Sapa and its surrounding region is host to many hill tribes, as well as rice terraces, lush vegetation, and Fansipan, the highest peak in Vietnam. However, as a result of a recent surge in popularity Sapa has rapidly become a tourist hot-spot where money is the drug of choice. Don't be put off by the rush, your explorations of the surrounding countryside will be worth the trouble.

Details of Sapa at http://www.sapa-vietnam.com