The Lao Cai Province Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism has some new offerings to attract tourists, including horse
cart tours to visit ethnic minority villages in Bac Ha town and a trip
to Bac Ha Tourism House to see the local wine...
The prices of tourism services in Sa Pa District in
the northern province of Lao Cai were made public in late July, under an
instruction from the district''s People''s Committee. The aim was to
discourage overcharging of tourists in the popular, world-famous
destination.
The Can Cau market is not as spacious as the markets
found in Sa Pa Town or Bac Ha District, but it attracts people from all
over due to the cultural diversity of the ethnic groups residing in the
border region of Si...
The northern town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai Provincehas been ed by the UK''s famous tourism website Rough Guides as one of the top nine global tourist attractions in 2014.
Tuyet Sa Pa (Sapa in Winter) by Pham Bang won the first prize in the
single photo category for the subject of nature in the Vietnam Heritage
Photo Awards 2014.
Sa Pa Market, in the heart of mountainous northern province of Lao Cai,
is in full swing by midday. A myriad of colours interwoven into ethnic
garb enliven the bustling atmosphere.
More than 50 artworks depicting the beauty of nature and rich ethnic
culture in the picturesque hill town of Sa Pa will be on display at the Festival of Art starting on Sunday.
Visitors to the northern province of Lao Cai
increased by 25 per cent year-on-year in the first seven months of this
year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism.
The number of tourists to villages in Sa Pa for
sightseeing and buying plums, peaches, and pears has increased
considerably since April – the plum harvest season – according to
reports by Lao Cai Province.
Terraced fields in the northern province of Lao Cai
look like beautiful paintings as they glisten under the sunshine,
attracting many tourists, especially photographers.
The international travel website touropia.com has
listed the 10 best places to visit in Viet Nam. They are Da Lat, My Son,
HCM City, the Mekong Delta, Nha Trang, Sa Pa, Hue, Hoi An, Ha Noi, and
Ha Long Bay.
