Sa Pa is a highland district of Lao Cai province, located in the northwest of Vietnam, Sa Pa town is at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level, 38 km from Lao Cai city and 376 km from Hanoi.
The natural landscape of Sa Pa is combined with the creativity of people along with the topography of the mountains and the green of the forest, like a picture arranged in a harmonious layout to create an area with many scenes. attractive poetic color.
Immersed in the floating clouds, Sapa town looks like a city in the mist, making visitors feel like they are lost in a fairyland. Here, there is an invaluable resource that is a cool, fresh climate with diverse nuances.
Located at an average altitude of 1500m - 1800m, Sapa's climate is more or less temperate with an average temperature of 15-18°C. From May to August there is a lot of rain. The weather in the town has four seasons in a day: spring weather in the morning, summer weather at noon, usually mild sunshine, cool climate, in the afternoon clouds and dew fall to create a feeling of coolness. like autumn and the night is the cold of winter. The average annual air temperature of Sapa is 15ºC. In summer, the town does not have to suffer from the harsh sun like the coastal plain, about 13ºC – 15°C at night and 20ºC – 25°C during the day. Winter is usually cloudy and cold, the temperature sometimes drops below 0°C, sometimes it snows. The average annual rainfall here ranges from 1,800 to 2,200 mm, most concentrated in the period from May to August. SaPa town is one of the rare places in Vietnam with snow. In the 1940s, the French planned and built Sapa into an ideal resort and nursing home
To the west of Sapa town is the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, with four seasons in the early morning misty mist. This place has 3,143m high Fansipan peak which is suitable for those who like mountain climbing and is the area of many rare animals and plants such as celandine, pine needles, etc. There are 37 species recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam.
Sapa fair is held on Sunday in the district capital (Sapa town). People in remote areas have to go from Saturday. On Saturday night, everyone wakes up and enjoys each other with folk songs of the Hmong and Dzao boys and girls, the sounds of the lip lute, the flute, the Hmong Khen, and the people's overflowing wine bowls. age…and people have called it “love market”.
