Truly Sapa

Sapa is a lovely town in the northwest of Vietnam and it gave me a completely different experience. The weather was beautiful during our trip, it was always cool with fresh air, I even could smell the flavour of flower around, you may also see people from many ethnics group, they were all friendly and colourful in their traditional dress. Especially, I love the cute local animals like dogs, pigs, buffalos we saw on the trekking way.

When we came, there were a number of little H’Mong kids followed and played around us. They looked very lovely in their colourful and traditional clothes. Moreover, I was rather surprised to realise that some children could speak English quite well, sometimes they asked us few personal questions but they were friendly and always smile. Their parents also invited us to visit their house, and try their famous green tea which was really appreciated.

Trekking is a must whilst in Sapa. There are many villages and routes to choose from, and the village of Cat Cat is a sample. This is a small village about 3 km from Sapa. It is therefore easily found and reached, and can be combined with a visit to Lao Chai and Ta Van. There are so many wonderful walks to take here, ranging from a short hop down to Cat Cat Village, to treks that go for days.