Vietnam Travel Tips & Stories

The lui market is the busiest activity of ethnic people in Ha Giang every week

The “lui” Market – Unique market only in Ha Giang

Instead of one market every 7 days, markets in remote areas will be held every 6 days, next week's market day will be delayed one day compared to the previous week. There are only four such special “lui” markets in Ha Giang Karst Plateau.

Fansipan peak is 4.3-meter higher

The highest position of Fansipan peak has reached 3,147.3 meters, which is 4.3-meter higher than the result measured by the French in 1909. On June 26th, Mr. Phan Duc Hieu, Director of Department of Survey, Mapping and Geographic Information Vietnam has announced that this department is completing procedures to sate the results of altitude measurement...
Sapa Stone Church

Sapa Stone Church

Sapa is a place which has various natural wonders, human and is also a place with many famous landscapes attracting tourists. Among them, Sapa Stone Church is considered a symbol and a highly attractive tourist destination. This church is also the main place for religious activities of Catholics in Sapa. We shall discover Sapa Stone...

Fansipan climbing: Do it yourself or tour booking?

Do it yourself (DIY) or tour booking for trekking Fansipan is one of the issues concerned by those who are passionate about traveling. However, either DIY or tour booking has its own fascinating features. The following article will analyze from many different aspects so that you have the right choice between DIY and tour selection...
green rice fields in Ta Phin village, Sa Pa, Vietnam

Ta Phin Village

Sapa has gradually become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists in the North of Vietnam. With poetic mountain landscapes, Sapa is the place of highland people, especially those living in the villages, with their unique cultures. Ta Phin village of Sapa is one of the most visited villages.
Ma Pi Leng - the extreme of danger and effort to open the way to the stone plateau

Ma Pi Leng Pass – The most majestic landscape in Ha Giang

With the position of the majestic landscape, to arriving Ma Pi Leng Pass, a famous tourist destination, one of the 11 majestic landscapes of Ha Giang, we must overcome the roads, the extremely dangerous turnings. It can be said that “Bất đáo Pì Lèng phi phượt thủ” (it means that if you do not yet...

7 things you need to pay attention when conquering Fansipan Mountain (Part 2)

Through the first part of this article, we hope you are able to choose the right equipment and prepare mentally to conquer the highest mountain in Vietnam. In of this article, we will continue to bring valuable experiences, making your trip safer and more convenient. It is about preparing the necessary equipment - which determines...
Giay Ethnic People

The unique culture of Giay ethnic people in Ha Giang

Located on high mountain passes in Meo Vac district, Tat Nga village, Tat Nga commune, it is a main living place of the Giay ethnic people in Ha Giang. Besides the natural landscape, the special cultural features here are specially preserved, making it become a remarkable place for tourists to discover Ha Giang province.
A corner of Bac Ha Sapa Market

Bac Ha Market

Located about 60km from Lao Cai City, Bac Ha cultural market is held every Sunday in the center of Bac Ha Town. This is the biggest and most famous fair market of the border highland people. On the journey to Bac Ha you will admire the majestic mountains, chasms, meanders and terraced fields,etc. If you...

What is the best season for trekking Fansipan?

There is one thing that The Terrible Tour Guide Team would like to assure you: Fansipan is always beautiful. In each season, every time, Fansipan bears with its own fascinating beauty. But perhaps to answer the question of which best season is for Fansipan climbing, then the appropriate time for the journey to conquer the...
Cat Cat village - Sapa Vietnam

Cat Cat Village – The most beautiful ancient village in Sapa

Sapa Cloudy Paradise - the pride of the Northwestern mountainous region which is a no stranger to domestic and foreign tourists. Amidst the natural scenery of the majestic mountains and forests, there is a small idyllic, rustic village making anyone who comes to Sapa definitely have to pay a visit. That is the one and...
Fansipan Mountain

Fansipan Mountain

Located in Lao Cai province, Fansipan Mountain is about 9 km Southwest of Sapa Town. This mount belongs to Hoang Lien Son Mountain range in the Northwest of Vietnam and within the border of Lao Cai and Lai Chau Provinces. Considering as the roof of the Indochinese peninsula; at 3,143m altitude, Fansipan is known as...