Vietnam Travel Tips & Stories

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...
Love Waterfall Sapa Vietnam
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Love Waterfall Sapa Vietnam

Love Waterfall is one of the tourist destinations  in Sapa attracting a lot of domestic tourists and international visitors by dreamy and majestic nature, and it is also the start for the journey to discover Sapa.
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...
Puong Cave - Ba Be National Park

Puong Cave in Ba Be National Park

Puong cave is a large cave in northern Vietnam, included in Ba Be National Park in Bac Kan province, about 5 Km from Cho Ra town center. The cave is 300 meters long, more than 30 meters high, was formed when Nang River flows through under Lung Nham limestone mountain. It’s stunningly beautiful inside the...
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...
Dong Van Karst Plateau

Dong Van Karst Plateau

Dong Van Karst Plateau, also known as Dong Van Highland, is a stone plateau spread over four districts, including Quang Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van, Meo Vac of Ha Giang province. Dong Van Karst Plateau has an area of 2356.80 km2, located 150 km from Ha Giang town, having the average height from 1.000 to...
The crowded Khau Vai love market attracts many people from the villages

Khau Vai Love Market

Have you ever heard about Khau Vai love market in Ha Giang? It is a unique market, bringing many cultural identities and customs of the upland ethnic minorities. This is not just a normal market but a 'love market'. Let's travel to Ha Giang to explore this unique market.
beautiful view toward Y Linh Ho village
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A pristine beauty of Y Linh Ho Village

Arriving in Sapa, visitors not only see the majestic beauty of Ham Rong Mountain, Fansipan Mountain, romantic beauty of Love Fall, Cat Cat Village, but also discover the pristine beauty of Y Linh Ho Village in Sapa.
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 Diary: Follow the man who conquered Fansipan Mountain in 95 minutes

During the trip to conquer Fansipan, our team was accompanied with Mr. Hang A Po who won the race to conquer Fansipan Peak in 2012 with 3 hours and 20 minutes. In which, the time calculated from the starting point to Fansipan peak Mr. Po was only needed 1 hour 35 minutes.
Hoang Su Phi with diverse pedology and soil resources

Hoang Su Phi Rice Terraced Fields

Hoang Su Phi rice terraced fields – the irresistible beauty. Traveling to Ha Giang to discover the beauty of the ripe rice seasons in the highlands. It is 110 km from Ha Giang city, along National Highway 2 and Provincial Road 177, Hoang Su Phi is a district located in the west of Ha Giang.
View of Dong Van Sunday Market

Dong Van Sunday Market

Located in the old quarter of Dong Van town, Dong Van fair market is held once a week on Sunday. Dong Van market is the largest exchange and trading place in Dong Van - Meo Vac plateau. This fair is located in the community of Dong Van Old Quarter, is a major center of economic...