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Everythings about Fansipan – Vietnam’s Highest Peak
For a long time, the extraordinary summit – Fansipan mountain has drawn a huge attention of massive travelers, both Vietnamese and foreigners, who would love to make arduous treks or simply take cable cars to the peak station to admire the beauty of breath-taking scenery above the cloud. Introduction about Fansipan Mountain In short, Mt Fansipan (Phan Xi Păng in Vietnamese) is the highest peak of Vietnam and The roof of Indochina. However, the height of the mountain has slightly changed: It was 3,143 metres (10,312 ft) in 1909, but is 3,147.3 metres up to now. Why Fansipan called … “Fansipan”? Fansipan meaning is one of the best-kept secrets in Vietnam. Actually, when you ask some Vietnamese, they mostly…
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My Fansipan summit travel story
If you are a trekaholic, when you visit countries, what would you be? The highest summit – rooftop of the country or certain region, right? When you in Lao Cai, a north-western province of Vietnam, don’t forget to trek the rooftop of Indochina – Fansipan summit, at the height of 3143m above sea level. The summit is always the most attractive destination for not only for the local but also travelers around the world. And I really would like to tell you my Fansipan travel story – majestic and fanstatic! Prologue Despite a solo traveler, I didn’t choose to go alone this trip. Especially I heard the news that there had…
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Sapa Travel Guide
First time backpacking Sapa ? My top tips providing useful and in-depth information of get-in, get-around, things to do, food to eat and accommodation tips. Get-in You can ride to Sapa, however, most of backpackers reports that it takes them at least 5-7 hours and the road is quite rough. There’s a high-speed highway, a bus take only 4-5 hour to Lao Cai city and plus 1 hour to Sapa town. So mostly people choose to take overnight bus to the town to take advantage of time. I took Sao Viet bus (789 Giai Phong str. – Hoang Mai, Ha Noi/ 04. 36.686.358). You should book in advance to get…
