Sapa O'Chau

Sapa


The hotel attached to the excellent tour agency exists to train locals in hotel management, so be patient. The best rooms enjoy spacious lake views and a small balcony, but even the six-bed dorms come with their own bathroom. Rates include breakfast on the rooftop, and staff rent out motorbikes. Sign up for a trek and you'll get a room discount.


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1. Sapa Market

0.31 MILES

Turfed out of central Sapa and now in a purpose-built modern building near the bus station, Sapa Market is still interesting, and hill-tribe people from…

2. Sapa Church

0.36 MILES

Sapa's small stone church was built by the French and is still a central landmark. It opens for Mass on Sunday and on certain evenings for prayers.

3. Sapa Museum

0.46 MILES

An excellent showcase of the history and ethnology of the Sapa area, including the French colonial era. Dusty exhibitions overview the various ethnic…

4. Fansipan Cable Car

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Towering above Sapa are the Hoang Lien Mountains, once known to the French as the Tonkinese Alps and now a national park. These mountains include the…

5. Tram Ton Pass

4.73 MILES

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6. Coc Ly Market

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