Sapa

In the north of Vietnam, close to the Chinese boarder, is Sapa, a small town on an altitude of about 1500 meters. The highest peak of Vietnam is also here with a bit more than 3143 meters. The region is famous for the rice terraces which cover the mountains. We went on a 2 day trekking with overnight in a homestay in a a village of one of many different ethnic groups who live here.
In total we were there 4 days; 2 trekking, 1 by motorbike and the last day just in Sapa. As general in the north of Vietnam at the moment, the weather was good. We were not lucky, the best day was our last one...


Sapa surrounded by mountains. To get up to this view point, the way went trough walls of rocks and with the bags it was difficult to pass.


The roads in Vietnam are not the best one's, but we managed it by motorbike to get to the other side dry.


On the motorbike tour we could enjoy the beautiful landscape and a waterfall, but during the dry season they are not so spectacular.


Trekking tour; up and down, from one rice terrace to the next one. Although the weather wasn't good, we were lucky that it didn't rain a lot (the thunderstorm came during the night).


Local ethnic groups with their traditional clothes and in the rice terraces they can't use machines, but they have enough water buffalos.