Hmong villagers walking through the rice fields in the mountain enclave of Sapa in northern Vietnam. (Photo: Gettyimages) Sapa is a beautiful town in the northern mountains of Vietnam. It is known for ...

Sapa is a beautiful mountain town in the north western Vietnam that used to be a French hill station. Now, it's a popular destination for local and foreign tourist alike to beat off the summer heat.

I traveled by train with my two kids from Hanoi to Sapa in Vietnam. We explored the capital city before hopping on the sleeper train, heading up north to the mountains. After sleeping on the floor in ...

Once a sleepy town famous for its rice terraces and ethnic tribal cultures, Sapa – a five-hour drive from Hanoi – has grown in recent years to become one of the hottest tourist destinations in Vietnam ...

We went because: To mountain-bike in the beautiful and ethnically diverse part of Vietnam near the border of China, and to explore northern Vietnam. Don't miss: The local markets, where the women ...

As our guide leads our small group down a dirt path by the main road, I am sceptical about what awaits us on this hike in Sapa, Vietnam. We are only half an hour from the town centre and the path ...

I love and loathe Sapa, Vietnam. Maybe loathe's too harsh of a term. Let’s just say I found some aspects of traveling in Sapa irritating. As a photographer I found Sapa frustrating, because every time ...

Construction of a domestic airport for Sa Pa, a popular tourist town in northwestern Vietnam, could begin this year. The Lao Cai province, home of the tourist destination, has mooted the plan with ...