48 hours experience in Sa Pa

Sa Pa is a highland town in the district of the same name located in Lao Cai province, in the Northwest, about 320 km from Hanoi and about 38 km from Lao Cai city.

Coming to Sa Pa in June, visitors will be immersed in a cool green space full of vitality.

The weather in June is starting to get hot all over the country, but it will be different if you come to Sa Pa these days. The temperature in Sa Pa in June ranges from 25-28 degrees Celsius during the day and drops to 16-20 degrees Celsius at night. This is considered a comfortable temperature and ideal for tourists to avoid the summer heat.

Day 1

After more than 6 hours of traveling by sleeper bus from the center of Hanoi, you will witness Sa Pa with the opposite weather to the lowlands.

The first place I visited when I arrived in Sa Pa was Hotel de la Coupole Mgallery - a place likened to a palace in the clouds with a panoramic view of Sa Pa valley. Created by world-famous designer Bill Bensley, stepping inside the hotel evokes a time of Indochina, the 30s of France and inspired by the land of Sa Pa itself with colorful ethnic costumes.

Sa Pa is a town covered in fog all year round, with wild hills and rocky slopes that are no less romantic.

Antiques and ethnic interior decorations are combined to create a brilliant space with a nostalgic and sophisticated feel. The only international 5-star hotel with 249 rooms, the space is blended with a fascinating space of fashion, culture and heritage, bringing each traveler back to the glamorous golden age.

At noon, walk around town and enjoy the specialties: grilled bamboo rice, wild chicken, sour fish soup, stir-fried wild vegetables... These dishes are served at many restaurants in town with a variety of choices and tastes for everyone.

In the evening, experience the combination of European and Asian cuisine at Hotel de la Coupole Mgallery with ingredients that represent the face of Sa Pa town. Check out the typical dishes: Avocado rolled with crab meat, mushroom tart, salmon with passion fruit sauce and coconut rice paper, buffalo jerky salad, rolled Sa Pa salmon salad (salmon, cat cabbage, perilla, carrots, radish), salt-roasted sturgeon...

After enjoying dinner, you can also go to the Absinthe bar at the hotel to enjoy live music and sip on a variety of cocktails. On a weekend of summer in the Northwest, there is nothing more relaxing than sipping a charming cocktail and immersing yourself in the luxurious atmosphere at Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery.

Step inside the hotel, reminiscent of Indochina, the French 30s, and inspired by the land of Sa Pa itself with its colorful ethnic costumes.

Unique cocktails: Lady Manderine, Sapa Swing, Sapa Refresher, Feeling Golden are transformed by bartender Nhat Minh from Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel and bartender San Tran - Lady Trieu Brand Ambassador by combining traditional and modern, creating an attractive mix for the taste buds and a completely different experience.

On this occasion, in response to World Cocktail Month in the spirit of MGallery Hotels, Hotel de la Coupole Mgallery organizes many attractive activities with a special cocktail menu. The event takes place from May 13 to June 13, bringing a new experience to visitors when visiting the Absinthe bar in the hotel.

Day 2

There are countless options for you to enjoy breakfast in Sa Pa. Cồn sui, bún hà, bún cá, phở chua Bắc Hà, cốm giò sắc… are dishes you should try when coming to this land.

There are countless options for you to enjoy breakfast in Sa Pa.

If you are the type of person who travels for relaxation, instead of exploring many famous destinations in Sa Pa such as Cat Cat village, Fansipan, O Quy Ho pass, Rong May glass bridge, Bac waterfall... then leisurely walking around the town center and going to relaxing cafes is something you should not miss.

Around the town, there are many stalls selling jewelry and brocade that can be easily found on the sidewalks along the road, attracting tourists with unique handicrafts that are imbued with the cultural identity of the ethnic groups in the area.

When traveling to Sa Pa, you will definitely find it hard to ignore the attractive local dishes. At noon, you can change your menu with: Black chicken, grilled horse in bamboo tubes, thang co, grilled stream fish... Sa Pa has many restaurants and eateries with affordable prices, giving you plenty of options to choose from.

In the evening, enjoy a variety of delicious dishes suitable for the cool night temperature in Sa Pa: stir-fried chayote, fried bamboo rice, roasted suckling pig, rainbow trout salad, sturgeon hotpot famous in the mountain town and don't forget to sip a glass of warm corn wine.

In the evenings and especially on weekends, Sa Pa town becomes more bustling. Tourists gather in large numbers in the square and stone church to walk and shop for souvenirs.

Sapa Night Market is also a place you cannot miss when coming here on the weekend because the market is only open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from 4pm to 10pm. Coming here, you will be surprised by the most authentic and colorful Northwest cultural space, nestled next to the unique handicraft and souvenir stalls are the attractive specialty food stalls.

You can also bring back as gifts Sa Pa specialties such as chestnuts, chestnut cakes, dried tea, cham cheo, hawthorn, peaches...

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