Fansipan Peak

With the height of 3,143m, Sapa has the pride to have Mount Fansipan – the highest peak in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Famous to be Indochina’s roof, conquering Fansipan peak is amazing experience that travellers should not miss.

Prior to 2016, Fansipan used to attract at least 1,000 trekkers daily thanks to the magnificent view from the summit and beautiful, not too tricky path climbing up. However, there is a cable car built to take you from the mountain’s foot to a station near the summit from February, 2016, which expands tourism to the sky-high attraction.

Despite being only 9km away from Sapa town, it takes at least 2 to 3 days to complete the journey without before cable car tourism. All trekkers need to be assisted by a local guide, who can be found conveniently at Hanoi or Sapa travel agencies. The starting point of the climb is already 1,800m above sea level, in which you will be probably introduced to the guide. The guides mostly come from hillside tribe, who are true locals with many years of climbing experience. He will help travellers register with security post before embarking on the climb.

Fortunately, climbing Fansipan is basic, there is no rough condition that requires ropes or technical climbing skills. Walking through the forest at this point (when you just started the climb) is kind of joyful.

If you are not that much of a trekker but still want to expose your eyes to the view from top of Indochina, there is now cable car offered at about $26 price. The 2-3 days trip would change into a 15 minutes ride upto the summit. However, using cable car will just give you a superficial experience with tons of other tourists instead of the clear, peaceful views from the summit at sunrise hour, which especially given to trekkers.

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