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Sapa, Thai ladies
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 There are many reasons to come to Sapa. The two main are: to see how local minorities live in Vietnam, and to go on a trekking on the mountains.
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Sapa, Red Dzao girls
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 Although you need to do a trekking to the mountains to see the "real Life" of the ethnic minorities, you can see people belonging to many tribes in the streets of Sapa...
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Sapa, Black Hmong mother
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 One of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam is the Hmong Tribe. Hmong originally means "free people". They came from China, and now live in different regions throughout Vietnam...
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Sapa, traditional saturday market
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 I was told the saturday market in Sapa was just a tourist attraction. I expected to find more foreigners than locals. But to my surprise, this was not the case. Of course there are tourists in the local markets, but most of the people I found were locals wearing their traditional clothes. ..
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Sapa, Red Dzao women in the market
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 Sapa is also famous for its love market, which takes place on saturday evenings. The love market of Sapa used to be the place to find a partner to get married. With the tourism, the real love market does not take place anymore. Currently you can only see a representation of the love market...
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Sapa, local people
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 70 miles (110 km) from Sapa sits a town that you should not miss, Bac Ha. In this town takes place another famous local market every sunday. This market is less touristy than the market in Sapa.
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Sapa, local old women
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 You can get to Sapa on train or on bus from Hanoi. The train is more convenient. There is even a luxury train departing every evening to Lao Cai from Hanoi's main station. If you are traveling in a normal train, buy the soft sleeper tickets...
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Sapa, Red Dzao women
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The region of Sapa has two seasons, summer and winter. The summer season goes from April to November -- July and August are the hottest. If you are visiting Sapa during this season, bring t-shirts and a pullover for the day, and a jacket for the nights...
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Sapa, Hmong girls
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When I saw these young girls harassing the visitors, I had a mixed feeling. Tourism is bringing money to these people. This money will change the life of the local people. Quality of life of the future generations will be much better, but at the same time many traditions will be lost. ..
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