Located 35km from Lao
Cai City ,
Sa Pa is a
mountainous district of Lao
Cai Province .
Sa Pa District is very well-known with Sa Pa Townlet, a beautiful and romantic
resort. At the height of 1,600m above sea level, the average temperature of the
area is 15-18°C. It is cool in summer and cold in winter.
Visitor to Sa Pa
in summer can feel the climate of four seasons in one day. In the morning and
afternoon, it is cool like the weather of spring and autumn. At noon, it is as
sunny and cloudless as the weather of summer. And it is cold in the evening.
With no advance warning of a thunderstorm short and heavy rains may come at
noon on any summer day. Subsequently, a rainbow appears, transforming Sa Pa
into a magic land, which for years has been a constant source of poetic
inspiration, lights up the whole region.
The best time to witness the scenic beauty of Sa Pa
is in April and May. Before that period, the weather might be cold and foggy;
after that period is the rainy season. In April and May, Sa Pa is
blooming with flowers and green pastures. The clouds that settle in the valley
in early morning quickly disappear into thin air.
The first thing you notice when approaching the resort town
are some detached wooden mansions and villas perched on a hill top or hillside,
behind thick pine forests and almost invisible on this foggy morning. Old and
new villas with red roofs now appear and now disappear in the green rows of
pomu trees, bringing the town the beauty of European towns.
Fresh and cool air in Sa
Pa is an idea climate condition
for growing temperate vegetables such as cabbage, chayote, precious medicinal
herbs, and fruit trees such as plum, pear…