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Green terraced rice fields in a valley near Sa Pa

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Sa Pa: a journey from Hanoi

Terraced rice fields in the far north-west and the cable car to Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest peak: a journey of two or three days.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Sa Pa: rice terraces and Fansipan

    Sa Pa·In depth

    Terraced rice fields in the mountains of the far north-west, and the cable car to Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest peak: a journey for two or three days.

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What to see

  1. Terraced fields

    The Mường Hoa valley

    Sa Pa·Rice terraces

    The valley of terraced rice fields below Sa Pa.

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