Trekking in Sapa, Vietnam Sapa is a small town located in Lao Cai Province in Northwest Vietnam, which is close to Chinese border. It is famous for its mountainous area that many people, mostly tourists come here for trekking while Vietnamese from the south come to relax, also enjoy the cool air and the beautiful scenery. There are two common ways to reach Sapa by public transports, either by train or sleeper bus. Train. Trains are only available until Lao Cai which is one hour ride from Sapa town. It takes 8 hours from Hanoi to Lao Cai and each train leaves at night, mostly departs at 21.00 from Hanoi Railway Station and arrive at Lao Cai Railway Station at 05.00 , so you would stay overnight on the train. A one-way train ticket would cost about USD 30 per person for 4 berths cabin and USD 60 for 2 berth cabin. Once you arrive at Lao Cai Station, you have to hire a minibus to go to Sapa. I’m not sure how much this would cost but there will be lots of locals offerin
