Mount Fansipan, Sapa, Vietnam

Mount Fansipan
railway and cable car : 750k VND
Funicular train : 80k VND up and 70k VND down / take the stairs
date : 10th Sept 2018

Sapa Station is just next to Sapa Express bus station. Took mountain railway from Sapa Station, change to cable car and ride up to Mount Fansipan and then either take the stairs to the top or take a funicular ride up/ down. We took funicular train up and took the stairs down. The view from the cable car ride was amazing!

purchase ticket at Sapa Station.

ticketing counter

Railway

and then switch to cable car. we have the cable car all to ourselves!

and he starts dancing. hahahahahah

Cat Cat Village, Sapa, Vietnam

Cat Cat Village
entrance ticket : 70k VND
date : 10th Sept 2018

Cat Cat Village is just walking distance from Sapa Station. You have to go downhill to Cat Cat Village, and we took bike up after that.

The view on the way walking downhill.

to Cat Cat

best expression ever kid!

Sapa Vietnam

9th Sept 2018 - Sunday : Night
Took Sapa Express sleeper bus (38 beds) [24 USD return per pax] from Hanoi to Sapa. The website stated 10pm departs and arrival at 3 30am. They have free pick up from Old Quarters (a part of Hanoi), they picked us up from Old Quarters around 10 15/ 10 20pm, proceed to change bus and we reached Sapa around 3 30/ 4am. we're allowed to stay in the bus until 6am, and they will blast music to wake everybody up.

10th Sept 2018 - Monday
Had a dented luggage (probably due to road conditions or improper handling of luggage), which i believe is due to improper handling (never have any luggage issues via flights), and i complained via email and they told me to get to their office and they will un-dent the luggage for me. Well, i did not, worried that they will break it instead. That's the only downside of my trip to Sapa.

Booked Sapa Unique Hotel with mountain view, however, due to water pressure issues, they transferred us to Freesia Hotel (which is further from the Sapa cable car station and bus station). Anyway, we had a great stay with excellent breakfast and view.

Due to time constraint, we only spent 2d1n at Sapa. Went to Cat Cat Village and Mount Fansipan, weather was just nice to wander around.

Cat Cat Village - entrance ticket : 70k VND
we walked from hotel to nearby Sapa Station for breakfast and then to Cat Cat Village. around 3km from hotel to Cat Cat Village, it wasn't far, in fact we love strolling in cool weather. You have to go downhill to Cat Cat Village, and we took bike up after that, 3 pax squeeze on a bike, what an experience.

Mount Fansipan - railway and cable car : 750k VND + Funicular ride 80k VND up , 70k VND down / or take the stairs up or down
Sapa Station is just next to Sapa Express bus station. Took mountain railway from Sapa Station, change to cable car and ride up to Mount Fansipan and then either take the stairs to the top or take a funicular ride up/ down. The view from the cable car ride was amazing!

11th Sept 2018 - Tuesday
The next day, we went back to Hanoi with Sapa Express sleeper bus as well at 1pm and reached Hanoi around 8pm.

Photo-story time;

chilling at cafe while waiting for pick up.


free seating and we were almost last in the queue. poor boy bedded next to toilet and people keep walking to him, i meant the toilet.

was quite upset with my dented luggage. mood killer.












Breakfast


Lunch






Apple pie and tiramisu. teatime.


Steamboat for dinner. i was dozing off in my seat while waiting for boyfriend to finish the meal.


Good morning. View from our room. breakfast was great at Freesia Hotel, satisfying, no photo opps.


now you see me.


now you don't.


it was chilly, we decided to walk to bus station.










back to Hanoi. I prefer the upper and front bunk.




Hello what were you doing.


next post will be Cat Cat Village and Mount Fansipan. All the photos above are unedited and captured via Samsung S7 and GoPro Hero4. no longer bringing dslr anymore, too bulky. i'm traveling light. anyway, was wondering should i have more post like this?