Tourists crowd a place of interest in Sa Pa during the New Year holiday (Photo: VNA) Lao Cai (VNA) - The resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainousprovince of Lao Cai received approximately 65,000 arrivals over three daysduring the New Year holiday.
This is equivalent to 95 percent of the last year’s figure, but is a goodsignal for recovery of the local tourism sector, Hoang Thi Vuong, head of theSa Pa culture and information division said.
The occupancy rate at local hotels and guest houses was at 100 percent duringthe first days of the year.
To attract more tourists to Sa Pa, the resort town has worked with relevantcompanies to organise events promoting local tourism in numerous localities.
Located 350km northwest of Hanoi capital city, Sa Pa is 1,600m high above sealevel, with the average temperature of 15-18°C. The whole town is dominated bythe Hoang Lien Son mountain range, which is famous with Indochina’s highestmountain of Fansipan at a height of 3,142m above sea level.
Discovered in 1903 by the French, Sa Pa has many natural scenic sites such asHam Rong Mountain, Thac Bac (Silver Waterfall), Cau May (Rattan Bridge), BambooForest and Ta Phin Cave. The hill town is home to six main ethnic minoritygroups, including Kinh, Hmong, Dao, Tay, Day and Xa Pho with varioustraditional festivals and unique cultural practices, especially the Bac Hamarket and Sa Pa love market.
Sa Pa targets to welcome 3 million visitors this year./.
VNA
