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Fansipan Mountain - the highest peak in Indochina
Fansipan Mountain (3,143m) is the highest peak in
Indochina. Here is a report made by a TTer (sorry again,
I didn't take note the author name):
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I did the Fansipan last year and it was certainly the
highlight of my trip to Vietnam.
The trek itself is usually done in 3 days. We started
off from Sapa,
took a jeep to the starting point (half - 1 hour drive).
We were 3 guys and a local guide. The trek is entirely
in the forest-jungle and there are no villages on the
way. The only men that we met were construction guys
building a new route, so I guess its better to travel
now before they'll build the new road that will bring
hoards of tourists.
The scenery is amazing, we've seen wild horses on the
way. The first day is relatively easy and you arrive in
the afternoon to the base camp. The second day that you
climb to the summit is really hard, you simply climb and
climb without stop, most of the way its just vertical or
just climbing rocks. When we almost reached the top,
there's no tree, it was raining and blowing hard. Just
when I thought that I can't go on any more the guide
said 15 minutes to the top. So I gathered all my
strengths and did the final steps to the top. When we
reached the top it was all fogy but we got some nice
pics by the Vietnamese flag. I heard that on nice day
you get really great views. Then its just going
downwards vertically until you go back to base camp. I
was completely exhausted afterwards. The 3rd day we had
a nice weather and we could see sometimes when the fog
cleared Sapa and some other villages from far away. The
walking is fairly easy compared to the second day and
you end up in some village from where the jeep took us
back to Sapa.
I strongly recommend on this, especially if you like
trekking. I don't remember exactly the prices but I
think it was about 50US$ for the whole 3 days including
everything. I suggest not to book this trip before you
come to Sapa, because prices are much higher, We met
some guys that went a day before us, booked in Hanoi and
paid twice as much. So the best is to arrive to
Sapa, and
arrange it through one of the guest houses or travel
agencies. I warmly recommend the Mountain View Hotel,
the stuff is very efficient and helpful and my guide
name was Ding which was very professional and gave many
interesting explanations on the way.
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Useful sites
1. Red Dragon
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Halong Bay
All cruises on
Halong Bay Online,
Halong bay
travel guide, Hanoi Halong Bay Tours, Maps to Halong,
2. Prince
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Bay
3. Jayavarman
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cruise on the Mekong River
4. Hanoi Airlines:
book flight tickets to Hanoi
5. Halong Bay
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Long Bay
6. Hotel
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Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
7. Laos Travel
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8. Cambodia
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Cambodia
9. Phu Quoc
Travel Guide: useful information on Phu Quoc Island
Vietnam
10. Travel Sapa
Vietnam: tours, hotels, maps to Sapa Vietnam
11. Mekong
Delta Tours: cruise, hotels, tours in Mekong, Saigon
Other new travel sites
1. Vietnam Travel
Company: First Choice Tours in Vietnam
2. Hue Travel Guide:
guide, maps, tours in Hue Vietnam
3. Sapa Travel Tips:
Sapa guides, tourist information
4. Mekong River
Tours, Mekong Amalotus Cruise, Amalotus Cruise,
Amalotus Boat Mekong River
5. Amalotus.com,
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6. Mekong
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7. Hoi An Travel
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