Congestion and street crimes in Sa Pa, a famous tourist town in the northern mountainous Vietnamese province of Lao Cai, have been greatly alleviated thanks to the installment of a surveillance camera system. Congestion and street crimes in Sa Pa, a famous tourist town in the northern mountainous Vietnamese province of Lao Cai, have been greatly alleviated thanks to the installment of a surveillance camera system. Visitors to the tourist destination have been able to enjoy their excursion along local streets without being trapped in long lines of traffic or feared of potential theft, which often happened during peak seasons, thanks to the security cameras planted across the locality over a year ago. The devices are managed and monitored at a command center which provides prompt response to any situation that could compromise traffic safety and order in the town. “The surveillance system has also helped competent authorities solve several theft cases and tourist … [Read more...] about Surveillance cameras prove effective in keeping order for Vietnam’s Sa Pa
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Vietnam’s Sa Pa to lose its natural beauty for a tramway
Tycoon wants to cover Sa Pa's mountains in more concrete and metal in the form of a massive resort-entertainment-golf complex that includes a tram to the top of Fansipan Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and former Party chief Le Kha Phieu attended the ceremony and issued a "groundbreaking order" for building the tramway, expected to be the "longest, highest and most complicated" aerial tramway in the world. RELATED CONTENT Vietnam starts work on tramway to Fansipan The tramway is part of a project called "Fansipan Sa Pa cultural tourism, aerial tramway, entertainment and hotel complex" invested by the Sun Group. The monstrosity will also include an 18-hole golf course. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on November 2 and after being reported widely in the media, environmentalists, smart travel companies and tourism experts have been rallying against it. The project will be built in the Hoang Lien Son National Park, recognized as an ASEAN Heritage Park with more … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Sa Pa to lose its natural beauty for a tramway
Sa Pa becomes national tourist area
Sa Pa is a favorite hot spot of foreigners when they visit VietnamHe assigned the Lao Cai People’s Committee to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related ministries and branches to announce the recognition, in order to promote the image, promote investment and attract tourists to the national tourist area. According to the latest selection of prestigious international organizations, Sa Pa is one of the 10 most attractive tourist areas in Southeast Asia, one of the 50 most beautiful landscapes in Asia, and one of the Top 8 destinations in Vietnam. Sa Pa town was shaped in the beginning of the 20th century with advantages in geography, natural scenery and well-known tourist sites such as Fansipan Peak, Stone Church, Ham Rong Mountain, Cat Cat Village and Silver Falls (Thac Bac). From the start of the year to November 2017, it greeted about 1.46 million tourist arrivals, in which 30% are foreigners. It is expected to receive more than … [Read more...] about Sa Pa becomes national tourist area
Sa Pa winter festival set for next month
LÀO CAI — A winter festival will open in Sa Pa town in the northern mountain province of Lào Cai on December 23. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said this would be the second year the festival was held and that it would feature cultural and entertainment activities highlighting the cultures of ethnic minorities. Its events will include folk games, playing traditional musical instruments and cookery. A new event will be a fire dance by the ethnic Red Dao people. Sa Pa is also preparing for a street festival that will feature parades, traditional costume shows, and dragon and lion dances on major streets on the night of December 31. — VNS … [Read more...] about Sa Pa winter festival set for next month
Sa Pa Winter Festival 2017 to be held on December
The highlight of the event is a fire dancing festival of the Red Dao ethnic minority group. In addition, the district of Sapa is making preparations for a street festival with parades and performances of the traditional costumes of ethnic groups, with dragon dances on main streets on December 31.It is forecast that winter in Sapa will get extremely cold this year. Snow, ice, and sleet will likely blanket the mountainous district of Sa Pa, thus attracting a lot of tourists to the stunning landscapes reminiscent of Europe.Accordingly, To respond Visit Vietnam Year 2017 – Lao Cai – North-West Region, Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism was organized Sa Pa Winter Festival 2016 from December 23 to 25 at the campus of Lao Cai Tourism Information and Promotion Centre.In which, many attractive activities were hold in the framework of Sa Pa Winter Festival 2016, such as traditional music and dance performances; folk games; recreation of traditional wedding of Red Dao … [Read more...] about Sa Pa Winter Festival 2017 to be held on December