* Thousands of tourists visit Sa Pa National Tourist Area.

The ancient church is always the tourist attraction

On April 10, the weather in Sa Pa National Tourist Area was cool, dry, with light sunshine, convenient for tourists to visit and explore. On the second day of the holiday, thousands of tourists came to the central area of Sa Pa town such as the ancient church, Xuan Vien street, lakeside and some tourist attractions such as Cat Cat, Fansipan cable car. Most were domestic tourists, tourists traveling by bus or using personal cars. On the afternoon of April 9 and the morning of April 10, the road at the ancient church and the road down to Cat Cat village was slightly congested due to the large number of vehicles moving. The traffice police force of Sa Pa town has enhanced inspection of order at tourist sites, traffic divergence and regulation to avoid congestion, and ensured that passenger buses pick up and drop off passengers at the right places.

Many vehicles move on the way down to Cat Cat.

The traffice police force participate in traffic divergence and regulation

Fansipan Cable Car Tourist Area has always been the tourist attraction. On the second day of the holiday, Fansipan Cable Car Tourist Area attracted a lot of tourists to explore and experience. At the places such as train stations, flagpole, Buddha statue, Fansipan peak..., thousands of tourists crowded to take photos, everyone wanted to take beautiful and impressive photos to make memory.

Fansipan Cable Car Tourist Area attracts thousands of visitors

During the holiday season, Sapa town did not organize concentrated cultural and artistic activities, but many resorts and tourism destinations flexibly and actively organized activities to promote and preserve ethnic traditional culture to create new tourist products to attract tourists. At the check-in area of ​​Green Farm, to create the space for visitors to experience, the unit organized the re-enactment of Sa Pa love market; which attracted local people to participate in the display and sale of traditional souvenir products. Arriving at the love market, visitors could immerse themselves in the rhythm of the sound of the trumpet, the flute, the lip lute of the promised couple. In addition, there was also the appearance of pack-horses accompanying couples from remote villages to the love market.

Mr. Nguyen Hieu, media representative of Green Farm said: Green Farm is one of the pioneers in Sapa to organize activities to re-enact the love market. The activity each night attracts about 200 visitors. Every 2 weeks on Saturday night, the unit will continue to re-enact the activity to create a featured tourism product. Here, people can register to participate in sales, commit to selling at a reasonable price, not ripping off or inviting tourists with insistence.

Selling traditional brocade at Green Farm.

In addition to Fansipan Cable Car or Cat Cat village, check-in points have also attracted many tourists such as check-in point in Infinity Garden, strawberry garden in Ta Phin commune, check-in point in Best View, Swing... According to information from the Department of Information and Culture of Sa Pa Town, the hotel and resorts now have the booking occupancy of nearly 95%, the number of visitors to Sa Pa during the three-day holiday is estimated at about 28,000. With the careful preparation of all levels, sectors, tourism facilities and the participation of people and tourists, Sapa tourism is gradually recovering after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sapa will always be a safe, friendly and attractive destination.

* Bac Ha - attractive destination

From Saturday afternoon (April 9), thousands of tourists have come to the center of Bac Ha town (Bac Ha district), especially the area of Hoang A Tuong mansion to participate in the Love and Rose Festival organized by the Bac Ha district on the occasion of the Hung Kings Commemoration Holiday in 2022. Most of the tourists coming to Bac Ha district during this holiday are domestic tourists.  

Tourists visit Hoang A Tuong mansion

After visiting and experiencing the space filled with roses at Hoang A Tuong mansion, Ms. Nguyen Lan Huong (Hanoi) shared: I am very impressed with the decoration that clearly shows the festival theme, especially the heart made by roses. My family has had photos to keep memories. Surely this trip will bring all the moments of joy and happiness to every family.

Visitors visit the largest Bone soup cooking pan in Vietnam at Bac Ha cultural market

In the evening, tourists gathered more and more to Bac Ha cultural market area to attend the opening ceremony and recover Bac Ha night market with the special and impressive cultural program imbued with the identity of the ethnic groups of "White Plateau". In particular, visitors can also participate in round dancing with the community of Bac Ha ethnic groups, enjoying the taste of highland cuisine.

Visitors enjoy cultural programs at Bac Ha night market and participate in round dancing.

Mrs.Quach Thi Dat (Hanoi) said: In the past, I watched and listened to many programs about Bac Ha, so I decided to travel to Sapa after the Covid-19 pandemic. The art program performed by the cultural teams of the communes is very unique and impressive. If I am still healthy, I will continue to bring my family and relatives to discover the beauty of Bac Ha.

Culinary experience at Bac Ha night market.

After tourism has been fully opened, the Hung Kings Commemoration Holiday is the occasion that "White Plateau" welcome the most tourists to visit and experience. On the evening of April 9, most accommodation establishments in Bac Ha town and neighboring communes reached 80%-90% of room capacity, with some establishments reaching 100% of capacity. According to estimates of the Department of Information and Culture of the district, in the 2 days in weekend, Bac Ha district welcomed about 10,000 visitors.

Talking about the organization of the Love and Rose Festival in 2022 and the opening and recovery of night market activities, Mr. Hoang Van Khoa, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ha District said: The organization of events on this occasion aims to attract tourists, recover and develop tourism. We want visitors to have a really enjoyable experience when coming to "White Plateau". In particular, the recovery of night market activities is not only musical performance as before, but activities to promote the night economy, creating a new highlight for Bac Ha tourism. Bac Ha has determined to bring the Love and Rose Festival, the night market into annual activity, creating the brand value of tourism of "White Plateau" in the near future.