Fansipan Peak, also known as “the roof of Indochina” is an extremely attractive tourist destination this summer. With nature full of sunshine, wind, clouds, and mountains, this place is like a vivid picture that fascinates all visitors. So what are you waiting for without carrying your suitcase and traveling to Fansipan right away!
Fansipan tourism conquers the roof of Indochina
Located 9km southwest of Sapa town, Fansipan is the highest mountain in the Hoang Lien Son range of Lao Cai province. With a height of up to 3,143m above sea level, this place is known to tourists as the famous ” roof of Indochina “. Standing from the top of the mountain, visitors will admire the whole majestic landscape of mountains and forests in the Northwest and enjoy the cool fresh air. Therefore, Fansipan tourism is very attractive in recent times.
The view atop Fansipan
Fansipan Peak consists of three blocks: Fansipan block, Bach Moc Luong block, and Pu Luong block, stretching from Phong Tho to Hoa Binh. The entire peak has a length of up to 280km. Fansipan has an extremely rich flora and fauna with many species of perennial trees and extremely rare forest animals. At the bottom of the mountain, tourists are Fansipan Jackfruit trees, rice trees and bats can be easily recognized to form unique attractions such as Coc San, Coc Leu, … Up to the height of 700m are dense primitive forests of the belt Tropic.
Especially, when you are at an altitude of 700m or more, you will admire conifer trees hundreds of years old such as 50 – 60m high pompano and many other rare wood species such as red pine, conifer, In addition, there are countless colorful forest flowers such as orchids, azaleas, gladiolus, royal English, dahlia …
Check – print on top of Fansipan
For a long time, conquering Fansipan peak and checking in here is the dream of many young people as well as climbers around the world. But to do that is not easy with a mountain peak of up to 3,143m. To serve that need, today, in addition to the extremely arduous and arduous climbing method, visitors can use the cable car to the top. Fansipan cable car started construction from November 2013 and put into operation from February 2 to 2016.
This world’s most modern three-wire cable car system is consulted, designed, and constructed by the world’s No. 1 cable car company Doppelmayr Garaventa. So you can completely trust and have peace of mind. In particular, the Fansipan cable car line is also recognized 2 world record (Guinness World Record) as the world’s longest three-wire cable car with 6292.
Cable car to the top of Fansipan
The cable car starts from Muong Hoa valley to the top of Fansipan with a capacity of 2,000 passengers / hour. In total, the cable line is equipped with 35 cabins with a capacity of 30-35 visitors. The introduction of this cable car line has helped shorten the time to reach the top in just 15 minutes instead of 2 days of the dangerous and strenuous hike, and open up the opportunity to admire the highest peak.
This Indochina is for everyone from children to the elderly when traveling to Fansipan. Sitting on the cable car, you can leisurely watch the immense natural scenery of the beautiful northwestern mountains, terraced fields in the Muong Hoa valley, or the lush green Hoang Lien National Park. And of course indispensable the majestic Hoang Lien Son range anymore.
Currently, the price of tickets for Fansipan cable car 2019 is listed, including 3 levels:
Adult ticket: 700,000 VND / ticket for a
child with a height of 1 – 1.3m: 500,000 VND / ticket for a
child under 1 meter in height: Free
This is a round-trip ticket price that includes both up and down directions, so please remember to keep your tickets carefully, and then you can use the pass in the afternoon. You should also note that Fansipan cable car tickets can only be used during the day.
Take the cable car while watching the majestic natural scenery
Some attention when traveling to Fansipan by cable car
An interesting thing is that tourists often choose Fansipan tourism in combination with Sapa tourism because these two tourist spots are only 9km apart. Therefore, the period from March to May and from September to October every year is the best time to conquer Fansipan because with cool weather and you can combine to explore more festivals. featured in Sapa.
In addition, because this cable car is at an altitude of 3,143m, the temperature here is quite low, only about 8-10 degrees. So the best time for you to use the cable car is around noon or early afternoon, when the temperature is warmer, the open view helps you enjoy the view.
Remember to dress warmly and take great photos like this
Besides, mountain services are quite expensive. You should bring snacks and drinks so do not get hungry or thirsty when traveling to Fansipan. Please bring essential items and dress neatly, warm enough such as gloves, towels, a warm hat because it will be very cold on top. Whether going in the morning or noon, the average temperature is only about 8 degrees Celsius. Another thing is not to litter indiscriminately affecting the landscape of the surrounding environment and not smoking is to avoid forest fire.