Sapa In The Cloud festival 2014
According to People’s Committee of Sapa District, The forthcoming tourism week will boast a wide array of fascinating activities, including Festival on Clouds, Being Farmers in One Day program;  cultural festival of the Mong people’s Cat Cat Village; Night of Romance; Art Exhibition and mountainous food fair. Particularly,  locals and tourists will get treated to a gorgeous fireworks display, which will sparkle above the banks of Xuan Vien Lake nestled in the heart of Sapa Town.

Due to the length of the holiday on the occasion of 30/4 - 1/5 and the operation of new highway from Noi Bai to Lao Cai, Sapa is expected to welcome over 50.000 tourist arrivals this year,. Therefore, the local authorities have prepared detailed and elaborate plans to satisfy visitor’s demand as well as ensure the safety during the tourism week. At the present time, there are nearly 200 hotels and guest houses with approximately 5.000 rooms in the local area. Besides, visitors can choose a suitable accommodation from over 100 homestays located in several villages.  

Over 250 volunteers and members of Sapa Communist Youth Union has been mobilized and trained for assisting tourists such as providing information; regulating transportation; guiding vehicles in parking area; reminding local people and visitors to protect environment… Furthermore, Sapa has opened three travel booths to provide information on tourism services for tourist such as service price of local hotels, restaurants and clubs. Hotline telephone numbers of the chair of the Sapa District People’s Committee, head of the local police department, and relevant departments are also provided in 35 public places to ensure the social security and food safety and hygiene.   

By Pham Son