Day 4 Wednesday Feb 8 2023 - our group's full day visit to Fansipan Legend & Fansipan Summit, SAPA by cable cars.
Complimentary breakfast in SAPA Unique Hotel, a choice of fried rice or noodle soup + a choice of banana pancake or scrambled egg with bread + coffee or tea or fruit juice or yogurt ! A simple & hearty meal !
The Fansipan Mountain is 9km from the centre of SAPA Town, Lao Cai Province. It has a height of 3,147m, the highest peak in Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos.
1) The start of our group's funicular car ride (09.00) from SAPA station, Fansipan Legend Complex to Moung Hoa Station (4 minutes), weekday ticket for a round trip funicular & cable rides 950,000 dong (Rm185 = US$42)
2) A panoramic view & natural beauty of Mouang Hoa Valley as seen from the funicular car.
3) Arriving at the Moung Hoa Station, Fansipan Legend
4) Flower Valley, Fansipan Legend
5) Sun World Fansipan Legend Complex
6) Clock Tower, Fansipan Legend
7) F & B, gift & souvenir stalls & traditional model houses, Fansipan Legend
8) Fansipan Fairground
9) Trinh Pagoda - Bao An Monastery - Chinese style mountain monastery, located at the height of 1,604m & belongs to the Hoang Lien cable car station complex - the starting point of the cable car travel route.
10) Sun World Fansipan Legend - iconic landmarks
12) Ga Hoang Lien Cable Car Station
13) Cable car ride from Huong Di Cap Treo station (1,604m) > Fansipan Summit (3,147m) - overlooking the Mouang Hoa Valley.
14) Arriving at the Fansipan Summit cable car station
14) Nha Hang Do Quyen Restaurant, Fansipan Summit
15) Exhibition of mountain scenery, religious buildings & statues in Fansipan Peak (3147m) by a local professional photographer.
16) Fansipan Summit - due to a heavy fog, strong wind, misty weather, wet & slippery stairs & steps at the Fansipan Peak on the day of our visit, both my wife & myself decided not to inch our way up the Fansipan Summit trail .... so near yet so far !
17) On a clear blue sky up the Fansipan Peak, you could easily walk up to the summit & view the following religious buildings (temple, stupa & pagoda) & statutes (Giant Buddha & Guanyin), early Spring ie March could probably the best time to Fansipan Peak as the weather is less misty & the weather will still be cool & pleasant in North Vietnam !
18) Evening walk near the SAPA Square & surrounding area prior to dinner.
19) Seafood steamboat dinner, 390,000 dong (Rm76) for 2 at a local restaurant opposite our hotel in SAPA town.
20) SAPA town (a mini Orchard Road of Singapore) by night, a relaxing leisure walk after a hearty seafood steamboat meal together with my travel buddy, KF Wong ! A starry starry night !
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