I traveled by train with my two kids from Hanoi to Sapa in Vietnam. We explored the capital city before hopping on the sleeper train, heading up north to the mountains. After sleeping on the floor in ...

Northern Vietnam’s Cao Bang and Sa Pa loop offers dramatic limestone karsts and rice terraces, but the 2026 travel reality is more complex than the maps suggest. The 600km journey via Hanoi takes ...

Once a sleepy town famous for its rice terraces and ethnic tribal cultures, Sapa – a five-hour drive from Hanoi – has grown in recent years to become one of the hottest tourist destinations in Vietnam ...

Epic northern route: The Sapa–Cao Bang journey spans about 600 km, often via Hanoi, and passes through breathtaking terraced fields, ethnic villages, and mountain passes. Multiple travel options: ...