Our First Impressions of SAPA, Vietnam (Tourist Trap or Tourist Paradise?)

We're in Sapa, Vietnam! This remote town in north western Vietnam is known for its pristine rice terraces, cool mountain atmosphere, and community of ethnic minorities. But is it a tourist trap or a tourist paradise?
In this video, we share our first impressions of Sapa. We'll talk about the pros and cons of visiting, and give you some tips on how to make the most of your trip.
So if you're thinking about visiting Sapa, be sure to watch this video first!
In this video we'll show you stunning footage of Sapa's rice terraces, mountains, and ethnic minority villages. We will share our honest thoughts on whether Sapa is a tourist trap or a tourist paradise
Practical tips on how to plan your trip to Sapa
This video is for anyone who is thinking about visiting Sapa, Vietnam. Whether you're a first-time traveler or a seasoned veteran, we hope you'll find this video helpful.
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[@alwayslearning100]

Such a gorgeous town! Thank you for showing us the beautiful scenery of the area. Well done, you could start your own travel agency!

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thank you 😊

[@jorogers4662]

Great tour guys! You packed such a lot in to this episode! Rocking that Barbie pink helmet Libs! The scenery looks like a cross between Nepal, Thailand and Malaysia!

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

It was such a beautiful place and we absolutely loved it and the Barbie pink helmet was so cute 🥰

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Wonderful. Thank you for this lovely video.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Saps is very beautiful 🤩

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@sunkissedbucketlist Wonderful. 😀

[@locthanhle2821]

How is beautiful Sapa! the sightseeing is so nice Thank you for your Clips. I am waiting fot your next clips

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Every Tuesday and Saturday for new vids 🤩👍

[@simmo3730]

Brilliant vlog again. Amazing views up there. Can't believe you paid 1M for a ticket! Mind blown. Stay safe and well as always 🙏 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇻🇳🙏

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Views would of been even better if it weren’t for the cloud cover haha 😂 incredibly beautiful nonetheless 🥰

[@doodahgurlie]

You guys did a great job on showing Sapa. Many Western vloggers have avoided it lately because it's too touristy. The drone shots when you guys were heading up to Fansipan were spectacular! If you guys stayed longer, you could have gone trekking with the local tribes, which is popular there. There's also Cat Cat Village, waterfalls nearby, trails, glass bridge, etc.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Sapa is so gorgeous 🥰

[@dongtgdd52]

Sapa is so beautiful. Very nice video❤

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Sapa is beautiful no doubt 🤩

[@lindaramos3325]

Hi guys, wow very beautiful sceneries. Happy y'all made it to the top, wishing it wasn't so many clouds. Take care and stay safe.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

It was sunny before we left haha 😆 maybe better weather next time we’re there 😊

[@doodahgurlie]

@@sunkissedbucketlist If you stay up there a bit, it's possible the clouds will lift...I saw that happen for one couple before.

[@purplerose9041]

Wow… that is one of the most beautiful train stations I have ever seen. I thought it was a hotel at first 😊 Great job with this vlog. Beautiful footage. I love it.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Sapa was amazingly beautiful 🤩 thanks for watching

[@Adeyto]

This is beautifully filmed. Makes everything look so classy as if it was in Japan. Thank you!

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@minhbanlanguoithatcanamtoi4613]

Cảm ơn bạn đã đến đất nước việt nam để trải nghiệm tôi yêu ban

[@dungduc4047]

❤❤❤❤ rất đẹp mắt với video và thông tin bạn cung cấp hữu ích. Tôi là người Việt Nam nhưng còn nợ một chuyến đi tới Sapa chưa thực hiện được. Cảm ơn bạn. Chúc 2 bạn mạnh khỏe và vui vẻ

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We fell in love with Sapa, it’s just so beautiful 🤩

[@namem1253]

Wow ❤❤

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

😊🙏

[@thanhrebel1608]

Amazing 🤩

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Absolutely 💯 😍

[@ngangoc3539]

Cô cảm ơn cháu đã yêu việt nam tôi và đã đến việt nam tôi du lịch

[@Davidvuh]

Very fun and lovely couple tourists

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Haha thanks 😊

[@MrABroad]

Vietnam is a great place to travel or live at. So many places to see, so much delicious food and friendly people. 👌💯

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Thank you my friend 😊

[@nopka2293]

ดินแดนสวรรค์แสนสวยงามมากๆชาปา

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We loved it 😊

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Just take your time to walk up, no rush

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

That’s exactly what we did 😊

[@QuyenNguyen-vv5lb]

*_Sun Kissed Bucket List thăm Sapa gần đỉnh núi Fancifan_* !

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Fansipan was incredibly beautiful 🤩

[@chinhoan8470]

So beautiful ❤❤❤

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Very beautiful indeed 🥰

[@TienLe-xt4gm]

Tuyệt vời ❤❤❤

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thank you 😊

[@HaoNguyen-kh1vo]

Cảm ơn các bạn đã nói về du lịch sa pa của việt nam

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We absolutely loved Sapa 🥰

[@moivala]

Sa Pa cảnh vật rất đẹp . Đã từng đến đây.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Yes, it’s so beautiful and we’re so happy we visited ☺️

[@nambaohoang9113]

Cảm ơn các bạn rất nhiều vì đã quảng bá những hình ảnh đẹp của đất nước chúng tôi. Thank you so much❤❤❤

[@tuanduongquoc5746]

Nice video

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Thank you 😊

[@monoteamfc6885]

*WELCOME TO VIỆT NAM 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳*

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Loving it here 😊

[@humanconnectionflores]

Thank you for Sharing, planning on visiting in February, Is accommodation affordable. Am a solo traveler on a budget.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Hope you enjoy your trip! Absolutely, it’s in line with the rest of Vietnam we found. Plenty of home stays also which tend to be budget friendly and support the locals 😊

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Well done

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thank you 🙏

[@BinhLe-bz2eu]

Here some place in Vietnam you would want to see and you can google image how the place look like: Phu Quoc Island, Dalat, Danag, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Ha Long Bay, The Marble Mountain, Ninh Binh, Dragon Statue Mountain in Tam Coc, Hue, Bà Nà Hill, and Ban Gioc waterfall.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thanks for the tips 😊

[@BinhLe-bz2eu]

@@sunkissedbucketlist Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam industrial city. Lots of pollution, traffic, and is most populated city in Vietnam with a population of 9,321,000 Vietnamese living and working in the city. Its like New York, London, Paris, Sidney Australia.

[@toanduc9647]

Chào mừng các bạn đến với Việt Nam🎉🎉🎉

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@lananhphamthi2507]

Rất đẹp

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Thank you 😊

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Wecome to vietnam 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Thank you our friend 😊

[@minhuc3642]

nice trip you guys, i hope u can travel to Longest glass bridge in the world name Bạch Long in Moc Chau VietNam❤ it quite near sapa

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We would love to 😊

[@doodahgurlie]

@@sunkissedbucketlist I think there's also a glass bridge in Sapa and I've been waiting for a vlogger to show it for the longest time. Maybe next time.

[@minhuc3642]

@@sunkissedbucketlist Sapa also have the nice glass bridge called Rồng Mây. i think it can compared with that in Mộc Châu. i advise you guys to visit that place

[@alx223]

awesome place, thinking of going there in December. Which month did you guys go?

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

July 😊

[@tuka1751]

Tuyệt vời sapa tây Bắc đẹp Việt nam ẩm thực ngon con người thân thiện🇻🇳

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Friendly people and delicious food indeed 😊

[@PAGAL._.PLAYZYT08]

Wow nice vlog

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Thank you bro 😊

[@toantruong8324]

❤❤❤

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😊

[@huuhuynh9997]

Bạn làm video núi bà đi bạn núi bà ở Tây ninh

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We would love to 😊

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Nice watch you have

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

It’s been the same for almost 2 years but thanks haha 😂

[@insasiable]

I’d like to visit when there’s snow, which rarely happen there ❄️🌨️

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

👍🏻

[@fidel2]

Did you a hikingtour around the muong hoa valley ?

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We did a tour around the villages in Sapa 😊

[@chinguyenhuynh6318]

Let's go Mai Châu -Hoà Bình.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Would love to 😊

[@NhungNguyen-yn8sg]

Các bạn đi du lịch Việt Nam đi tù nam ra bắc cảm ơn các bạn đã đến Việt Nam chúng tôi chúc bạn luôn vv hp

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Thank you 😊

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Absolutely 💯

[@PinoyDiskubreChannel]

what day and time did you go there? it's not crowded😮

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

It was a weekday in off season so it was kind of hot, maybe that’s why people weren’t around 😊

[@joanfelix8362]

How is Sapa specialty food? Is the price cheap? 🙂

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Sapa is amazing and the food is delicious and the price isn’t too bad either 😊

[@overseaspassport]

Nice video just hoping you guys ask before shooving camera in workers faces

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Last time we checked we didn’t “shoove” anything in anyone’s face 🤙

[@overseaspassport]

@sunkissedbucketlist you should watch the video..pretty good one..but when you're buying the tickets a worker is explaining it to you with your camera right in her face

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

@@overseaspassport and how do you know she wasn't happy being on camera? were you with us? did you witness everything? don't make assumptions when you don't know everything my friend 🙂

[@osca17]

hey try to visit my country Indonesia, my country is very beautiful

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We will be visiting your beautiful country very soon 🥰

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Thank you 😊

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Mashallah

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Thank you bro 😊

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You welcome brother

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Tallest mountain(in south east asia) is at myanmarese border with china. Near himalaya. 3rd tallest island peak is mount kinabalu

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We’re talking about Indochina in the video however 😊

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Your video has voice over issue

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

What do you mean? We don’t do voice overs

[@keangwooichoo6138]

@sunkissedbucketlist there is sound problem.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Where? Time stamp?

[@keangwooichoo6138]

​@sunkissedbucketlist I relooked at the video again the issue is gone 21m onwards. So it is my WiFi.

[@dsatyappa]

Among all places where I visited in Vietnam ( Hanoi, Ha Long, Ninh Binh and. Sapa), Sapa is trap for me. From cable car to mount Fansipan is very very expensive and we need to pay for Entry to Cat Cat Village. Sapa is pure commercial tourist spot. I do not final any great things to visit to Sapa. So would not recommend any one to visit Sapa. You can visit Ny other Mountaion places which is free of cost. It is nature's gift. Why we need to pay to enter village.

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Most places have a typical “village” that operates on a paid basis and showcases their culture. As tourists and travellers we’re guests to their land and within reason, we think it’s fair, often the ‘ticket fee’ is used to help within the community. We do agree with the prices of Fansipan however, they seemed high, but we have to say we still enjoyed the experience. Sapa is so beautiful we just hope they control and restrict the construction so it remains beautiful! 😊

[@thaophuong-oz7yu]

Thank you for adding your opinion. I myself did a 5-day hiking trip through the jungle to climb up to the summit 16 years ago before the cable car was built. It was the most memorable trip in my life because it was equally difficult. I was one of 6000 Vietnamese who could reach the peak annually back then. The next time I went with my 60+ years old daddy. The ticket for the cable car was expensive to an average Vietnamese. However, I was glad that there was an option for my dad to climb up the highest peak in Vietnam. Btw, the ticket was still way tiny compared to the cost of the hiking trip I made more than 10 years prior. So think about it!

[@josephherrmann6304]

I have lived in Vietnam 22 years. Some lovely places where you can see a nice view and scenery, but that is usually a definite spot. Most of the country is trash-ridden, dirty, dusty, noisy, dangerous, unsanitary with many shady, untrustworthy people and bus drivers who could care less if they run you over. Life is still cheap here. It is not a glamorous, heaven-on-Earth place. Don't be naive. Few Vietnam videos tell you that you need vaccines against typhoid, hepatitis, and to be careful around many people who have tuberculosis. Many tourists are ill after 2-3 days in- country due to bacteria in food and on utensils. There is also chikungunya . You also need insurance (or cash) that covers you in Vietnam and pays IMMEDIATELY! No payment, no treatment at hospitals. Tourists are ripped-off most everywhere on prices. Must have Vietnam drivers license and motobike insurance to drive a motorbike. Don't trust anyone. Chain your money to yourself. Theft everywhere. Carry alcohol for the bites you will receive. Still 3rd world. FYI

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Whilst visiting somewhere for a trip and living in a place are totally different things, you’re entitled to your opinion but we highly disagree. There are ‘negative’ things and people in every single country worldwide, nowhere is perfect and Vietnam has plenty of great things to offer. A lot of what you have commented on should be common sense, we would never travel without insurance. Same goes for places to eat, street food and local food stalls is a calculated risk you would take in any country offering street food and sometimes getting sick is part of that. Many times you can have food poisoning from high end places too! Vietnam is a beautiful country in the majority and yes of course it has issues, but as a traveller we try to look past those and recommend others too, as trust us you will experience much more and be a lot happier with your experience and expectations 😊

[@gregmartinez118]

Beautiful ❤VIETNAM 🇻🇳 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

We love vietnam 😊

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You can look at Vn but don't eat. Not sure the streets good is clean. You get sick not now but months later !!

[@sunkissedbucketlist]

Ok thanks for letting us know 👍

[@vandongnguyen9999]

you are a renegade, and say wrong things about the country, you are a fugitive since 1975

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