We’re glad you enjoyed Little Sapa Restaurant as much as we did!!! 😊😊😊

😂😂😂 glad I managed to help in some decision making hahaha. Have fun in Vietnam!! 🎄

Yes! The cold is a good escape from south east Asia’s tropical weather! :)

Hello! My pleasure ☺️ Haha! yes, I think you might experience the same weather we did in Sapa 😅

Right after Christmas, in December.

Thanks! Hopefully it will not be that foggy and cold in early Dec 2024 when we go. Thanks for sharing your video. We shall definitely eat at Little Sapa!

Yes! Hopefully not! Enjoy your time there 😊

Hello! Our bus stopped quite close to Lao cai and there were taxis waiting when we got off our bus. For our trip from the hotel to Lao cai train station, Chapa Express arranged a private car to pick us up. There is a shuttle bus option as well You can let them know in the email and they will arrange it for you. Hope this helps!

@@daffodilwan Thanks very much for this! I am booking with New Livitrans (both ways) so will try to inquire about such requests. :) Thanks!

Thank you! Yes!! Very cheap! We walked around most of the time but took the open taxi, veryyyyy cheap. Less than $2 for a short distanced ride. We never paid more than $3 for taxi in Sapa

Hello! I booked it slightly more than a month before my trip and got a email receipt of my booking! I believe I got it within 24 hours

@@daffodilwan thanks for the reply and information! I booked on b**k*w*y few days ago for my Sapa trip on May but I have a problem where my booking was pending for almost 24hours and I couldn’t contact their cust service so I decided to cancel it. I also tried to contact Sao Viet from Facebook but apparently they can’t understand English and ignored my msg 😂, so I’m trying find another website. I will try to buy from Vexere then!

Oh dear! Maybe you should try booking through the Vexere app. You’d get a receipt and the day of your booking, a Khadam bus company admin will WhatsApp you for confirmation as well as your flight details (if you’re getting picked up at the airport).

@@daffodilwanthanks for your advice. I did book vexere and it went well. Me and my friend just finished exploring fansipan and sadly it still foggy. And now we’re in Little Sapa Restaurant 😁

The day we arrived there was a stall near our accommodation (my gallery boutique hotel & spa) that was open but I don’t remember many stores opened at that time. Not sure about the heart of the city centre because we only ventured out after having a really slow breakfast that morning.

Late December :)

Hello! Thank you! :)) Yes we did! The sleeper bus picked us from the airport. We left around 22:50 and arrived in Sapa at around 03:50. But they let you sleep in and will start waking you up at around 6 or 6.30am to get off the bus.

​@@daffodilwanwhich company?

Sorry, I missed your reply! The sleeper bus we took was Kadham Bus :)

@@daffodilwan Is the bus arrived in Sapa town or Lao Cai town? Bcos, i saw in some videos, the train stopped at Lao Cai train station and they continue the journey to Sapa town using private car or minivan.. Wonder if same for the sleeper bus too.

If I recall correctly, the bus stops in Sapa itself. We took a really short cab ride (about 5mins) to our hotel from where the bus stopped. But the train station is 1 hour away from Sapa city centre via car.

You’re paying a lot more for a smaller “bed” in comparison to the sleeper bus but at least you have your own “room” in a sense (that’s if you’re not bunking in with anyone else) and the bed is softer than the sleeper bus. + free snacks on the train. Oh but, I do remember a family a few cabins away from us talking really loudly and we could hear it from our bunk, and if you’re a light sleeper, you might not be able to sleep well from the noise of the moving train. If no one is snoring in your sleeper bus, it might be a more peaceful ride 😂 with that said, I really enjoyed Chapa express train!

Which do you prefer overall - the sleeper cabin bus or the sleeper train, given comfort, privacy, price and convenience?

I booked the bus to Sapa via the Vexere app. The pick up was from the airport!

ok thsnks@@daffodilwan

In winter did you get any view because I am planning to travel in the month of January@@daffodilwan

Sorry! I missed your message. Someone mentioned that in Jan, there isnt much of a view too because of the fog.

ok I will plan to skip to Sapa.. but other I can seenaa@@daffodilwan

Hello! I'm not sure if it will be as cold as when we went in December, even though I doubt so. Maybe just slightly warmer? Apparently the best time to visit Sapa is from Sep-Nov :)

@@daffodilwan in the beginning of february it would be snow, as i remember there was thick snow in 2021 february in sapa, the temperature was about -4 to 0 celsius degree.

WOW! I didn't think it would get that cold even pass Jan! :o

Hi Pauline! No issues with booking via Vexere at all. We keyed in our accoms hp number on the app as we didnt have a vietnamese phone no. When we went last year it was really clean! Also very spacious for 1 pax. You can book one "bed" for 2 pax but you can only book the bottom bunk for this. When my friend went just recently, she did say it was big and clean too! Hope this helps~

Hi! it depends on which on which one you choose. if it's 2 pax, you have the option of having a 2 bedder or a 4 bedder. if you pick a 4 bedder, it'll be bunk bed style and you might have to share the small room with strangers.

@@daffodilwanthanks..btw i luv your vid

you're welcome! and thank you!! 😊

Hi! It’s in late December!

thanks@@daffodilwan

You’re welcome!! :)

We went in December :)

Early, mid or late December?

We went in December, right after Christmas :)

@@daffodilwan September and October are the best months to visit Sapa.

yes, that's what we heard too after we booked our flight there 😅 Will definitely visit in September/October when we go back to Sapa next time ☺️

Hello! We downloaded this app called Vexere to book the Khadam bus service. You will have to put a contact number in so we just keyed in our accommodation contact. Hope this helps! :)

@@daffodilwan Oh that's a great info, thanks!

you're welcome! :)

​@@daffodilwan share the link for buying train tickets private cabin

Hi May! The link is in the description, its via Chapa Express website~

Hello!! I think it’ll be just as foggy! We went late December last year too and it was really foggy 😅😅😅 apparently the best time to visit Sapa is in September and October. And yes, it was quite cold when we were there.

​@daffodilwan yes i know,last year i went to hanoi too,actually i plan at the same time like yours,but we decided move to ninh binh bcs worry about the weather... soo sapa december you think not much to do ?cant see the view aswell.... so maybe i move my plan again 😅 i will visit hanoi 20-27 dec... then 27- 3rd jan hoian.... we love hanoi so much..... Thank you for your video and advice 😊😊😊

Best time Sept to November

@@wiwekoatengyeah, we really couldn’t see much so we just enjoyed the cool air and the food while there. We love Hanoi too!! ☺️☺️

Hi there. I am having exactly the same thought instead of going to SaPa due to bad weather in coming January. Would you please share changed of plan from SaPa to Ning Binh was the right decision ? Did the weather in Ninh Binh ended up nice for activities? Thanks

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