The
Sa Pa terraced fields in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai are
expected to attract more tourists since a local tour company designed a new
itinerary.

Sa Pa’s terraced fields.

The tour will offer
visitors the chance to absorb the poetic landscape and learn about the
difference between terraced fields among different ethnic groups.

Sa Pa’s terraced
fields were named last year among the top seven most magnificent terraced fields
in the world by Travel & Leisure magazine.

The Lao Cai authority
plans to submit to UNESCO a request to recognise the Sa Pa terraced field
together with the Muong Hoa ancient rocks and Hoang Lien National Park as the
World’s Cultural Heritage complex.

* Travellers
lured by cheap Viet Nam

International
travellers have identified Viet Nam as the destination that has a special
culture, beautiful landscapes and affordable prices.

The findings are
revealed in the latest survey by the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism
and the Asian Pacific for Tourism Association of 7,000 travellers from 13
countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Viet Nam was
particularly attractive to tourists from Thailand, Australia, Japan and
Singapore.

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Nam News