Tourists flock to Sapa, the crowded square at weekends

After the tourism stimulus program, the tourism situation in Sa Pa (Lao Cai) showed signs of prosperity. Tens of thousands of tourists flock to this tourist spot in the last 2 days of the week.
On April 24, a large number of tourists flock to Sa Pa (Lao Cai) for weekend fun. Images of Sa Pa Square, Fansipan cable car, Stone Church crowded with visitors are shared in social networks.

Sa Pa Square on the evening of April 24 is full of tourists. Photo: Bui Quyet. Share with Zing Ms. Hoang Thi Vuong, Head of the Sa Pa Information and Culture Office (Lao Cai), said that on April 24 alone, the town welcomed about 14,800 visitors. This number approximates the number of visitors coming to the town during the New Year holidays. “Sa Pa’s tourism signal began to warm again 2 weeks ago. From the Mau Thuong Temple Festival (April 9-14) to the present, the number of visitors coming to Sa Pa is quite even. room rate up to 98% “. Fansipan Legend Tourist Area (Sa Pa) also recorded a large number of visitors during this weekend. The tourist attraction said the number of visitors increased by 77% over the previous week. Currently, the resort is applying the cable car ticket discount program until the end of April 26. Ms. Phuong Thao waited for nearly 2 hours to get on the Fansipan cable car. Photo: Phuong Thao. Ms. Phuong Thao (Lao Cai) said: “Yesterday I had to wait nearly 2 hours to get on the cable car. Although crowded, everyone lined up one after another, so we did not have to jostle, it only took time to wait at the station long”. In April. The People’s Committee of Lao Cai province launched a tourism stimulus program called “Flavors of Lao Cai”, attracting more than 100 businesses in the area to participate. Accordingly, many attractions, accommodation services, food and drink discounts from 10 to 70%. The participating units are committed to reducing prices, not changing the quality of product services. The large number of visitors also brought about problems with Covid-19 epidemic prevention in this locality. Mr. Vuong Trinh Quoc, Chairman of Sa Pa Town People’s Committee, shared with Zing : “The epidemic prevention in the town is always appreciated. Currently, the town is promoting propaganda, reminding residents and visitors through the local radio system, reality inspection team. Most tourists and people actively prevent epidemics. Besides, there are still some people who do not wear masks in public. The town will continue to remind and consider administrative sanctions for individuals who do not comply with the Covid-19 epidemic prevention regulations “. The representative of the People’s Committee of Sa Pa town also said that the locality had received 500 doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Sa Pa people were vaccinated for the first round from April 22.