scenic viewpoint
Sapa Rice Terraces
Breathtaking cascading rice terraces carved into misty mountain slopes by ethnic minority communities in Vietnam's far north.
28 km · about 35 min drive
Yunnan, China · Asia
Hekou is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Lào Cai, 31km from Thac Bac Silver Waterfall.
Hekou is a town located in Yunnan, China. With a population of 44,998, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Hekou sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Hekou to your route.
Hekou North railway station (Chinese: 河口北站; pinyin: Hékǒu běi zhàn) is a railway station in Hekou Town, the county seat of Hekou Yao Autonomous County in Yunnan Province of China. It is the southern end of the standard-gauge Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou Railway. It also is connected by meter-gauge tracks to the meter-gaugeRead more
Kunming–Hekou railway (the Chinese section of the international Kunming–Hai Phong railway), thus serving as a linking point between Vietnam's meter-gauge rail network and China's standard-gauge network.
The station serves cargo trains from both the standard-gauge and narrow-gauge sides. Passenger service exists only on the standard-gauge side, and consists of several daily trains to Kunming, one of them continuing to Dali.
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Hekou is located in Yunnan, China, Asia. The coordinates are 22.5385 latitude, 104.0111 longitude.
Hekou has a population of approximately 44,998 people, making it a town in China.
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scenic viewpoint
Breathtaking cascading rice terraces carved into misty mountain slopes by ethnic minority communities in Vietnam's far north.
28 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
A 200-metre cascade dropping beside the O Quy Ho pass road above Sa Pa, with staircases climbing to viewing platforms at several levels. It is directly roadside on the route to Lai Chau.
31 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Vietnam's longest mountain pass climbs nearly 50 km to about 2,000 m between Sapa and Lai Chau, skirting Fansipan with cloud-sea views from the 'Heaven's Gate' summit.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A Ha Nhi village at 2,000 metres near the Chinese border, reached by a rough ridge road from Lao Cai, known for mushroom-shaped earthen houses and a sea of cloud that fills the valley at dawn.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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