If you have come to Sapa Town in your Sapa tours, it must be known that Sapa has an ancient street named Cau May Street. It is not inferior to some big cities by mainly serving foreign tourists, thus also known as the name “Western Street” in Sapa. Let’s find out how interesting it is in this article!
1/ Its location and history
Cau May Street is located in the center of Sapa Town, where you can move to almost all tourist destinations in Sapa with the shortest distance. It was built in 1905 in the French colonial period. Over many years, it has become a busy street with a various range of restaurants, bars, hotels, cafés and so on. Despite its small scale, it is always bustling and crowded with a lot of tourists from Sapa tours, especially foreigners. Besides, from this street, you can easily access a large number of lively aspects of daily life in Sapa Town in different views.
2/ Its characteristics
Walking around Cau May Street will certainly be a cheerful experience in your Sapa tours. Simultaneously, you can drop in some shops and buy souvenirs for your family or your friends. Most of them are meticulously made by H’mong people in Sapa thus having a lot of unique ethnic patterns. While there are a lot of things that amaze you in the daytime, the street becomes extremely sparkling at night. Like big cities, people decorate so many colorful lights along the street or in some shops, creating a romantic atmosphere on Cau May Street at that time.
In addition, the cuisine is the highlight of your Sapa tours on Cau May Street. It is very great thanks to the combination of the ethnic cuisine and the modern cuisine, which will serve you a lot of delicious dishes with various flavors. In particular, it is advisable to try eating some Sapa specialties and drinking the best corn wine in Sapa on Cau May Street. Also, one of the most interesting activities here is to bath with medicinal leaves. It is a traditional bath of Red Dao people in Sapa to improve mood and health.
3/ The review from our tourists
“We would highly recommend going with TrekkingSapa for any trekking or local activity in Sapa.
Phinh and Hong – genuinely care about the hill tribe people they support and empower through their work and projects. When choosing to trek with them, you can see the positive impact it has on the local Black Hmong community you visit and interact with. This kind of experience is unique.”
Marion Samson – French
There are so many interesting things on Cau May Street that are welcoming to you. If you are still confused about how to take Sapa tours, don’t hesitate to contact us! TrekkingSapa offers you a lot of tours like Sapa tours Vietnam, Sapa tours 2 days 1 night, Sapa tours from Hanoi, Sapa tours homestay and so on. We are always willing to help you have a wonderful trip to Sapa.
