New tour to Sa Pa terraced fields

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.
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.
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