Prepare warm clothes
Sapa in winter is quite cold and foggy, the temperature ranges from 3 to 7 degrees. So you need to prepare enough warm clothes, shoes, socks, gloves, scarves, hats. Besides, you should bring a windbreaker outside, both windproof and anti-fog.

How to move safely?
In winter, the road from Lao Cai city to Sapa town is foggy. You should take the bus or go on a tour. Limit self-driving cars, whether it's a motorbike or a car. The professional drivers they will have experience riding the pass in the fog, they will handle the situation more accurately than the first time you go. If you want to drive yourself, you should move at a slow speed, observe carefully, turn on the yellow light when moving...

Choose hot food
Sapa weather during the cold snow festival days, you should choose warm and hot dishes such as hot pot, hot noodle soup, thang co, etc. Avoid cold, raw dishes that will make you even more cold in the stomach, indigestion. Don't miss the chance to enjoy grilled food. In the cold weather, sitting by the hot coals and sipping hot grilled dishes is really great.

Small items to bring
Do not forget to ignore the small but very useful items during the trip such as: medicine, moisturizer, small thermos bottle, ginger oil, ginger tea.... Coming to the highlands, the sudden temperature change makes you easy to catch the flu, so in your backpack there are always a few packs of medicine for fever, flu, and headache. Ginger tea or thermos is a way for you to keep your body warm and replenish water. You should not drink cold water because it will lower your body temperature. In the highlands in winter, the water left outside normally makes you feel as cold as the water in the refrigerator. You should take the initiative to bring a small thermos bottle with you to replenish the necessary water.

Always wear a mask
The snow festival attracts many visitors, so you should prepare a mask to ensure your safety. In addition, it also helps you fight the cold when going out. If you need more information, please contact us: Lao Cai Tourism Promotion Information Center, phone 02143 871 975 (office hours). You will receive a completely free consultation.

Phan Phuong