Top-rated Lao Cai Tours

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  • We are five friends who came to Vietnam for 24 days and called upon the company IZITOUR several times for our excursions, the longest of which was the Northeast circuit/tour. As...
    Robert Pelatan
    Robert Pelatan
    Oct 1, 2025

  • I have been working with Vu Tran for near 3 weeks on a 29 day extensive customized trip for my girlfriend and I. I must say Vu Tran ability to curate...
    Steven Howard Rasof
    Steven Howard Rasof
    Sep 29, 2025

  • Trip to Vietnam organized with IZITOUR: everything was perfect! Tailor-made itinerary, knowledgeable guides, punctual transfers, and well-chosen hotels. A reliable agency, always available. Highly recommended!
    Martina Di-marco
    Martina Di-marco
    Sep 22, 2025

  • A wonderful experience shared with a group of friends! We started from Hanoi and traveled across all of Vietnam, always accompanied by very kind and knowledgeable IZITOUR guides. The agency was always...
    Andrea Cavalleri
    Andrea Cavalleri
    Sep 22, 2025

  • 13-day private tour of Northern Vietnam and Siem Reap, Cambodia organized by Yen Vy. Everything was fantastic— itinerary, guides, drivers. I highly recommend the experience.
    Piergiacomo Dossetto
    Piergiacomo Dossetto
    Aug 25, 2025

    LAO CAI. GATEWAY TO THE FABULOUS MOUNTAINS

    Located in the far north of Vietnam, this border town with China is just a stopover point in your discovery of the breathtaking Tonkin, including the famous Sapa mountain resort and the mountain town of Bac Ha.

    Lao Cai is known to be the terminus of the train that takes you from Hanoi to the fabulous mountains of northern Vietnam, home to many ethnic minorities.

    History of Lao Cai

    Once the province of Lao Cai was a dangerous territory where the Black Flags, hordes of bloodthirsty pirates, were rampant. It was the French who at the end of the 19th century pacified this mountainous region with the creation of the Indochina and Yunnan railways. This 860 kilometre long railway line, called the Trans-Indochina Railway, was used to link the port of Haiphong in Vietnam to the city of Kunming in Yunnan. Many Chinese and Vietnamese workers died on the job, suffering from inhumane working conditions. Inaugurated on April 1sof 1910, the line was then under Chinese control after the Second World War and is still active today. The history of Lao Cai is intimately linked to that of this railway line and to the development of Sapa, the high altitude climatic station that came into being at the end of the 19th century.

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