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  • 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
    Aug 25, 2025

  • After contacting several agencies to organize our tailor-made 21-day trip, I was convinced by Izitour thanks to Anh Vu, who was extremely responsive and professional throughout the entire process. His...
    Sandra Le Vourch
    Aug 18, 2025

  • I arrived in Vietnam with a Swiss passport and was unaware that a visa was required. Blocked at customs, I was desperate. While searching for an urgent visa to enter...
    Davide Angelo Cesana
    Aug 18, 2025

  • This was my first time traveling alone. I relied on IZI tour for hotels and excursions. They were fantastic; the guides are wonderful girls with whom I formed a beautiful...
    Fabiana Salvagno
    Fabiana Salvagno
    Jun 25, 2025

  • We made a beautiful trip with Izitour to the Nord Ouest of vietnam. Anh Vu is very professional and help us with the conception of the itinerary,reserved nice hotel for...
    Manon Langlois
    Manon Langlois
    Jun 23, 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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