Best Places For Shopping in Sapa

Traveling to Sapa after shopping trips in Hanoi, tourists will be amazed not only by the beauty of the natural landscapes or the yellow terraced rice fields but also by the weekend market gathering with thousands of different kinds of goods from gold, silver, art woods to the beautiful brocades. Best places for shopping in Sapa such as markets and house shops are able to meet the need of travelers when serving souvenirs, brocades, jewelry and accessories at various price levels. Besides, to own those interesting things, GADT Travel also offers some tours for tourists to make considerations.

1. Hieu Stone Shop

As its name suggests, this famous shopping destination in Sapa creates and sells carved stones as souvenirs. On visiting Cat Cat Village, visitors will once come across a little shop with artworks made from stone. Then, people should stop to drop by it as here is a place of talented and friendly people. Travelers are able to easily see the shop's owner, also called Hieu, carving the stone. The story is so inspiring that after hearing it, people will really admire his effort and have the motivation in the work later. Of course, the artworks that are made of 100% love, passion, and meticulousness always have great beauty. People can choose to buy some decorative pieces of his work.

Address: Cat Cat Village, Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province.

2. Sapa Market

Sapa has several different markets but the main one, organized every Sunday at the main square, must be the best shopping in Sapa. Outside the market are groceries, fresh produce, flowers, and ethnic fabrics. Inside the market, there are lots of mountain fruits such as plum, peach, pear, and apricot. Additionally, on the right side, there are trinkets, which are a kind of ethnic silver jewelry, natural honey, and medical herbs. And if tourists are foodies, they should try some traditional food in Sapa shopping guides such as horse soup, steamed corn wheat, or corn wine.

Address: Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province.

3. Lan Anh Shop

If travelers are into well-made handicrafts and looking for some shops selling them, Lan Anh Shop is an amazing idea. Here, people can find a variety of things such as bags, tapestries, coasters, pillowcases, blankets, throw pillows, home accessories, native pants, blouses, brocade, etc. All of them are tribal handmade products that are designed and made by the owner. These are also of great quality and variety in shape, color, and pattern at a reasonable price. One more thing about Lan Anh Shop is that it is decorated well with light and accessories; therefore, it can be an ideal place where to go shopping in Sapa.

Address: No. 21 Fansipan Street, Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province.

4. Sun Plaza

While the Sapa market is a traditional residential trading place where the locals gather every week, Sun Plaza is more like a tourist spot that is elaborately decorated for tourists from all over the world to come and sightsee. Located in the center of Sapa town, Sun Plaza is conspicuous in green and yellow with the classical European style of architecture. The mall includes a large number of kiosks. Each sells a different kind of product; thus offering a wide range of choices for tourists with clothes, textiles, souvenirs, etc in great quality and variety in type, color, as well as shape. That is the reason why Sun Plaza usually can satisfy the inquiry about like “What to go shopping in Sapa?”.

Address: Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province.

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