Cat Cat village is located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range , is the main living area of the H’Mong ethnic people. This place is about 3km from Sapa town towards the top of Fansipan.
Cat Cat is known as the most beautiful ancient village in the Northwest when it has a unique culture, typical traditional architecture, and poetic scenery. Traveling from Sapa to Cat Cat village, any visitor will be “fascinated” by the peaceful beauty, seeming to be shy in the midst of immense nature.
Cat Cat village in the middle of mountains and forests
What’s so beautiful about Cat Cat village?
Follow Mac Van Khoa to discover the beautiful Cat Cat – SAPA village (Source: Mac Van Khoa Official)
The Mong people in Cat Cat village, in addition to the main job of growing rice, also orient the development of handicraft industries. Among them can be mentioned as weaving, knitting, forging tools, making silver jewelry…
In the journey to discover this village, visitors will have the opportunity to admire the handicraft product display area with a sophisticated product system. Cultural beauty is preserved and preserved by the Mong people for generations.
The end bridge of Cat Cat village
Not only that, on the first days of the year, tourists in Cat Cat can also participate in the Gau Tao festival, the purpose of which is to pray for good fortune. The biggest festival of the H’mong people in Sapa is a true reflection of the spiritual and cultural life.
The rustic, simple blend in each house in Cat Cat, the brocade, and the smile of genuine people have created a feeling for people who love nature and love Vietnamese people.
Lost in the old village, right at the main gate, you will notice the incredible peace. Traditional houses blend in the green of nature, vibrant colors from flowers. On the corner of the porch is an image of a woman weaving fabric. That scene exists, making visitors who come to Sapa for the first time very excited.
Cat Cat village next to the waterfall
The architecture of houses of the people of Cat Cat has a bold ancient imprint, which is a very typical appearance that the Northwest highland people often use. The houses are close together, just a few feet apart.
3-room house, roofed with palm leaves or pomu wood. The wall of the house is covered by sawn timber, there are 3 doors with the main door located in the middle and 2 side doors at the 2 ends of the house. Above all, in each house, there is also an attic floor designed to serve the purpose of storing food and furniture.
Following the Sapa tour from Hanoi and then moving to the center of Cat Cat village, you will hear the sound of water pouring in the fresh air. Following that call, tourists come to Cat Cat waterfall with white foam. In addition, there are also Tien Sa, Vang, and Silver streams murmuring day and night.
Many tourists also like to see the Si suspension bridge and A Lu bridge nearby. Save really impressive souvenir photos among the clouds in the Northwest.
When should you travel to Cat Cat Sapa?
Every season of the year, Cat Cat village wears a new shirt, attracting tourists with its very own beauty. However, the most ideal time usually falls from March to November every year. At this time, the climate is mild, with little rain, convenient for the travel and discovery process of tourists.
In April and May, at the end of spring and early summer, the village attracts tourists with the smooth, mellow green of the trees. Meanwhile, September and October here change clothes with brilliant yellow, the seductive scent of new rice from the terraced fields…
Cat Cat village in the ripe rice season
What to experience when traveling to Cat Cat village in Sapa?
Possessing the title of the most beautiful village in the Northwest mountains, Cat Cat village attracts a large number of top tourists in Sapa . Cat Cat village offers visitors a series of interesting experiences.
Stop at Cat Cat tourist area
If you want to learn about the cultural beauty of the highland people, feel the simplicity and folklore of the village, stop at Cat Cat tourist area. The preservation of brocade weaving in the form of ancient crafts has become a characteristic factor that leaves an impression on every visitor to the resort.
Walk on the stone path
Stone road in Cat Cat village
To get to the center of Cat Cat village, you will have to go through a famous paved road. This is always the check-in place for the ‘virtual living saints’. In the middle is a paved road, on both sides of the road there are beautiful small stalls selling rich brocade and souvenirs.
In particular, visitors can also rent themselves traditional brocade clothes of indigenous people and take great photos, bold highland.
If you only go to Sapa for 2 days and 1 night , this rocky road is more than enough for you to take “virtual living” angles that are super ‘quality’.
Boating on the stream
Crossing the rocky road, Sapa tourists reach the center of Cat Cat. Among the unique services, do not forget to participate in the experience of rowing on the stream. Surely you will be impressed when you can row the small boat made from interconnected bamboo tubes, moving slowly on the shallow water.
At the end of the stream in Cat Cat village
Check-in at attractive locations
Cat Cat has many attractive places for visitors to discover and save rare moments.
First of all, there are cafes called ‘My House’ and ‘A Phu’s House’. This village between the mountains and forests of the Northwest is the hometown of Mi and A Phu in the famous literary work. Therefore, these two cafes represent the story and character’s personality. There, the idea still retains its own identity, but has an extremely attractive modern breath. If you go to Sapa for 3 days and 2 nights , have a lot of time to rest, remember to try to visit here!
My House Cafe
Next you can check-in at the wooden roof with the background overlooking the sky or the Hoang Lien Son mountain range looming in the distance. There is also a rose garden with a model of a giant trumpet and ethnic basket; Virtually living in a hammock like the Maldives, taking pictures with a pink silk tree or swinging a bird’s nest with a direct view of the Hoang Lien Son range.
The model of the trumpet and the trumpet – 2 typical items of Sapa ethnic people
Above are the most outstanding features of the beautiful Cat Cat village. Next vacation, plan to book Combo Sapa and discover this dreamy village right now!
Source: Collected internet.