Sa Pa will impose an entrance fee of 10,000 VND per visit for individuals over 16 years old and 5,000 VND per visit for children aged 6 to under 16 when visiting Fansipan Peak and Cat Cat Waterfall.
For people over 16 years old, the entrance fee to Fansipan will be 10,000 VND. Photo: @vit_hihii.
Recently, a representative from the People’s Committee of Sa Pa Town shared with Tri Thuc – Znews that starting January 1, 2025, the locality will begin collecting fees from tourists the Fansipan Peak and Cat Cat Waterfall visiting areas.
According to an announcement from the People’s Committee of Sa Pa Town on December 26, from January 1, 2025, all organizations and individuals (including both Vietnamese and foreign visitors) visited Fansipan Peak (Hoang Lien Commune, Sa Pa Town, Lao Cai Province) and Cat Cat Waterfall must pay entrance fees for these scenic spots.
The fee is set at 10,000 VND per person per visit for individuals aged 16 and above, and 5,000 VND per person per visit for children aged 6 to under 16.
Certain groups are exempt from the entrance fee, including children aged 6 and under, individuals with severe disabilities, leaders of the Party and State, special guests approved by the Chairman of the Sa Pa Town People’s Committee, and students from primary, secondary, and high schools within the town participate in extracurricular activities.
Groups eligible for a 50% discount on the entrance fee include individuals entitled to cultural benefits under regulations set by the Prime Minister, senior citizens, and individuals with moderate disabilities, as stipulated by law.
Fansipan Peak is one of the famous destinations attracting thousands of visitors every year. Photo: Minh Tu.
The Sa Pa Town People’s Committee will establish three fee collection stations equipped with surveillance cameras and four barriers. specific: One fee collection station with surveillance cameras and a barrier will be installed on the sidewalk in front of the Sun Plaza building, with fences surrounding the building. Another station with cameras and a barrier will be on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street located in front of the ticket-checking gate for the Fansipan cable car station, along with a 70-meter-long fence on the same street. A third station with cameras and a barrier will handle additional ticket sales and verification at the staircase leading to Fansipan Peak (on the right). An additional barrier for ticket verification will be placed at the left-side staircase leading to the peak.
These two popular tourist destinations, for which entrance fees have been introduced, are part of a tourism complex managed by the investors Fansipan Cable Car Tourism Service Co., Ltd., and Cat Cat Tourism Co., Ltd. These companies currently charge service fees for visitors utilizing the infrastructure and services developed by the enterprises.
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Source: Vietnam Insider