Sapa town stands at the head of a deep valley of magnificent rice terraces that are still worked today as they have been for centuries. Enticing ribbons of road lead the eye down to the valley floor, white-water rivers rush among rice fields, and lush green mountains stretch into the distance as far as the eye can see. The highest peak in the region, Mount Fansipan also called “Roof of Indochina”, crowns the ragged ridge line high above town.