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Places near Lào Cai by type
All 278 places by distance →One day from Lào Cai
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:56 pm
127 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lào Cai
- Núi Ngũ Chỉ Sơnviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Fansipan Mountain Peakpeak · 1 hrs
- Bảo tàng tỉnh Lào Caimuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Corn and Rice Fields Viewpointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- 水头烈士陵园heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Lào Cai
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lào Cai?
Bảo tàng Lào Cai (museum, about 1 km), Mau Temple (Buddhist site, about 3 km), Former Site of Hekou Customs (museum, about 3 km), Hekou Uprising Memorial Hall (monument, about 3 km), Shrine to Saint Tran Hung Dao (Buddhist site, about 3 km), 河口对汛督办公署旧址 (attraction, about 4 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lào Cai?
168 places on Spotwander: 61 hill stations & viewpoints, 22 other attractions, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 12 buddhist sites, 13 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Lào Cai?
Fanxipan ,Sapa, about 1 km by road; Phố núi Lào Cai (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Lào Cai?
Nhạc Sơn, about 1 km by road; Hồ Tà Xín (14 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lào Cai?
Start in Lào Cai, visit Núi Ngũ Chỉ Sơn, then Fansipan Mountain Peak, then Bảo tàng tỉnh Lào Cai, then Corn and Rice Fields Viewpoint, then 水头烈士陵园, and drive back — about 127 km by road in all.