Description
The Topas Eco
Lodge has a perfect location - situated atop two cone
formed hills, set deep in
the spectacular Sapa valley of Northern Vietnam.
The eco lodge consists of 25 individual lodges placed in a
circle around the hills. From the lodge there are
breathtaking views across the scenic valleys below,
which are home to villages of the Tay and Red Dao
minorities. A restaurant and a reception will
provide the service needed to satisfy 50 guests at a
time. In the Thai stilt house restaurant we offer a
buffet three times a day. Topas Eco Lodge will be based
on ecological principles. We use solar technology to
supply every lodge with energy. We have implemented a
wastewater facility to avoid pollution of the local
area. All this is designed to ensure that the Lodge has
a minimum impact on the surrounding environment. We
employ local people and use local products and goods, in
order to bring economic benefits to the local community.
Topas
Eco Lodge has been built by local constructors and skilled
local people. Staffing the Lodge with local people
offers them opportunities for employment throughout the
year.
At Topas Eco
Lodge we want every guest to have the perfect
surroundings for a relaxing and enjoyable vacation.
Whether you prefer the quiet life of the lodge or are
prepared to join more active pursuits such as trekking,
bicycling, or horseback riding trips in the local area -
Topas Eco Lodge has something for you.
Topas Eco Lodge is the only one of its kind in Vietnam.
Offering accommodation to individuals
as well as to larger groups of families friends or
colleagues.
The Lodges:
The lodges are made of white granite from a nearby quarry
and the roofs are made from palm branches.
All the lodges are double or twin rooms. All are equipped
with toilet and shower facilities, and every lodge has a
porch from where you can view the valley or enjoy the
sunset.
Activities:
Topas Eco Lodge offers a wide range of activities that
will enhance your enjoyment of this
spectacular mountainous area.
With the Eco Lodge as your base you can explore the local
area. It is possible to carry out half-day trips to
minority villages or longer treks in the area. You may
even wish to climb Fansipan? Further more, we can
provide mountain bike tours, horseback tours or more
cultural trips with visits to hill tribe villages.
Back home at the Eco Lodge you can relax with at game of
chess or simply unwind in the rest areas.
Getting
there:
From Hanoi there are daily Tulico, Ratraco and Victoria
trains to the town of Lao Cai, from where Sapa can be
reached within an hour.
It is also very interesting to have a drive from the Red
River Delta up to the mountainous town of
Lao Cai, where the Red River enters Vietnam from China.
The drive takes around 9 hours.
Sapa itself is a lively little town, where time can be
spent at the market or at the cafés. The remaining part
of your journey to Thanh Kim, where Topas Eco Lodge is
located, will be by bus or jeep. Topas Eco Lodge can be
reached within an hour from Sapa by mountain road.
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Mountains. The 25 lodges overlook the entire valley with
the ethnic minority villages of Ban Ho and Than Phu 400
altitude meters below you.
Code words for our little place are simplicity,
quality
and character.
The ecolodge consists of 25 individual lodges placed in a
circle around the hills. From the lodge there are
breathtaking views across the scenic valleys below, which
are home to villages of the Tay and Red Dao minorities.
A restaurant and reception will provide the services needed
to satisfy 50 guests at a time. In the Thai stilt house
restaurant we offer a
meals
three times a day.
Topas Ecolodge
will be based on ecological principles.
Here are a few of them:
-
We use solar technology to supply every lodge with energy
and hot water
-
We have implemented a wastewater facility to avoid pollution
of the local area
-
We employ local people and use local products and goods in
order to bring economic benefits to the local community
-
25 bungalows made of white granite from a nearby quarry,
and roofs thatched with palmbranches.
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All bungalows are
double or twin rooms
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Private balcony with a magnificent view over the valley.
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Solar system that produce electricity for the bungalows
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Solar system for hot water facility
