Fanxipan is branded "the Roof of Indochina" at the height of 3,143m, is to be approved as one of the very few eco-tourist spots of Vietnam, with 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species.
The French came to Vietnam and in 1905 planted a landmark telling Fanxipan’s height of 3,143m and branded it “the Roof of Indochina”. Very few people climbed to the top of Fanxipan at the time.
Fanxipan, 400 km from Hanoi, is to be approved as one of the very few eco-tourist spots of Vietnam, with 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. Foreigners like best to book Fanxipan tours between October and December, as this period is more often than not free from the heavy rains that obstruct the jaunt. However, the best time for the trek to the mountain is from the end of February to the start of March, when the flowers all flourish and the climbers may behold the carpets of brilliant blossoms, violets and orchids, rhododendrons and aglaias.