Sa Pa, Ninh Binh among Top up-and-coming destinations in Asia

Sa Pa terrace rice field. (Photo: TripstoDiscover)

According the site, Sapa is located in the far north, surrounded by dramatic beauty with its world-famous rice paddies.

“It sits high up in the Hoang Lien Son Mountains and makes a great base for trekking or mountain biking tours with routes that will bring you past magnificent waterfalls, through rice paddies, and around charming mountain villages home to families known for making fantastic local handicrafts,” noted TripstoDiscover.

It suggested that travelers to the villages should see how these items are made and purchase everything from traditional weavings to carvings for gifts or souvenirs.

Meanwhile, Ninh Binh is described as “incredibly picturesque”. The province has many pagodas, including Bai Dinh and Bich Dong.

“It boasts hundreds of limestone monoliths that rise from the ground topped by vibrant greenery, scattered throughout the city with rivers flowing through. In Trang An, you can ask a boat rower to take you through some of the many caves in the limestone mountains.”

Other destinations that made the list are Gifu (Japan), Sarawak – Borneo (Malaysia), Bagan (Myanmar), Sumba Island (Indonesia), Ella (Sri Lanka), Nusa Lembongan (Indonesia), Belitung Island (Indonesia), Okinawa Islands (Japan), Hoh Xil (Tibet), Champasak (Laos), Koh Kood (Thailand), and Shodoshima Island (Japan)./.