1. Bac Ha Town - Pho Hamlet - Hoang Thu Pho

This is one of the most breath-taking routes of Bac Ha, which is always extensively praised by trekkers. With the total length of about 12km from the town, crossing Pho Hamlet to Hoang Thu Pho, Pho is one of the most beautiful Mong villages in Bac Ha, being just 3 km away from the town center. Tourists can enjoy the stunning scenery of the village with houses scattered from the middle of the mountain down to the valley. Below is a lush green valley of corn and rice. For trekking in the spring, visitors can also admire the plum gardens with blooming white flowers all over the region. All of them create a magnificent and poetic beauty.

Through Pho Hamlet to Hoang Thu Pho, you will have the opportunity to see the grand majestic natural scenery of the Northwest mountain forest, partly hidden under a sea of clouds. Terraced fields embracing the ridge in rice harvesting season and water pouring season make the place gleam like a poetic painting.

Hunting clouds in Hoang Thu Pho

          2. Bac Ha Town - Lien Hamet

         Lien Hamlet is about 28km away from Bac Ha downtown. This route is highly recommended by the trekkers in terms of landscape. Tourists can enjoy the beauty of endless terraced fields, the largest Shan tea hills in Bac Ha, with the lush green spreading all over the region. In addition, this route will also introduce to you the beauty of primeval forests, home of a variety of precious woods. Upon travelling across Pho Hamlet - Hoang Thu Pho route, you will catch a glimpse of the graceful Mong hames, and then, at Lien Hamlet, the beauty of Tay Moc people’s stilt houses will make any heads turn. Explore this route may take a lot of time, so staying at Tay people’s homestays here will serve as an extremely interesting choice.

Foreign tourists exploring Bac Ha - Lien Hamlet route

3. Bac Ha Town - Thai Giang Pho

This route is not as long as Lien Hamlet or Hoang Thu Pho, only about 2-3 km from the town center to Thai Giang Pho, but this is still a great way to go trekking on cool autumn days. There are a lot of charming scenes like shiny golden rice fields or colorful valleys of flowers. Being quite short and easy to travel, the route is a recommendable choice for those who have just started their first trekking to gain interesting experiences.

Golden ripe rice in Thai Giang Pho

4. Bac Ha Town - Lung Phinh - Ta Van Chu

In addition to popular routes in Bac Ha, there is also another well-known route: Bac Ha Town - Lung Phinh - Ta Van Chu. On this route, you will find the opportunity to explore Mong culture, and visit Thien Long cave in Ta Van Chu Commune. What is even more amazing is that you will get the chance to see colorful roadside wild flowers. The nameless wild flowers, modest but still shine with such gracefulness, will make you linger.

Wild forest flowers on the route to Ta Van Chu (Phan Phuong)

If you are fond of wild and rustic lands, don't miss these routes when travelling to Bac Ha. It will certainly give you a great trip filled with wonderful experiences and emotions.

      Let’s enjoy the beauty of Sapa’s Peacock tail flowers

            (Rủ nhau ngắm hoa đuôi công Sa Pa)

Peacock tail flowers, also known as Chieu Quan flowers, are grown mostly in Cat Cat Hamlet in Sapa. The name stems from flower’s look that resemble peacock tail feathers.

This flower is easy to grow, suitable for the cool and humid climate of Sapa. Each Peacock Tail flower is an artistic masterpiece of dark pink and purple mixing up. The charm of this flower is usually compared to a pretty fairy. It is stunning at any moment of the day. In the morning when early morning rays shining on the garden, each flower, with sparkling dewdrops still lingering on their petals, wakes up shining brightly. At noon, when the sun spreads its radiant light on the garden, the wind breezes teasingly, creating a graceful wave of colorful petals sweeping through the garden.

And it is the captivating beauty that has attracted a lot of visitors (especially young people) and flower lovers have chosen Sa Pa as a stop to take “deep” photos for their discovery journey.

Peacock tail flowers blooming in Cat Cat village

A close up in the charm of the gorgeous flowers

                                                                          Translated by Hong Ly