1. Experience the colorful and immense flower roads (Lao Cai - Bac Ha - Sa Pa - Lao Cai)

After the Lunar New Year is the time when plum blossoms are in full bloom, covering the white highlands of Bac Ha, especially in Ta Van Chu commune, Sa Pa. Coming here, visitors will be overwhelmed by the natural beauty and pure white of plum flowers, looming behind are the traditional stilt houses and wooden houses of the Mong ethnic group in Bac Ha. Visitors can visit all the plum blossom gardens free of charge and experience the unique ethnic cuisine of the ethnic people right at the garden such as seven-color sticky rice, black chicken, etc., if required.



A year ago, Sa Pa is forming agricultural projects combined with creating unique tourism products for tourists to visit and experience. Prominent among them is the project of growing canola flowers in Lao Chai commune, Sa Pa town. The product attracts the interest and excitement of a large number of domestic tourists when coming to Sapa. Visitors can take pictures with splendid national costumes and buy products made from canola flowers here.



(photo: To Ba Hieu)

If in the itinerary, visitors have to choose Fansipan Cable Car Tourist Area in the journey, do not forget to take some time to visit the miniature areas with more than 200 Japanese cherry trees, 100 Himalayan peach trees and 200 forest peach trees. Hoang Lien creates a scene imbued with Northwest style mixed with Japanese colors.



2. Set up a backpacking and rattan hunting group in Bat Xat district (Lao Cai - Y Ty - Sang Ma Sao - Lao Cai)

Bat Xat district is often chosen by a group of young and adventurous tourists as a road trip, climbing to conquer high mountains and hunting clouds in recent years. Visitors to Bat Xat district can choose to conquer Lao Than peak in Y Ty commune (2,860m high) or Ky Quan San peak in Sang Ma Sao commune (3,046m high) depending on the conditions of time and health of tourists. self. But one thing is for sure, these are the two most ideal cloud hunting spots in the Northwest that no tourist can ignore. Visitors can rely on the support of a team of porters who are indigenous people here, they are very enthusiastic and know the route or through travel agencies to book the whole service.



The beauty of the unspoiled highlands, poetic nature in the mist, especially the sea of ​​clouds floating on the top of the mountain really make visitors attracted and immersed in nature. Lao Than is known as "the place where the sun rises the earliest and goes to bed late in Y Ty". So, if you successfully climb to the top of the mountain, you will admire the beauty of the dawn with white clouds floating or sink in the romantic sunset, dyeing the whole sky pink.



3. Experience ethnic fairs and traditional festivals of ethnic minorities in Lao Cai province (Lao Cai - Si Ma Cai - Bac Ha - Sa Pa - Lao Cai)

Every spring, Lao Cai is not only famous for its majestic scenery and full of flowers, but also attracts visitors by the early year markets and traditional festivals of ethnic minorities throughout Lao Cai province. .

(photo: Phan Phuong)

Visitors can find out the time frame for organizing the markets throughout the week to choose the right itinerary. Lao Cai tourism would like to suggest a way to explore and experience Can Cau - Bac Ha market on two weekends. Here, visitors will be able to visit and experience the unique agricultural products, consumer goods and cuisine of ethnic minorities such as Thang Co, black chung cake, shoe cake, armpit pig, etc. right at the air. Food stall of the Fair.



At the beginning of the new year, special traditional festivals of ethnic minorities are also alternately held in districts of Bac Ha, Bat Xat, Sa Pa town, etc. to wish for a bountiful harvest in the new year. favorable weather, good health for the whole community such as Gau Tao Festival of the Mong people, Fire dance festival of the Dao people, Roong Pooc festival of Giay people in Sa Pa, etc. Visitors can directly find out. and experience the ceremony and immerse themselves in the space of the Assembly with the ethnic people.

A trip to experience the spring roads of Lao Cai will definitely be a perfect choice for you, your loved ones and your family to start a new year full of excitement and energy.

Ba Hien