As a highland commune in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province, about 80km from Sa Pa town, in recent years with wild natural scenery, hills covered with terraced fields, layers of layers hidden in the clouds. , Y Ty becomes an ideal stopover for those who love to explore. Let's refer to the following suggestions and advice so that you can choose and prepare the most suitable conditions and luggage for you when you come to discover the golden season of Y Ty:

How to move?

From Hanoi to Lao Cai, you have 2 options to choose from, by train or by sleeper bus. The time from Hanoi to Lao Cai is about 8 hours by train and about 5 hours by car.

Many tourists choose motorbikes as a means of discovering Y Ty

From Lao Cai city, you can rent a motorbike or self-drive car (if you have more conditions) to get to Y Ty, it is expected to take about 5-6 hours because along the way there are many beautiful scenes, you should stop to check-in, take pictures. In addition, if you do not want to rent a car, you can completely send motorbikes from Hanoi by train and then pick up at Lao Cai.

Where to stay?

Because of the long travel time, to discover the beauty of Y Ty and fully experience the activities here, you should stay at least 3 days and 2 nights. Because it has not been touristized much, Y Ty is still quite wild, homestays are mainly made by people, so to have no problems with accommodation, please contact the homestay to book a room in advance.

Lao Chai village - Y Ty commune

The most popular place to stay is  Y Ty Clouds Homestay. The house has its own yard, the price for a 4-person room is 500,000 VND/night, very comfortable and beautiful because it was built in the style of the locals here. In addition, you can refer to information about some other homestays such as  Discover Y Ty Homestay (120 thousand VND/person/night) or  Y Ty Lodge (single bedroom: 800 thousand VND/night).

Where to eat ?

You can enjoy the special and attractive dishes of Y Ty such as: cat cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, Ha Nhi beer, Ha Sin Co tubers, etc., right at your homestay or refer to some delicious restaurants in Y Ty such as:   Restaurant Ms. Le, Quan Vong Hang, Quan Hong Hoa, ...

Enjoy special dishes at Y Ty

Where to see ripe rice in Y Ty?

Coming here in the golden season, you can feel the faint aroma of rice wafting everywhere in the space to each house. A series of terraced fields like waves spilling over the mountainsides down to the valley like a golden sea. When the new day begins, when the clouds cover the terraced fields, Y Ty is even more beautiful like a watercolor painting.

Golden rice sunk in the magical sea of ​​clouds

The terraced fields in Y Ty and some neighboring communes such as  A Mu Sung, A Lu, Ngai Thau… are very beautiful, continuously stretching along the mountain slopes down to the valley.

Peaceful golden season Y Ty



Ai Thau Road

The road to see Y Ty in the most beautiful ripe rice season is considered to be Ngai Thau palace, which is also the place where many backpackers choose to hunt clouds. This road is difficult to go because of quite a lot of rocky soil, continuous steep pass, but it is still chosen by many tourists because along the way can admire many beautiful terraced fields. Dotted between the majesty of the terraced fields in Ngai Thau are the earthen-walled houses of the H'Mong ethnic people.

The terraced fields of Ngai Thau – Y Ty

The Valley of the Pa

The Pa valley stretches for more than 5km from Choan Then village (meaning circle in the local language, describing the location of the village located right on top of the mountain) to Thien Sinh Bridge. In the local language, The Pa means the field at the foot of the mountain or the bottom field because it is covered by thousands of winding terraced fields with a total area of ​​more than 223 hectares. The Pa field is cultivated by the Ha Nhi and the H'Mong.

Thien Sinh Valley in the ripe rice season

Going along The Pa valley, you will see the image of terraced fields, layers like waves. Interspersed between the fields are tents built by ethnic people to produce or rest during farming. Therefore, it can be said that the beauty of The Pa valley is a blend of nature and highland people.

Please refer to the above suggestions and prepare to travel with your family and loved ones to experience the fascinating and attractive Y Ty golden season this September!

Ba Hien