The white snow cover creates a beautiful scene

In the winter of Lao Cai, the temperature in famous tourist areas such as Sa Pa, Bac Ha and Y Ty often drops to low with frost and fog covered. Therefore, if you want to travel to Lao Cai during this time, you should prepare carefully the items you bring, especially clothes, accessories that come with costumes and health is also something visitors need to consider. Remind before traveling to Lao Cai in winter. The article would like to give some useful tips for travelers who are planning to travel and experience winter in Lao Cai in particular as well as in the northern mountains in general.

1. Costumes:

Because the weather in Lao Cai in this season is often low in tourist areas and often has fog, hoarfrost, drizzle... Therefore, visitors should choose thick, warm, waterproof clothes. In addition, visitors also need to prepare more woolen hats, scarves, gloves, sports shoes, waterproof shoes, boots... Discover the winter of Lao Cai.

2. Means:

In the winter, the northern mountains are often covered with clouds, making visibility limited as well as slippery roads, causing many difficulties and dangers for tourists when driving vehicles to visit tourist attractions. calendar in Lao Cai. Therefore, if you are an inexperienced driver who is not familiar with the mountain road, you should rent a car with a driver, or go on a tour, the experienced drivers of the pass will ensure to bring you a safe travel. In winter, if you drive by yourself, you also need to pay attention to a few things: Need to check brakes, tires, fuel (you should choose vehicles that use gasoline instead of oil because on days the temperature drops very low). Oil often freezes, making it difficult to start the car). You should also use yellow lights or warning lights when driving on a foggy pass.

3. Meals:

Winter is also the peak season in Lao Cai. So to avoid wasting time searching as well as avoid waiting outside in the cold of winter, you should book in advance; Eating and drinking: Coming to Lao Cai in winter, you should choose hot pot, grilled, Thang Co dishes, dishes with pepper, chili, garlic to both ensure health and keep your body warm.

4. Medicines:

You also prepare some cold medicine, lozenges, ginger candies, ginger tea or thermal paste... to use in necessary cases because in many tourist attractions in mountainous districts in the region. Lao Cai facilities and services are still lacking.

In addition, tourists when traveling to Lao Cai should also pay attention to the recommendations of the local authorities such as not buying goods as well as giving money to children begging and street vendors. Should find out in advance and do not commit taboos when visiting the villages of ethnic minorities (so for a complete tour you should research carefully or hire a local guide); Visitors should also prepare cash and identification documents carefully, because there are many places where credit cards cannot be used, and there are many attractions near the border that must declare personal information at border posts; You should carefully consult the information before booking services, travel combos to avoid being scammed, only use the services of reputable companies and organizations...

In addition to the above things, visitors should also pay attention and learn about special events and festivals that will take place in Lao Cai in the winter to have more options to enrich the activities. action on the itinerary of your visit. Hopefully the above suggestions will contribute to bringing you a complete, safe trip and more love for the land of Lao Cai.

Ice and snow on Fansipan peak area

If you need more information, please contact Lao Cai Tourism Promotion and Information Center, 02, Fansipan, Sa Pa, Lao Cai, phone for a free consultation.

Tran Thanh Tuan