If spring is the season of festivals, the season of plum, peach and pear flowers bloom, autumn is cool with golden waves of magnificent terraced fields, primeval forests change color, then winter is the season of mountains. , the village is nestled in the clouds. Each season has its own look, but winter most clearly shows the typical life of mountain residents.

In winter in Lao Cai, clouds spread everywhere, covering every branch of tree and blade of grass, just a breeze, the clouds will roll back to the valley or up to the sky. This is the time when you can watch the sea of ​​white fluffy clouds floating, standing on the high mountains, visitors will feel like they are standing in front of the sea. Imagine walking on winding passes, one side is majestic mountains, one side is a sea of ​​fluffy white clouds like a cotton mattress stretching to the horizon, feeling like you are lost in a fairyland, in the middle of the land. The sky was vast, clouds swirling around under my feet. What was more amazing?

One advice for tourists is that if you want to "hunt clouds" you have to go early in the morning, the time the sun rises. At that time, sunlight penetrated the clouds, making the ground and lake evaporate. Clouds fly up to blend in with the mountains, the forest is more shimmering and fanciful. Clouds fly up from the valley, not clouds from the sky. The clouds floated by, layer after layer of waves. The feeling of being woken up in the surrounding Northwest mountains is the sound of the mountains and the space covered is the "specialty" of clouds.

In Lao Cai, depending on the weather, there are many types of clouds: some are cloudy, some are clustered, floating in the clear sky; There are types of clouds that flow along the high mountain slopes, and then follow the wind to create a stream of clouds. Standing from the high mountains looking down, the mountain ranges overlap, interspersed with the houses on stilts where ethnic minorities live together in villages.

To easily hunt clouds without waiting for luck, you can go to high peaks such as Fansipan, O Quy Ho pass in Sa Pa or conquer the peaks of Lao Than, Ki Quan San, Nhiu Co San, Ngai Thau commune, commune. Y Ty in Bat Xat. In addition, traveling to Lao Cai in winter is also suitable for those who like mountain climbing and trekking. When climbing the mountain, you can look at the sea of ​​clouds from all different angles, admire the majestic mountain scenery, play with the clouds along the way, take photos from above to save memorable moments.

Recently, winter tourism is not only attractive to backpacking enthusiasts, but also to photographers and "hunting" clouds. with Lao Cai, contributing to promoting tourism in the area.

Ba Hien