When you hear about Son La, what do you immediately think of? Surely we will immediately remember the tea hills, pine forests, dairy cows, attractive roads … right. Do the things you are thinking make you feel interesting, eager, want to set foot in Son La right away? Coming to Son La, you will be immersed in extremely interesting experiences, from the landscape, culture, history to the life of the people here. In the following article, Vinlove will show you interesting experiences not to be missed when you come to Son La.
Moc Chau
Talking about Son La, you will definitely think of Moc Chau – the largest and most beautiful plateau in the Northern mountains. Moc Chau has a typical sub-temperate climate with cool air all year round. And referring to Moc Chau is referring to the beautiful flower seasons. Which flower season. In the spring, there will be peach blossoms, ban flowers, and plum flowers blooming on the mountains and hills. Winter is the season of wild sunflowers and white mustard flowers. If you come to Moc Chau in the summer, in the cool weather, you will meet the ripe plum season. Have you started feeling interesting yet? Coming to Moc Chau, you should not miss the beautiful places that captivate people like Ngu Dong village, On village.
Ngu Dong Ban On is a complex of beautiful, technical caves and a tourist attraction attracting tourists in Moc Chau. This place has a wild beauty, with a system of 5 caves located deep under the mountain with beautiful shapes given by nature itself. With its unspoiled natural beauty, Ngu Dong Bao Son is increasingly an interesting destination for many lowland tourists. The five caves in Ngu Dong Ban On are compared to the theory of the five elements of Kim, Moc, Thuy, Hoa, and Tho and all have a beautiful system of stalactites, crystallized over thousands of years, creating many impressive shapes. To get to Ngu Dong Ban On Street, visitors can go by many different means, follow a group of cars or go on a motorbike trip. But in any form, go to Moc Chau junction, turn right to the farm, then continue 7 km will see the signpost to Ngu Dong Ban On.
Heart tea hill
Speaking of Moc Chau, besides the impression of the climate and flowers, what else holds you back in this highland? Reveal for you! The green tea hills. Especially the heart tea hill – which attracts a lot of visitors, especially young people. In addition, you can also see herds of dairy cows, which you could only imagine through pictures before, right? Moc Chau is the largest and most beautiful plateau in the northern mountainous region of Son La province. Compared to Da Lat of the Northwest, this place attracts visitors not only by the beauty of the majestic Dai Yem waterfall, the fields of white canola flowers, or the forests covered with peach and plum flowers every spring, but Moc Chau also leaves a great impression by the super romantic heart tea hills.
Taiwan Heart Tea Hill – This rather “foreign” name comes from the fact that the tea hill is located in a joint venture farm with Taiwan, only about 10km from Moc Chau town. On weekends, the tea hill attracts a lot of tourists to visit and take pictures. Besides, Moc Suong O long hill, also known as Tan Lap tea hill, has almost the largest tea area in Moc Chau. This is the private tea hill of Mr. Suong’s family, on the top of the hill is a tea factory. In the vast tea farm, there is a small tea parrot in the corner of the hill planted in the shape of a heart. According to Mr. Suong, this tea patch not only creates a fancy landscape but also commemorates his and his wife’s love story.
Pine Forest, Ang Village
The pine forest of Ang village is located in the area of Ang village in Dong Sang commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province, 2km from the center of Moc Chau town along National Highway 43. Located on Moc Chau plateau with a fresh cool climate. All year round, this pine forest in Ang village is like a miniature Da Lat of the Northwest with a total area of over 43 hectares, including a soaring green pine forest, stretching over red-brown hills and a natural lake. 5 hectares wide. From afar, the forest scene is as beautiful as an oil painting with the houses on stilts looming, appearing under the vast green foliage. Nestled beside the forest lake of Ang village, the lake surface is as calm as a mirror reflecting the landscape of heaven and earth.
Here you can rent a duck boat, relax your body and breathe in the fresh air or simply lean on each other’s shoulders to watch the sunset on the lake, which is romantic enough like Korean movies. Stepping into the forest, you will see the “connection” in that space, especially couples or “objects” who like to “live virtual”. The climate in Ang village is always cool and mild even on sunny days, which contributes to making your photos more “deep”, peaceful and romantic thanks to the deep brown color of the pine bark. Just standing together among the tall pine trees or sitting on small wooden chairs, adding a little “acting”, you can produce photos worth a thousand likes on social networks without needing to be. lots of editing.
Dai Yem Waterfall
Moc Chau Plateau is known as the largest and most beautiful plateau in the Northwest. Here stands out with the magnificent mountain landscape, winding roads hugging the mountainside, thick layers of fog making the scenery here strangely beautiful and enchanting. Not only that, right in the heart of Moc Chau plateau also appears a “treasure” that makes tourists come here, which is Dai Yem Waterfall. Dai Yem Waterfall is about 100 meters high and is divided into two parts. The upper waterfall is more than 70m wide and has 9 floors (like the “9 steps of love” in the legend), the lower waterfall has only 5 floors and is about 200m away. Separating the two parts of the waterfall is a flat land that is extremely convenient for tourists to visit and admire the beautiful scenery.
Under the Bo Sap stream are thousands of stone slabs of different shapes that look very fancy, the old trees are very big, bigger than a person’s hug, the roots are intertwined and blend into the stream bed. If you want to explore more, you can climb to the top of the waterfall, you will admire extremely rich vegetation. Not only that, from here you can zoom out to see the whole plateau, majestic mountains and forests. Dai Yem Waterfall is usually the most beautiful from April to October every year, because, at this time, the flow of water here is very large, making the flow stronger, creating a white curtain of water, which looks both majestic and poetic. The waterfall falls day and night non-stop, steam rising like mist.
Ta Xua
Ta Xua is cool in the summer and cold in the winter. The temperature here in summer does not exceed 27 degrees Celsius while in winter it can drop to 3 degrees Celsius. So to avoid prolonged cold, you should travel to Ta Xua in January to March every year. This time Ta Xua is not too cold and is also the best time to admire the beauty of the vast valley of clouds spreading across the world. The road to Ta Xua is zigzag, full of stones but extremely beautiful. The surrounding landscape will make you burst with emotions with the immense green of the mountains and the pure white clouds. All create a magical and magical picture of nature.
In Ta Xua, all 4 directions are covered by a sea of white clouds, overwhelming. Standing on the top of Ta Xua looking down, you think you are lost in the fairyland of the misty land only in fairy tales and myths. Ta Xua cloud valley is shielded by majestic mountains, so Ta Xua is extremely quiet, so you can freely take a virtual selfie with your close friends without worrying about the fog disappearing. You will feel the layer of clouds floating in your hand like waves on the lake. In the distance, the hidden villages with the unique features of Son La people are a beautiful picture you will never forget when you come here.
Pha Luong Peak
Any of us have ever learned the poem “Tay Tien” by poet Quang Dung, so we have more or less heard of Pha Luong. Pha Luong Peak is one of the familiar places for tourists to experience and love backpacking, at an altitude of 2000m above sea level, Pha Luong peak is known as the “roof of Moc Chau”. Bringing the wild and majestic beauty with the magical cloud scene covering the winding mountains, the precarious cliffs are the super-quality background for virtual live frames, it is not surprising that Pha Luong is One of the destinations not to be missed when coming to Son La and conquering Pha Luong has long been the desire of many backpackers.
Up to the top, you are free to take pictures at the “virtual living cliff”, in the middle of the sea of clouds rolling halfway up the mountain, next to hundreds of beautiful giant cliffs. Pha Luong Moc Chau Peak is one of the extremely attractive destinations for those who love to travel and love to explore. Not attractive by the white color of mustard flowers or the pink color of peach and plum flowers. This place is known for its wild and majestic natural scenery between mountains and forests and is an ideal cloud hunting spot for young people, especially photographers.
Mong village
Mong village is an attractive eco-tourism, resort and cultural destination located in Hua La commune, Son La province, nearly 6 km from the center of Son La city. Although it is a village, it is not as attractive as other villages in Son La province. The road to Mong village today has been widely paved, winding beautifully around the hillsides. From the Capital, we can get here in two ways: by car and motorbike. Most tourists choose a car as the main way to travel to save time and energy. However, many people still choose to ride a motorbike to experience the feeling of climbing on the passes and immersing themselves in nature.
Mong Son La village in recent years has been invested in tourism development and ecological expansion. Stepping into the village, a welcome gate with a large sign saying “Ban Mong” welcomes you to the majestic mountainous land. Where there are rows of houses on stilts, surrounded by terraced fields and green mountains. Favored by nature, a hot spring called Bo Nam Un is located 5 km southwest of the city center. This is also a distinctive feature, attracting tourists when coming to Mong Son La village. Not only has the ability to change the temperature according to the season, but the water here is all-natural mineral ingredients, has a good nursing effect on the body and cures some skin diseases, joint pain …
Yellow Purple
Xim Vang is a commune of Bac Yen district, located in Ta Xua nature reserve where there are many destinations not to be missed. Xim Vang commune now has 7 villages, which is also home to the majority of Mong ethnic people. Bringing a blurred beauty with vague mists, Xim Vang is likened to Hoang Su Phi of Ha Giang. Where there are terraced fields winding along the hillsides. From early in the morning, when the dew drops remain on the golden rice, shining under the sun becomes more sparkling than ever. At noon, when the sun had climbed to the top of the head, Xim Vang Son La seemed to put on a new shirt, a bright yellow color. And this is also the time for you to capture the most beautiful moments of Xim Vang.
During the journey to discover the terraced fields, we will accidentally encounter Mong children, wearing traditional costumes, carrying baskets on their backs, and hands are not short of sickles to accompany their mothers. to the fields. The most wonderful thing is probably the image of babies sleeping well on their mother’s back, creating a very peaceful scene and that is also typical of the Northwest high mountains. Xím Vang in the ripe rice season has become a “brand” but that doesn’t mean that the seasons are not beautiful. If you have the opportunity to come here many times, you will see the terraced fields with a different color each season. If May is the time when people here begin to bring water to the fields for a new rice season.
Son Moc Huong Cave
Son Moc Huong , also known as Bat Cave, is located in the limestone mountains northeast of Moc Chau town. The cave is known as “the first cave in the west” and is ranked as a national scenic relic. In the middle of the cave is a lake with a year-round flow that never dries up and a huge stone turtle in the center of the lake. Above are countless stalactites racing down from the ceiling of the cave, creating a beauty enough to make even the most fastidious people admire and praise. Outside the cave are beautiful plum and apricot gardens. When entering the cave, visitors will feel the reality appearing before their eyes. From the four directions, the images and light seem to be interwoven, the stone steps seem to be cleverly arranged together.
The gentle stone blocks from above are more than 20m like big old banyan trees dropping to the ground. There is a room called “Princess Chamber” in front of the cave entrance like a girl sitting weaving rope, like a splendid palace in the middle of a thousand mountains and this is also the destination of tourists. picnic. And do not forget to immerse yourself in the festivals of the people in Bat Cave. The land of Moc Chau that is loved and discovered is the immense green hills, the innocent dishes of anise, the pigman, or the delicious cups of fresh milk on the Moc Chau farm… and enjoy watching yourself in the strange caves. animal. Come to Moc Huong Moc Chau to discover Son – Tay Thien’s first cave!
Son La hydropower reservoir area
Compared to the Ha Long Bay of the Northwest, the Son La hydropower reservoir has attracted many domestic and international tourists. Nature favorably endows this place with interesting landscapes, attractive caves, with many large and small islands. Along with that are the traditional customs and habits preserved by indigenous peoples for many generations… The Son La hydropower reservoir has a fairly large forest area with a diverse biological population. Rare and precious plant and animal species are concentrated in Muong La Nature Reserve. In addition, the hydroelectric lake bed has rich aquatic species, with hundreds of fish species living, creating typical local culinary values to attract tourists.
Coming here, you will visit Pa Uon bridge – the bridge that has set a Guinness record as the bridge with the highest pier in Vietnam, Experience water games (located at the foot of the bridge is a marina, a complex water entertainment services such as windsurfing, jet skis, towing buoys…), cruises on the lake to admire the immense beauty of Da river lake bed, with naturally beautiful islands, visit the place marking the center of the old district of Quynh Nhai, go to the island of the poetic heart. Along with that, visitors can visit the Son La hydropower plant, the largest hydroelectric project in Southeast Asia. Son La Hydroelectricity was inaugurated on December 23, 2012, is a large hydroelectric project, demonstrating the talent of people in conquering and renovating nature to create a monumental hydroelectric power plant in the middle of the region. Northwest.
The things mentioned above can make you nervous, have the power to pull you up, go right to this beautiful land to experience. Wish you have interesting experiences in this land.