If you have the opportunity, you should visit all the beautiful villages in Lai Chau to feel the typical beauty of the Northwest countryside, and to love and be more proud of the ethnic groups of Vietnam.
Visit the most famous beautiful villages in Lai Chau
1. Sin Suoi Ho village
Sin Suoi Ho is one of the most beautiful villages in Lai Chauthat you should visit once because the beauty here is extremely impressive. From Lai Chau city to here is about 30 km, the road is not too difficult. This village is located at an altitude of about 1500 meters above sea level, with a history of about 300 years ago.
Sin Suoi Ho is a village about 30km from the city center, with beautiful, fresh and peaceful scenery. Photo: @tjtote
When visiting Sin Suoi Ho, visitors will experience a beautiful Hmong village. There are majestic rocky mountains, winding roads to the village, fresh streams and waterfalls, and magically beautiful terraced fields in the morning mist. In 2015, this village was recognized as a community tourism village.
The tourism services in this village are relatively complete. Photo: @linhkha.doan
Coming to Sin Suoi Ho, visitors can admire unique houses built with mud and thatched roofs. In front of each family’s house there is a very unique wooden gate, a place where visitors can stop to check in and take a few photos as souvenirs. In addition, visitors to the village can also go to the market and buy traditional products from indigenous people.
2. Si Thau Chai village
Lai Chau has many beautiful villages and Si Thau Chai in Ho Thau commune, Tam Duong district is a proof. This village is also located at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, the climate is cool and pleasant all year round. Today, Si Thau Chai is the residence of the Dao ethnic people with long-standing traditional cultural beauty.
The pristine beauty of Si Thau Chai village. Photo: @ltht.chen.98
Visiting Si Thau Chai, visitors will be impressed by the majestic and vast beauty of the mountains and forests, by the clean, beautiful green space full of flowers and grass. Along the roads leading to the village are peaceful wooden houses and beautiful small homestays of local people. Here, residents are very conscious of keeping the village clean and green, both improving the quality of life and making a good impression on tourists.
The road to Si Thau Chai village is beautiful and dreamy. Photo: @trungvan2146
Traveling to this beautiful village, visitors will experience many cultural beauties of the Dao people here. It is a unique Fire Jumping Festival and Fire Jumping Ceremony. In particular, you will be treated to delicious specialties by the local Dao people, as well as participate in an extremely vibrant and bustling campfire at night.
3. Hon
Referring to the beautiful villages in Lai Chau, we cannot ignore Ban Hon located in Tam Duong district. From the city center, visitors travel about 20 km to reach the beautiful and peaceful Hon village. Here, nature favorably bestows lyrical beauty with bright green colors, high hills, and peaceful, poetic valleys.
Ban Hon Stream is so fresh and poetic. Photo: Ta Hanh
In Ban Hon, there are about 100 traditional stilt houses preserved intact, located in rustic and peaceful gardens and rice fields. Along the paths to explore the village, you will observe more closely the beauty of the stilt houses with tiled roofs, each house has the same staircase in front.
Ban Hon brings many memorable travel experiences to visitors. Photo: Lai Chau Tourism
Since 2013, Ban Hon has been developed into a community cultural tourism destination and is gradually becoming a famous destination in Lai Chau . Exploring Hon village, visitors should take the time to roam around the village, admire the green rice fields, and learn about the lives of the Lu ethnic people here. The local people are friendly and hospitable and will help you gain more interesting information about this unique village.
4. Ban Gia Khau 1
Another beautiful village in Lai Chau that many tourists visit is Gia Khau 1 village located in Nam Loong commune, about 10 km west of the city center. This is also a village that has been recognized as a community tourism destination since 2012. Currently, this is the residence of the White Mong ethnic group with many unique cultural features, attracting tourists to visit.
Tourists visit Ban Gia Khau 1 when traveling to Lai Chau. Photo: @aprilo0o
Like many other villages, Gia Khau 1 exudes the beauty of the Northwest. This place has terraced fields stretching across the hillside to the foot of the mountain, with white clouds flying in the early morning, and a characteristic cold atmosphere. Especially in the fall, the village also has roads filled with the yellow color of wild sunflowers.
Visitors will have many memorable travel experiences in this village. Photo: @hungtaxixuan
Exploring Gia Khau 1 village , in addition to admiring the beautiful scenery and taking virtual photos, visitors can also spend time learning about the traditional Khen dances of the Mong people and the unique Graak Taox Cha ceremony. In addition, the Mong people of this village also preserve the long-standing brocade weaving profession with unique products.
5. Lao Chai Khun Ha village
Not only the beautiful villages mentioned above, Lai Chau also has Lao Chai Khun Ha village located at an altitude of about 2000 meters in Tam Duong district. This village is where the Mong people live, oriented according to a model rural model combined with tourism development. Therefore, this remote mountain village is invested more and more carefully.
Lao Chai Khun Ha is a village of the Mong ethnic group in Lai Chau. Photo: @vy_221072
When visiting this remote village, visitors will walk on clean concrete roads, passing every house. People in the village also cleverly decorate flower pots to make the living space more romantic. The simple little things in the village are enough to keep travelers from far away when coming to the land of Lai Chau.
Local people with unique indigenous culture. Photo: @vy_221072
Besides sightseeing activities or exploring local culture, visitors coming here remember to go to the shack market. This is a market selling agricultural products such as vegetables, fruits, chickens and ducks and dishes such as thang co, five-color sticky rice, corn wine,… promising to bring a series of unforgettable Lai Chau travel experiences to visitors.
If you have the opportunity to travel to Lai Chau, you should explore this beautiful village once. Photo: Vu Tran Phu
Each beautiful village in Lai Chau has its own beauty, its own indigenous cultural imprint, but every place is unique and impressive. No matter which village you choose to explore, you will have many beautiful memories to remember during your trip to Lai Chau province.
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