Winter in the northern mountainous provinces is the cloud hunting season with the “specialty” being seas of white clouds that only appear in certain locations.
Lao Cai
Lao Cai is known as one of the provinces with many of the most beautiful rattan hunting spots in the northern mountains. The most famous place for hunting clouds is Fansipan peak (3147.3 m), the “roof of Indochina” located on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.
Bat Xat district has two famous rattan hunting spots: “Y Ty Cloud Paradise” located at an altitude of 2,000 m above sea level, in Y Ty and Ngai Thau communes, a highland commune bordering the district. Tourists can also trekking and camping in Lao Than, “the roof of Y Ty” (2,860 m) or Bach Moc Luong Tu peak (3,046 m) to hunt clouds and watch stars.
A rarely mentioned cloud hunting location in Lao Cai is Hau Chu Ngai village located at an altitude of 1,700 m in Sa Pa , which has a panoramic view of the sea of white clouds in Ta Van valley, according to the Tourism Information Portal website. Lao Cai Province. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Minh
Son La
Located at an altitude of 1,500 – 1,800 m above sea level, Ta Xua in Bac Yen district is known as “cloud paradise” with vast, endless cloud valleys. January – March is the most suitable time to hunt clouds here, according to the Vietnam National Tourism Administration website.
Hang Dong, a highland commune in Bac Yen district, is one of the rooftops of Son La province with an altitude of over 2,000 m. The terrain here is like a giant basin, leaning against the primeval Ta Xua range behind, facing Bac Yen district located below the valley. The appropriate time to hunt clouds in Hang Dong is from September to March of the following year. When the weather turns cold with drizzle and high humidity, it is the ideal condition for a sea of clouds to appear every early morning. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Minh
Ha Giang
The famous cloud hunting location in Ha Giang is Ma Pi Leng Pass, one of the four great passes of Vietnam, a road connecting Dong Van town and Meo Vac district . Hunting clouds on Ma Pi Leng pass, visitors can also watch the emerald Nho Que river winding under Tu San canyon.
Visitors can also combine trekking, camping and cloud hunting at the end of the year in Ha Giang. The peaks often chosen for trekking to hunt clouds are Tay Con Linh (2,428 m), the highest peak in the Northeast and Chieu Lau Thi peak (2,402 m), the second highest mountain in Ha Giang, according to the Information Center. Ha Giang Tourism Promotion News. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Minh
Lai Chau
As one of the four famous passes of Vietnam, O Quy Ho Pass has 2/3 of the road in Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province, the rest in Sa Pa, Lao Cai. Located at an altitude of 2,000 m on the Hoang Lien Son range, the O Quy Ho heaven gate area is a place tourists should not miss if they want to admire the sea of clouds covering the mountain peaks, winding passes and plots of land. terraces.
Long Ty Phung peak, over 1,100 m high, is a cloud hunting spot near the center of Lai Chau city. The sea of clouds usually only appears in the morning. When the sun rises, visitors will see a panoramic view of Lai Chau City behind a curtain of clouds.
Sin Ho is a highland district of Lai Chau province. Although the road is far and difficult to travel, there is rarely a place with a sea of clouds dyed golden by the sunlight at sunset like here. Visitors can move to Mo village to admire the sea of clouds rolling under their feet amidst the mountain and forest space, according to Lai Chau province’s electronic information portal and Vietnam National Tourism Administration website. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Minh
Yen Bai
Ta Chi Nhu in Xa Ho village, Tram Tau district ranked 7th in the top 10 highest mountains in Vietnam with an altitude of 2,979 m. Ta Chi Nhu is famous as “cloud paradise on earth”. Coming here in October and November, in addition to the ocean of clouds rolling on the top of the mountain, visitors can also be immersed in the immense purple color of chi pau flowers, according to the website of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration.
The clouds are as soft as silk, gliding over the mountain waists and then rolling up to cover the high peaks, spilling out across the vast space, creating an endless sea of white clouds before their eyes, surprising visitors. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung
Lang Son
Mau Son is located in the high mountainous region of Cao Loc and Loc Binh districts with about 80 large and small mountains located next to each other. The highest peaks are Phia Po (Father Mountain) at 1,541 m high, Phia Me (Mother Mountain) at 1,520 m high.
Viewed from above, Mau Son appears with rolling mountains and hills, interspersed with narrow valleys. The “dinosaur spine” area in Mau Son is a steep mountainside with a trail in the middle, on both sides are high cliffs creating a unique shape like a dinosaur’s back, similar to the “dinosaur spine”. ” in Ta Xua.
From December to March next year is the ideal time to hunt clouds on Mau Son peak. In winter, clouds wrap around the mountains, swooping down on primeval forest areas. Walking on Mau Son peak is like walking in a fairyland. Mau Son is one of the few places in Vietnam where snow and ice appear in the winter for tourists to explore, according to the Lang Son Tourism Promotion Information website. Photo: Luu Minh Dan
As tall as
Cao Bang has many mountain peaks over 1,000 m above sea level, of which Phia Oac (Nguyen Binh district) is 1,931 m high, the second highest mountain peak in the province (after Phia Da mountain in Son Lap commune, Bao Lac high 1,987 m). The cloud season in Phia Oac lasts from December to March of the following year, especially in February when thick clouds appear over the forest in the early morning or sunset.
In Bao Lac district, Phan Thanh “heaven’s gate” located at an altitude of over 1,000 m is a cloud hunting spot that few people know. On the way from Lung Na hamlet, Thuong Ha commune to Co Ba commune (Bao Lac), visitors can also accidentally encounter seas of clouds.
Luc Khu region of Ha Quang district is the “rock plateau” of Cao Bang because of its scenery of wild rocky mountains and people’s lives attached to rocks. This is a pristine rattan hunting spot that few people know about in Cao Bang. In the early mornings of winter, a sea of clouds surrounds the mountain peaks, obscuring the entire village in the valley, according to Cao Bang province’s electronic information portal. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Minh
Dien Bien
With high mountainous terrain and cold climate, Dien Bien has many places where beautiful clouds appear in winter. Near the center of Dien Bien Phu City, there is the area of Ke Nenh village, Na Nghe village, Thanh Minh commune, where many tourists and photographers come to take photos and admire the sea of clouds. Further away, there is Tang Quai pass with a sea of clouds covering the Muong Ang valley; Chop Ly peak in Dien Bien Dong district with white clouds floating on the mountainside; The areas of Nam Po and Muong Nhe districts also often appear sea of clouds.
Early morning is the most ideal time to hunt clouds, however the thickness and thinness of clouds change with time and weather. If they are lucky, visitors can admire the scenery of streams of clouds rushing up to fill the valley, according to the website of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province. Photo: Dien Bien Province Tourism Promotion Information Center
Tuyen Quang
Although not too famous for cloud hunting locations such as Son La, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, there are also some locations where sea of clouds appear such as Pac Ta mountain; Tuyen Quang Hydroelectric Power Plant; Na Hang – Lam Binh ecological lake; Cao Duong village, Yen Thuan commune; Chicken Pass belongs to Tan Thinh commune; Thanh Tuong, Khau Tinh, Sinh Long, Thuong Giap, Son Phu, Da Vi communes.
The most impressive view of the sea of clouds is in Hong Thai commune in the early morning. Clouds rose from the valley, poured over terraced fields, and piled up in layers on the top of the mountain, according to the electronic information portal of Tuyen Quang province. Photo: Nguyen Thanh Hai
Peace
Hang Kia – Pa Co valley ( Mai Chau district , Hoa Binh province) is located between the mountains of Xa Linh and Luong Xa. At an average altitude of about 900 m above sea level, the climate here is cool, covered with clouds all year round. Coming here, tourists often go to the “heaven’s gate” area to hunt clouds.
The sea of clouds at Hang Kia – Pa Co is lower than the eye level, giving visitors the feeling of standing on the clouds. The layers of clouds lie halfway up like a white cloth of nature stretched between two mountain ranges, stretching endlessly. At dawn, the scene of sunlight shining on the sea of clouds creates a soft orange-pink color. After the sun has risen, the cloud color turns to spongy white, surrounding the undulating mountain peaks, according to the website of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province. Photo: Pham Tu
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