Sang Ma Sao Lao Cai is one of the most beautiful places to watch the golden season in the Northwest. This highland commune is also the starting point in the Bach Moc Luong Tu trekking journey.
Where is Sang Ma Sao commune?
Sang Ma Sao Commune , Lao Cai , is a beautiful place in the Northwest mountains. This highland commune is located in Bat Xat district, only 5 km from the center of Muong Hum commune cluster. If you start from Sapa, the distance will be 70 km long. However, it will be a beautiful and memorable journey for all visitors.
Sang Ma Sao is a highland commune in Bat Xat district. Photo: @phtrung0611
In the Hmong language, Sang Ma Sao is Mao Ga mountain. The whole commune is the cluster and concentration of many villages hidden in the middle of the valley, nestled at the foot of the mountain. Here, the terrain has a strong division with deep abysses, sky-high mountains, and rolling hillsides, creating a picture that is both beautiful and hidden with many mysteries.
This destination is famous for its many rice terraces. Photo: @leehoangvu
From Sapa, visitors follow the direction of O Quy Ho pass to Ban Khoang, through Ta Giang Phinh valley will see Muong Hum heaven gate. From here, you continue to move a few more kilometers to reach Sang Ma Sao. Currently, there is only one road to the commune, so if you don’t know the way, you can ask the local residents.
What’s so beautiful about the Lao Cai Flute Sieve?
In the midst of the vast, high, and wide Northwest land and sky, there are countless beautiful and charming highland communes that invite tourists to visit. And Sang Ma Sao Lao Cai is also such a coordinate. Belonging to the Bat Xat district, this commune is famous for its extremely beautiful terraced fields, lying around, surrounded by old forests and rolling mountains.
Sang Ma Sao owns a spectacular natural picture. Photo: @by.mochiii
Everyone knows that Y Ty terraced fields are the most beautiful in the Northwest. But my friend, at Sang Ma Sao, is also beautiful, poetic, and also love. Here, under the mountains, the foothills are terraced fields that run for a long time, sometimes rolling and rolling, sometimes gently curved, all shades, all kinds of beauty.
This is the place that visitors must go if they want to climb Nhiu Co San or Bach Moc Luong Tu. Photo: @linh_oc_xu
Sang Ma Sao commune in Lao Cai is located at the foot of Nhiu Co San mountain – one of the highest mountains in our country. Therefore, the beauty of terraced fields becomes even more beautiful when it is adorned with rolling mountains, floating white clouds and old forests.
Picturesque scenery at Sang Ma Sao. Photo: @viettran.269
Coming to this Bat Xat highland commune, in addition to admiring the terraced fields, visitors should take the time to explore Nhiu Co San peak. This is a mountain with another name Horn Buffalo Mountain. On days when it is not sunny, the top of the mountain is covered with fog. If standing from afar, you can only see the top of the mountain like a buffalo horn.
Beautiful sea of clouds on Nhiu Co San peak. Photo: @tamdovisual
Nhiu Co San Peak is 2,300 meters above sea level, possessing a diverse and rare ecosystem. This mountain is submerged in a beautiful sea of white clouds all year round, becoming a favorite cloud hunting coordinate for many tourists when traveling to Lao Cai . With this attitude, your climbing journey will not be too harsh. So if you have a chance, try once trekking Nhiu Co San.
Nhiu Co San Peak is 2,300 meters above sea level, with white clouds floating all year round. Photo: @phongkimdaily
Going back to Lao Cai , in addition to climbing mountains, and exploring terraced fields, you can also spend time walking around the village, and visiting the people’s cardamom gardens. Day by day, the rhythm of life here is peaceful and quiet. Therefore, those who have been to the commune once want to come back later.
Sang Ma Sao terraced fields in the rainy season. Photo: @linhscape
According to the experience of many young people going to the Northwest, there are two most beautiful seasons to visit this destination in Bat Xat . It is the pouring season and the ripe rice season. Water season from May to June is the time when the terraced fields are filled with water, glittering in the summer sun. Then September – October turns into the golden season, the terraced fields of Sang Ma Sao are as beautiful as a picture.
Beautiful ripe rice season in Sang Ma Sao. Photo: @tuanwalks
The best is when you go to Bat Xat in the ripe rice season. Because you will have the opportunity to explore the terraced fields in Y Ty, Muong Hum, Den Sang and even Sang Ma Sao. These are the coordinates with the most terraced fields, arranged in shiny golden silk strips surrounding the villages, the traditional houses of the Mong and Dao people.
The experience of going to Lao Cai’s Sang Ma Flute
If you are a travel enthusiast in the Northwest, perhaps it is not strange to visit destinations in Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Son La, etc. But if you have not had the opportunity to come here once, pocketing a few more experiences is also essential.
Coming to Sang Ma Sao, visitors can choose to stay at homestays. Photo: @tatmaithaovy
How to go to Sang Ma Sao? Perhaps motorbikes are the most suitable means of transportation in this mountainous terrain. You should choose a reputable car rental address in Sapa, Lao Cai city, and carefully check and fill up the fuel tank before starting the journey.
In every season, this place has something good to explore. Photo: @_spaceofjc_
The ripe rice season in Sang Ma Sao is the most beautiful. So if you want to take pictures, you can bring your costume to live virtual. During the trip, it is best to wear neat sports shoes to facilitate the experience of the dangerous mountain roads.
There is no shortage of beautiful corners for you to check-in virtual live. Photo: @vuongnv12
Today, this highland commune has been gradually developing tourism, so many homestays have appeared to serve tourists. Here, you can choose to stay at addresses such as Homestay Thao A De, Homestay Trang A Toa, Homestay Pavie, Homestay Grade A Chu, etc. In addition, if you go climbing Nhiu Co San or Bach Moc Luong Tu, you can also choose to stay there. need to stop at a homestay to rest.
About Lao Cai, you definitely have to visit Sang Ma Sao once. Photo: @phtrung0611
Maybe compared to many other places, Sang Ma Sao Lao Cai is still not as famous. But with majestic nature, with beautiful terraced fields, in the future, this highland commune will be known and visited by many tourists.
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