HOA BINH – Coming to Hoa Binh in the fall, Pham Tu admired the golden season in Lac village and the sea of white clouds halfway across the mountain in Hang Kia – Pa Co.
Hoa Binh is the gateway to the Northwest region, impressing tourists with its diverse landscapes from rivers, lakes, mineral springs, national parks and cultural identities of the H’Mong, Muong, Dao, Thai… .
On October 15, Pham Tu (29 years old, Hanoi), a tourist passionate about photography, went on a trip to explore Hoa Binh with friends, going through Da Trang Pass, Lac village, Hang Kia – Pa Co. .
From the center of Hanoi City, Tu and his group of friends traveled by motorbike through Thang Long Avenue to Hoa Binh with a distance of about 150 km. On the way through Hoa Binh City, visitors can buy tickets to visit Hoa Binh hydroelectric dam. This is the largest hydroelectric plant in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, completed in 1994.
Visitors can buy a ticket for 50,000 VND to visit the complex or 20,000 VND to visit the open structure, or buy a cruise ticket on Hoa Binh Lake with prices ranging from 1.5 – 2 million VND per trip during the day. two hours.
About 50 km past the hydroelectric dam to Da Trang pass, the group stopped at a rest stop. A recognizable feature of Da Trang Pass is the cliff with a fluttering red flag with a yellow star for visitors to check in. Food and beverage services are also available here.
The second place Mr. Tu’s group went to was Lac village located in Mai Chau valley. This is an ancient village that is more than 700 years old and still retains its pristine features and traditional lifestyle of the Thai ethnic people, according to the website of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration.
By the time Tu arrived, the rice fields on both sides of the road leading to the village were ripe, surrounded by green mountains. A peaceful space suitable for cycling, walking and sightseeing.
There is a car rental service to take you around the village for 400,000 VND per trip for 8 people or 600,000 VND for 12 people. Food service ranges from 600,000 – 800,000 VND per tray for 6 people and there are many restaurants for tourists to choose from, Mr. Tu said.
Visitors can visit and shop for handicrafts of many types and designs produced by local people such as shirts, dresses, hats, bags, wallets, teddy bears, bows and arrows, crossbows, bamboo flutes, buffalo bell, gong, horn, buffalo horn. Besides, visitors can also directly experience weaving, participate in singing, dancing, and campfire activities of the villagers in the evening.
Leaving Lac village, Mr. Tu’s group went to the most exciting place to discover, Hang Kia – Pa Co valley (Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province) located between four rocky mountains, covered with clouds all year round. Located about 200 km from Hanoi, Hang Kia and Pa Co are two communes in Mai Chau highland district , which preserve the unique culture as well as traditional crafts of the Mong people such as hand-weaving and brocade embroidery. , indigo dyeing, beeswax painting, blacksmithing, according to the website of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration.
The road to the rattan hunting spot in Hang Kia is convenient, you can travel by motorbike and car.
Hang Kia – Pa Co is located between the Xa Linh and Luong Xa mountains, with an average altitude of about 900 m above sea level, with a cool climate all year round. Coming here, tourists often go to the sky gate area to hunt clouds.
“The sea of clouds at Hang Kia will be lower than visibility, so it feels like you are standing on the clouds,” Mr. Tu said. The layers of clouds lie halfway up like a white cloth of nature stretched between two mountain ranges, stretching endlessly.
The cloud hunting season is now entering the northern mountainous provinces, so the cloud layer is thicker and more widespread. Compared to other famous rattan hunting locations such as Ta Xua, Y Ty, Ha Giang, Hang Kia – Pa Co is “quite peaceful, not many tourists, you can freely choose the shooting angle to capture all the majesty.” , poetic nature in each photo,” Mr. Tu shared.
Each season, Hoa Binh has its own beauty. Autumn is the time when golden rice fields and white clouds appear. The winter gift of Hoa Binh is red persimmons swaying under dry, leafless branches. Spring is the forest covered with white apricot blossoms, plum blossoms or the pink color of peach blossoms. Summer is the time to enjoy ripe red peaches and plums on the trees, according to the website of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province.
Coming to Hang Kia – Pa Co, besides the village exploration route, visitors can set foot on destinations that still retain their wild beauty such as tea hills and plum gardens in Ta Xong A area, Ta Xo area, Thung A area. Glossy.
Some other ideal places to hunt clouds in Hang Kia – Pa Co are the Pa Khom road to Thung Mai or on the top of Sam Tha mountain, where you can see Pu Luong peak (Thanh Hoa) and Pha Luong peak (Thanh Hoa). Son La).
” Hoa Binh is a suitable tourist destination to experience for tourists who like simplicity, gentleness, and slowness,” Mr. Tu commented after the trip. Tourist destinations in Hoa Binh have not been commercialized much, the natural scenery and people still retain their closeness and simplicity.
“Currently the weather in Hoa Binh is warm during the day but the nights and early mornings are quite cold, so bring warm clothes and prepare good health to be able to fully explore Hoa Binh’s natural autumn scenery,” Mr. Tu speak.
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