SON LA – Readers Bui Thi Mai Anh shared a set of photos about a spring day trip to Ta Xua “cloud paradise” in early February.
At an average height of 1,500 m above sea level, with two large mountain ranges surrounding a wide valley, Ta Xua has a very suitable geographical position to form a sea of clouds at any time of the year. The most suitable time to hunt clouds is from about December to February next year, when the weather becomes cold and there are few showers, the cloud level is low, cloud hunting is quite easy. Visitors to Ta Xua in spring or summer can still hunt for a sea of clouds if they watch the weather forecast. Especially, you should choose sunny days right after rainy days, when the temperature drops, it is easy to form a sea of clouds in the valley. To successfully hunt clouds, visitors should get up early before 6 am, this time the temperature is lowest, so it is easy to get cloudy.The fun places can be mentioned as “Dinosaur spine” – the famous cloud hunting spot; Dolphin’s mouth, Lonely tree (photo), Dragon waterfall, steppe… Note, famous places of entertainment are quite far from each other, the easiest means of transport is a motorbike.A relaxing afternoon coffee at Thao Coffee shop located in the center of Ta Xua commune. Visitors do not worry about the lack of accommodation, dining and entertainment services such as homestay, coffee shop, restaurant, bar…A newly opened homestay near Dinosaur Backbone. Currently, the road to Ta Xua is completely covered with concrete, so it is convenient to travel, especially attractive to young people who love backpacking. However, the road from Bac Yen to Ta Xua is quite steep and has many and narrow turns, so visitors need to pay attention to safety and steady steering. In addition, there are currently many package tours or shuttle services up to Ta Xua. Or, visitors can take a bus to Bac Yen and rent a motorbike to move to Ta Xua commune.One of the characteristics of the Northwest region is the terraced fields. In September every year, visitors can come to Ta Xua to see the eye-catching ripe golden rice terraces. In addition, here is the cultural experience of the ethnic people. Ta Xua is an undeveloped highland commune, so it still retains its traditional features. Ethnic people here are mainly Mong people. Visitors can see beautiful Hmong girls in colorful ethnic dresses, young people in the game of throwing Pa. If going at the beginning of the year, visitors can experience the Tet of the highlanders.But if hunting rattan is not successful, visitors can still admire the natural beauty of Ta Xua. Those are majestic mountains stretching endlessly, wild peach trees blooming red on the hills…… or the beautiful yellow canola flower gardens in the sun, the immense green stream between the mountains and the sky, the white reed hills.The air at Ta Xua is inherently fresh, the sky is less light-polluted, on sunny days without a cloud, visitors can watch a sea of sparkling stars at night.
