Tu Le, located close to the slopes of Khau Pha pass, has long been a familiar destination for many backpackers on the way to discover Yen Bai. Tu Le is actually a valley located between three high mountains: Khau Song, Khau Than and Khau Pha. For those who want to spend the weekend, this place is the ideal suggestion for a three-day and two-night trip.

What season is Tu Le beautiful?

The water season in Tu Le around May has its own beauty with terraced fields like a mirror in the mountains of the Northwest. September, October every year is the best time to see the whole Tu Le golden season.

Road to Tu Le

Tu Le is about 250 km from Hanoi, 6 hours by car. You should depart early in the morning to save time and have lunch when you arrive.

If you take a private car, you can refer to the route: Hanoi – Lao Cai highway, enter Yen Bai city and continue in the direction of Nghia Lo. However, this arc is considered to be farther, some bad roads. Another road that is more popular than motorbikes can also go is the Lang Hoa Lac – Son Tay – Ba Vi – Trung Ha highway in the direction of National Highway 32 through Thanh Son, Van Chan to Nghia Lo.

From Nghia Lo town area, to Tu Le valley is about 50 km. If you do not have your own car, you can rent a motorbike or a motorbike taxi to explore Tu Le. You can also enjoy trekking.

Stay

Often visitors to Tu Le combine to visit Mu Cang Chai , Che Cu Nha… These places are not too far apart so you can comfortably choose motels, and homestays depending on the schedule. If you stay at Tu Le, the suggestion is Le Champ resort (with mineral bath), Suoi Tien guesthouse, Pho Nui hotel, Nhan Thinh homestay… Except for luxury resorts that accept online bookings, you should contact Contact directly with homestays and motels – especially during the peak season in September and October.

Experience

Welcome dawn

Early in the morning, visitors can get up very early to watch the sunrise. The sun rises from the hillside and spreads gold down the valley, blending with the misty clouds that gradually disappear to give way to pure new sunshine. In the pouring water season or the ripe rice season, the dawn will adorn the landscape of Tu Le.

Visiting Fairy Cave

The cave is located near the commune center. Ticket price for adults is 50,000 VND, free for children under 12 years old. More than 300 years ago, the Thai emigrants told each other that fairies flew down from Khau Pha’s heaven gate to admire the beauty of the world, and visit Nam Lung and Nam Hon streams on the Tu Le field in front of the cave. The place where fairies change clothes in mountain caves is called Tien Nu cave.

Legend has it that every year on December 30, white smoke will come out from the cave. That’s when the fairies descended. In the illuminated cave, visitors can visit the bathing place and the stalactites of various shapes.

Go up Khau Pha pass

Khau Pha, one of the four great peaks of the pass, is a winding pass, but compared to the other three passes, Khau Pha is the easiest to go. In the Thai language, Khau Pha means “horn of the sky” because the pass is often covered with fog and the top of the mountain seems to rise above the sea of ​​clouds.

Khau Pha Pass is about 30 km long, located in the area bordering Van Chan and Mu Cang Chai districts. The pass passes many famous landmarks in the golden season such as Tu Le, La Pan Tan, Mu Cang Chai, Che Cu Nha… For many years, the top of Khau Pha pass has been chosen as the venue of the paragliding festival “Flying in season”. Mu Cang Chai gold”.

Visit version

Visitors can also visit Lim Thai and Lim Mong villages 3 km from Tu Le to learn more about the life and culture of the highland people. Lim Thai and Lim Mong are two villages rated by many tourists as having the most beautiful scenery in Yen Bai. The red dirt road to Lim Mong village on rainy days will be slippery, but in return is the impressive view of terraced fields in the rainy season on both sides.

Fairy bath

One of the must-try experiences when coming to Tu Le is bathing in the hot mineral springs of Tu Le commune. The bath is large, flooded with warm water of about 35 degrees Celsius. This is also the place where Thai girls and villagers relax after a hard day’s work.

If you are lucky enough to admire the fairy bathing scene , you should be careful when you want to take pictures. Please behave delicately, keep your distance to both take beautiful pictures and not lose the naturalness of the natives. If you are afraid to bathe in the open air, you can choose a secluded but still comfortable place in the resort in the center of town.

Zipline swing

In Nuoc Hot village, Tu Le commune, there is an adventure play area for visitors to conquer thrilling games such as zipline, mountain climbing, high rope… Especially, the zipline is more than 1 km long for visitors. sightseeing along Van Chan – Mu Cang Chai palace.

Watching the moon

Tu Le at night, especially on full moon days, the moonlight is bright, silhouettes of travelers descending on the road along the town. Somewhere in the distance is the sound of bamboo whispering, the sound of the wind blowing softly, cool, the pig lights on the side of the road enough to see the silhouettes of people passing by. Stroll through the small path towards the fields, stand on the suspension bridge and watch the moonlight reflecting on the sparkling stream, a poetic and romantic scene that is hard to find in the city.

Specialties

In Tu Le, there are specialties of sticky rice, fragrant grilled meat, kitchen buffalo meat, stream fish, black chicken and especially nuggets. Tu Le com is very popular with tourists because of its sweet and flexible taste that is only available from rice here, if you come in September-October after the harvest has ended.

Three days and two nights in Tu Le

YEN BAI – Hot mineral bath, “virtual life” photography with the infinity pool on the top of the pass… are fascinating experiences in Tu Le commune, Van Chan district.

Tu Le , a commune close to Khau Pha pass, has long been a familiar destination for many backpackers. For those who want to spend the weekend, this place is also an ideal suggestion.

The first day

You should depart early in the morning to save time, because Tu Le is about 6 hours from Hanoi by car. This place has a full range of hotels, homestays and resorts for visitors to choose to stay.

After checking in and having lunch, you can continue your journey to visit Khau Pha Pass (horn of heaven), about 20-30 minutes drive from the town center. Khau Pha Pass is considered one of the four great peaks of the Northwest mountainous region, located at an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level.

The pass is also the place where the paragliding festival was held, watching the golden season of Mu Cang Chai. At this time, the paragliding festival ends, but visitors can still climb up to the observatory and see the terraced fields below. One of the best time to see rice is in the first week of October.

In the afternoon, you go to your room to rest, or wander in the market in the town to buy local specialties and have dinner.

Monday

One of the “must try” experiences when coming to Tu Le is bathing in the hot mineral springs of Tu Le commune. The bath is large, flooded with warm water of about 35 degrees Celsius. This is also the place where Thai girls and villagers relax after a hard day’s work. However, if you are afraid to bathe outdoors, you can choose a “discreet” but still comfortable mineral bathing location. It is the mineral bathing area at the resort located in the center of town.

In the afternoon, you visit Tien Nu cave, located near the center of the commune. The ticket price for adults is 50,000 VND, free for children under 12 years old. More than 300 years ago, the Thai emigrants told each other that the fairies flew down from the Khau Pha heaven gate to admire the beauty of the world, and visited Nam Lung and Nam Hon springs on the Tu Le field in front of the cave. . The place where fairies change clothes in mountain caves is called Tien Nu cave.

Legend has it that, every year on December 30, white smoke will come out from the cave. That’s when the fairies descended. In the illuminated cave, visitors can visit the bathing place and the stalactites of various shapes.

3rd day

One of the ideal places for people to “live virtual” is the infinity pool located at the top of the hill. The water here is led directly from the mineral springs, so it is always warm.

Many tourists often try to come here at 5am, when the clouds fly over the swimming pool. That’s when you have interesting photos.

After lunch, you get on the bus to depart for Hanoi, ending the trip.

One of the specialties that tourists should buy as gifts is apple cat, sticky rice, green rice, fresh bamboo shoots soaked in vinegar. The specialties you should try here in addition to upland sticky rice, nuggets, there are also vermicelli with mango, fried pig man…