Vietnam Adventure Tours & Travel, Trekking, Cycling, Family Tours

The Khau Pha Pass, also called Cao Pha Pass, is located on the National Route 32 in the Cao Pha Commune of Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province. This is one of the most sublime mountain passes in Vietnam.

The Lung Cung Mountain is located in Nam Co Commune, Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province. The peak of the mountain is 2,913m above sea level and this is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam.

The rice festival had started in Mu Cang Chai and I still had quite a few things to complete at the office. Then it rained for a couple of days that my motorbike adventure to Mu Cang Chai was delayed further. Then came Wednesday that a typical autumn day returned to Hanoi and I felt ready to be on the road again.

Mu Cang Chai is 300km northwest of Hanoi. For not too long, Mu Cang Chai has been famous to adventure travelers for the amazing terraces which have a fluid look and which come in several shapes. People travel to Mu Cang Chai in hope to take photographs of the most beautiful rice terraces in Vietnam in the most beautiful moments.

The Ta Chi Nhu (Phu Song Sung) Mountain is located in Xa Ho Commune, Tram Tau District, Yen Bai Province. The mountain is 2,979m above sea level and is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam.

The Ta Xua Mountain is located in Tram Tau District, Yen Bai Province. The peak of the mountain is 2,865m above sea level and this is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam.

Leaving Muong Than Valley, the road goes up suddenly. The terrain also changes quickly as I make my way into Yen Bai Province. It is over 02:00 P.M now and it has been a wonderful day with breezy and dry air, bright sunshine. I keep riding on through mountain gorges, patches of dense forest... By the road side, a river plays joyful music all the way.

Tram Tau District is a mountainous area to the southwest of Yen Bai Province. Tram Tau shares the border with Bac Yen District (of Son La Province) to the southwest and Muong La District (of Son La Province) to the west.

The North-West of Vietnam is home to quite a lot of mountain peaks of more or less than 3,000m above sea level and most of them are untouched and free from mass tourism. And I have summited some of these high peaks.

I tried to get some photographs from the summit but the views were not so good: it was too foggy. The winds up here were extremely strong and they made me feel so uncomfortable. I had to try my best to stand firmly on the ground and tried to keep my hands sturdy. My eyes were blurred by the winds and I gave up after a while.

The Ta Xua Mountain, 2,865m above sea level, is in Tram Tau District, Yen Bai Province. The Ta Xua Mountain is the 10th highest mountain peak in Vietnam but climbing this mountain is widely considered the most difficult of all mountain-climbing adventures in Vietnam.

It took quite a while for the guide to unlock the door and got the blankets for the night. We were to stay at the second hut on the other side of the mountain. And to get there we would have to pass through a tiny path which was as small as a foot.

I was not feeling tired, only a bit worried about the path ahead. The trail was much worse than A Sua's calculations. The path had been deserted for a long time and the forest had totally reclaimed most of it. We had to step on quite a few bridges each of which made out of a single tree trunk to cross a ravine or a stream. All of them were mossy and slippery, and some were rotten. A Sua had to slash the bushes all the time to make the path visible.

Having been to Mu Cang Chai quite a few times, on this trip I had thought I would have a relaxing holiday in this sleepy village a couple of days before venturing further into Vietnam's north-western mountains. It was autumn and the air was fresh and chilly in the early morning and late afternoon. it would be lovely strolling all day along the mountain trails amid peaceful and beautiful landscape…

The Tu Le Valley, which is in Van Chan District of Yen Bai Province, is a must-visit on your adventure trip to Yen Bai Province and Mu Cang Chai. The valley is conveniently located by Route 32 between Hanoi and Mu Cang Chai District.

Yen Bai is a mountainous province in the North West of Vietnam. The capital of the province is Yen Bai City, 182km from Hanoi. Yen Bai has a number of tourist attractions that are ideal for the adventure travellers including: Thac Ba Lake, Muong Lo Valley, Tu Le rice terraces, Mu Cang Chai rice terraces.

Responsible tourism in Van Chan District
Van Chan District is 72 km west of  the provincial capital of Yen Bai and 200 km from Hanoi. Van Chan possesses fresh natural beauty with wild mountains and vast green tea plantations. The district is inhabited by a number of ethnic groups such as Thai, Hmong, Muong...who maintain their traditional culture for centuries. Though there are no luxury hotels in Van Chan, there are a number of ethnic villages taking part in providing tourism services to the travelers visiting the area.