Tag archive for ‘Lao Cai province’

Eat a horse 

  A man cooks th ắ ng c ố at Bac Ha Market. The dish is enjoyed as much for its taste as the friendly ambience in which it is served. If you are so hungry you could eat a horse, Bac Ha Market in the north-western province of Lao Cai is the place for you. [...]

Beautiful Sapa ready for rice season

Beautiful Sapa ready for rice season
Taking advantage of the recent heavy rainfalls, locals in the Sapa Highlands (Lao Cai Province) are hard at work to prepare for a new rice season. Unlike other places, this is the only rice growing season for the northwestern highland’s in general and Sapa in particular, so it is very important for the local farmers to [...]

Beautiful Sapa ready for rice season

Beautiful Sapa ready for rice season
Taking advantage of the recent heavy rainfalls, locals in the Sapa Highlands (Lao Cai Province) are hard at work to prepare for a new rice season. Unlike other places, this is the only rice growing season for the northwestern highland’s in general and Sapa in particular, so it is very important for the local farmers to [...]

Watering away the hot summer days

Watering away the hot summer days
During these intensely hot summer days, a common sight in the northwestern highland’s is children in the water, playing and splashing the day away. Children can be found wallowing themselves in water everywhere from shallow and crystal clear river streams to water pools that lie at the feet of warfalls in the region. Knowing how much the [...]

Watering away the hot summer days

Watering away the hot summer days
During these intensely hot summer days, a common sight in the northwestern highland’s is children in the water, playing and splashing the day away. Children can be found wallowing themselves in water everywhere from shallow and crystal clear river streams to water pools that lie at the feet of warfalls in the region. Knowing how much the [...]

Tour operators form responsible travel club in Vietnam 

Tour operators form responsible travel club in Vietnam 
Foreign tourists walk with local ethnic people on a moutain route in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam Eight local tour operators recently gathered in Hanoi to officially launch the Responsible Travel Club of Vietnam (RTC), with the goal of promoting tourism that respects the ecosystem, biodiversity and local cultural values. The members include Footprint Travel, Indochina [...]

Si Ma Cai covered in red flowers everywhere

Si Ma Cai covered in red flowers everywhere
Going to the Si Ma Cai highland this season, tourists will be able to admire the beauty of the gorgeous red cotton tree flowers that nature kindly shared with the land in Lao Cai Province. For ages, the people in Lao Cai in particular, and in the Northwestern region of Vietnam in general, have always treasured [...]

Vietnam’s unique horse races

Vietnam’s unique horse races
Following an annual tradition, a horse racing festival will take place this summer on June 19 in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province. Perhaps, nowhere in the world such a unique, pristine and genuine event such as this is held. An image of last year’s horse race. The jockeys are of Dao, Mong and Tay ethnic descents [...]

Vietnam’s unique horse races

Vietnam’s unique horse races
Following an annual tradition, a horse racing festival will take place this summer on June 19 in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province. Perhaps, nowhere in the world such a unique, pristine and genuine event such as this is held. An image of last year’s horse race. The jockeys are of Dao, Mong and Tay ethnic descents [...]

Tam Dao – ideal destination for holidays

Tam Dao – ideal destination for holidays
VietNamNet Bridge – About 86km from Hanoi, the Tam Dao mountain range extends for 50km with natural landscapes, a romantic and quiet atmosphere, and fresh air. It might be the ideal destination for relaxation.   Vinh Phuc’s tourism and services to be developed New attractive destination in Vinh Phuc Maggie Q plays with bears in Vietnam   Driving about an hour [...]