Top three best places to visit in Lao Cai

In the previous article, we introduced to you the specialty food in Ninh Binh. In this post, we would like to introduce the top three best places in Sapa Lao Cai.

• Cat Cat village – the first best place to visit in Lao Cai

Cat Cat village is located near the foot of Fansipan Mountain, nearby Sapa town. You will detect a hidden waterfall while walking through village’s paths, particularly a hydroelectric power station built by the French in the early 1900s, while walking on the famed paved streets in Cat Cat Sapa village, you also can have stops for posing, and snap glistening shots on the set.

Don’t miss hiking to the white foam Cat Cat waterfall. There are also variety beautiful streams such as the Tien Sa stream, Vang stream, and so on. Many tourists also like seeing the Si and A Lu bridge nearby.

• Thac Bac – The silver waterfall is also one of the top three best places to visit in Lao Cai

Located beside Highway 4D, the silver waterfall is considered a picturesque cascade. It is about 12 km passing chayote gardens spreading over the hillsides, green pine forests, and the lush fields of rose and it takes about 20 minutes to get to Thac Bac from Sapa town. It will surprise you with the white water falling glint in the sunlight of the waterfall. The white water is similar to sparkle water going down the slope. Climb up around 30 meters high, the full of the beautiful picture where is one of the best places in Lao Cai will appear. You will have a chance to overview the green pine forest from a higher position.

• Ta Van village – another of the top three best places to visit in Lao Cai

Located in Muong Hoa’s valley, Ta Van village will make you surprised with the simple beauty of houses. Along the beautiful terrace fields and slopes of the mountains are peaceful, poetic, even small houses where the local ethnic people including Red Dzao, Giay and H’mong are living together. Ta Van is especial delightful with its fertile terraced fields with green of corn and rice. Ta Van is also famous for variety specialty foods such as Muong Khuong’s horse meat, Van Habn’s sticky rice, and Muong Hum’ roast fish that you must try when you are here. When you visit Ta Van village in the spring festival, you will have chance to join the Giay’s folk games such as Rong Pooc, Nao Cong as well.

We hope that the above interesting information is helpful for you if you are planning a trip to Lao Cai.  We suggest get a local tour guide to discover the three best places in Lao Cai. Do not hesitate to contact us if you need the best guide for your journey.

Harry M