Crossing many misty high mountain ranges of the Northwest mountains and forests, arriving in Sapa, visitors will enter the Muong Hoa valley far away from the real world. Like a beautiful picture woven by the talented hands of nature – Muong Hoa creates melodious sounds of a peaceful place amidst the vastness.
Road to Muong Hoa valley
Located about 8km from Sapa town and in the Southeast, Muong Hoa valley belongs to Hau Thao commune, Muong Hoa. Every year, this place attracts many tourists because of its charming natural beauty. To reach this valley, visitors need to cross a pass located along a quite high mountain range with many steep roads that require steady steering.
For many people who love this foggy town of Sapa, Muong Hoa valley is like a specialty with its brilliant highlights, like a highlight amidst the silvery mist of the mist and the whiteness of the clouds and sky here. . But to enjoy this unique specialty, it takes a lot of effort: you have to fly high, choose a fulcrum halfway up the mountain to fully enjoy the panorama of that magical green maze.
In the past, tourists liked to climb halfway up the mountain to reward themselves with that breathtaking view. But not everyone has the strength to diligently hunt for beauty. Therefore, this rice season, when there is the Muong Hoa mountain climbing train, the opportunity to take in the view of an entire green slope from an altitude of 1,600 m becomes the reason why many domestic and foreign tourists come to the Northwest. .
What is beautiful about Muong Hoa Valley?
When talking about Muong Hoa valley, people often think of the two most distinctive and outstanding beauties: the rolling, winding terraced fields and the mysterious ancient stone beach.
Rolling terraced fields
Sapa has many terraced fields, but the most beautiful and largest is Muong Hoa valley. Only once seeing the terraced fields here can you understand why people voted Sapa’s terraced fields as one of the most beautiful terraced fields in the world. Terraced fields in Muong Hoa valley lie winding along the hillsides, forming a beautiful tilted pan shape.
Even in the pouring water season, it still has a beauty that captivates visitors.
In the summer when the rice is growing, the terraced fields here are full of vitality, gentle like a green silk strip winding in the middle of nature.
In the fall, the whole valley seems to be wearing a shiny yellow coat of rice in full bloom, ripe and shiny as if it were plated with gold. A scene like the stairs to heaven, not found everywhere.
Mysterious Sapa ancient stone beach
Discovered more than 100 years ago, Sapa ancient stone field has an area of about 8km2 with nearly 200 stone blocks, stretching across the Muong Hoa valley.
Stone blocks with strange shapes, many sandstone rocks, strange symbols whose origin and meaning are still unknown carry many cultural mysteries of primitive times. On the stone slabs in the ancient stone field, unique and strange patterns are carved such as terraced fields, human figures, stilt houses, roads or writing. Besides, it is not uncommon to find patterns with difficult-to-understand shapes. Each pattern carved on the stone makes visitors and researchers curious and startled by the mystery.
Sapa ancient stone field is a precious heritage of the Northwest land and of Vietnam. After nearly 100 years since its discovery, Sapa’s ancient stone field has increasingly attracted a large number of domestic and international tourists to admire.
Flower Stream
One point you cannot miss when visiting Muong Hoa valley is the Hoa stream stretching about 15km along the valley. Like a soft silk strip nestled in the valley, winding along the terraced fields, Hoa stream passes through the communes of Lao Chai, Ta Van, Hau Thao… and ends in Ho village. In the ripe rice season, the golden color from the rice fields reflects on the clear water, reflecting the blue sky and clouds, increasing the magical beauty of Muong Hoa valley.
Which month should I go to Muong Hoa?
Muong Hoa Valley has its own unique beauty in all four seasons:
- March to May: Sapa’s weather is stable and cool, very convenient for tourists to explore the valley. This is also the time when Sapa has a mild climate, early in the morning it welcomes warm rays of sunlight, and at night it will be cold. The terraced fields in the valley during this time were covered with a cool green color.
- September to November: This is the time loved by many tourists because this is when the terraced fields wear a brilliant yellow coat. The whole valley seemed to light up a sky of ripe rice, the fragrant rice scent blending into the peaceful space, a sweet scene that everyone should admire once in their life.
- December to February: Visitors can watch the romantic snowfall in the valley and enjoy the strange cold of the Northwest highlands.
In addition, coming to Muong Hoa valley on New Year, visitors can participate in community fun activities of the ethnic groups here. Tourists will understand more about the unique cultural features of the Red Dao, Giay, H’mong… and experience the interesting life of ethnic minorities in the northern mountains.
Considered a green pearl located in the middle of the mountains and forests, Muong Hoa valley is always one of the most attractive names for tourists in Sapa. If you have the opportunity to go to Sapa, it is impossible not to visit Muong Hoa.