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Nhiu Co San and Lao Than Mountains in Lao Cai, Vietnam

Lao Cai Travel includes travel guide articles, blogs, pictures, photos, travel writings for adventure travel, budget tours, ecotourism in Lao Cai Province. AdventureGreen's team has shared a great deal of our life climbing mountains, motorcycling or trekking to remote villages in Lao Cai.

Except for Sapa, much of the province is not much visited by foreign travelers yet. We adore the highest mountain peaks of Vietnam here, the colorful ethnic people, the sublime nature, the untouched forests, the stunning rice terraces… AdventureGreen has a number of trekking tours, motorbike tours, mountain-climbing tours, mountain-biking tours and photography tours in Lao Cai.

  • Bac Ha

    Bac Ha ethnic market

    Bac Ha is a district of Lao Cai Province, located on a plateau with average elevation above 930m above sea level. Bac Ha has a cool climate all year around and is inhabited by 14 different ethnic minorities such as the Kinh, Hmong, Tay, Nung, Dao, Phu La, Hoa... Many of the ethnic groups in Bac Ha have maintained a lifestyle unchanged for centuries.

  • Car for Hire in Lao Cai Vietnam

    Lao Cai at night

    AdventureGreen provides easy and reliable car transfers and transportation in Lao Cai and Sapa Vietnam. Below you can find a list of popular routes and itineraries that travelers request us to provide cars/vehicles (4-seater, 7-seater, 16 seater, 29 seater, 35 seater, 45 seater) for.

  • Climbing Lao Than Mountain in Lao Cai

    Twilight over the mountains near Lao Than

    Lao Than Mountain is located in Y Ty Commune, Bat Xat, Lao Cai. The mountain is over 2,800m above sea level. I had read a few articles about the high mountains in the area and got plans for climbing them some time later, but I didn't plan to climb Lao Than on this trip which was meant to have been for a relaxing holiday in the cool climate of Y Ty. I was trying to escape the heat in Hanoi which increased from 20-25 Degrees Celsius to over 40 Degrees Celsius in a couple of days!!!

  • Ky Quan San (Bach Moc Luong Tu) Mountain

    Ky Quan San (Bach Moc Luong Tu) Mountain

    Ky Quan San Mountain (also known as Bach Moc Luong Tu Mountain), of which the peak is 3,046m above sea level, is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam. 

  • Lao Cai

    Mount Nhiu Co San in Bat Xat, Lao Cai

    Lao Cai is a mountainous province in the North-West of Vietnam sharing border with China, Yen Bai, Son La and Lai Chau Provinces. Lao Cai is home to a number of tourist attractions such as Sapa, Y Ty, Muong Khuong, Muong Hum, Bac Ha...which offer great opportunities for adventure travel such as mountain biking tours, trekking tours, motorbike tours, homestay tours…

  • Lao Cai Sustainable Tourism

    Golden rice terraces at The Pa Valley, Y Ty, Bat Xat, Lao Cai

    Lao Cai Province is located in the north-west of Vietnam, 380km from Hanoi. The province with mountainous terrain is home to the highest peaks in Vietnam. Besides, Lao Cai is home to many ethnic groups, some of whom live separated from the mainstream society and most of whom maintain their traditional culture unchanged for centuries.

  • Lao Cai to Promote Responsible Tourism

    Lao Cai to Promote Responsible Tourism

    By Troc Tran.

    3Dec2012, the provincial government of Lao Cai passed Decisions to

     - Officially recognize the tourist route in Bac Ha and Si Ma Cai Districts: Lao Cai - Bac Ha - Can Cau - Si Ma Cai - Ban Me - Chay River - Coc Ly - Lao Cai.

    - Allow the pilot opening of the tourist route (Bac Ha and Si Ma Cai Districts): Lao Cai - Bac Ha - Can Cau - Si Ma Cai - Quan Than San - Ta Van Chu - Bac Ha - Lao Cai for two years.

    - Officially recognize the tourist route in Muong Khuong District: Lao Cai - Ta Lam Waterfall - Ta Gia Khau - Ban Me - Lao Cai and Lao Cai - Lung Khau Nhin - Muong Hum - La Pan Tan - Ban Cam - Lao Cai.

  • Lao Than Mountain

    Lao Than Mountain, Lao Cai

    The Lao Than Mountain is located in Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province. The mountain is right on the border between Den Sang Commune to the southwest and Trinh Tuong Commune to the northeast, and Y Ty Commune to the northwest. Mount Lao Than is 2,860m above sea level and is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam.

  • Ngu Chi Son Mountain

    Ngu Chi Son Mountain, Lao Cai

    The Ngu Chi Son Mountain is Ngu Chi Son Commune (formerly known as Ta Giang Phinh or Ta Giang Phin Commune, and Ban Khoang Commune), Sapa District, Lao Cai Province. The mountain is also on the border with Son Binh Commune, Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province.

  • Nhiu Co San Mountain

    Nhiu Co San Mountain, Lao Cai

    Nhiu Co San Mountain, of which the peak is 2,965m above sea level, is among the highest mountain peaks in Vietnam. The mountain is located in Sang Ma Sao Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province in northwestern Vietnam.

  • O Quy Ho Pass between Sapa Lao Cai and Tam Duong Lai Chau

    O Quy Ho Pass between Sapa Lao Cai and Tam Duong Lai Chau

    The O Quy Ho Pass is the highest mountain pass in Vietnam with the highest point on 2,000m above sea level. This is along the longest pass in Vietnam with the total length of 50km

  • Pavie Path, Lao Cai – Lai Chau Travel Guide

    Pavie Path, Lao Cai – Lai Chau

    The Pavie Path was built by the French in 1927. The surface was paved with slabs of stone or gravel all the way for 70-80km of which only 15km remains nowadays.

  • Pu Ta Leng Mountain

    Pu Ta Leng Mountain, Lai Chau

    Pu Ta Leng Mountain, which is 3,049m above sea level, is on the border between Bat Xat District of Lao Cai Province and Tam Duong District of Lai Chau Province. In Lai Chau, the mountain is in Ho Thau Commune and Ta Leng Commune, Tam Duong District. In Lao Cai, the mountain is in Trung Leng Ho Commune, Bat Xat District.

  • Sapa

    Sapa, Lao Cai

    Sapa is a district of Lao Cai Province, in the North-West of Vietnam. The district of Sapa is like a huge valley running from north to south for 40km along the foot of the Hoang Lien Mountain Range. The district includes the eponymous capital town and several ethnic villages down the valley and on the mountain slopes.

  • Sapa - Best Time to Visit, Sapa Travel Guide

    A Black Hmong working on brocades at Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province

    Sapa is a popular tourist attraction in Vietnam. The little cloud-covered town is located in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam.

  • Sapa Travel Guide: Silver Waterfall

    Sapa Travel Guide: Silver Waterfall

    The Silver Waterfall in Sapa is a sublime waterfall of 200m high on the elevation of over 2,000m above sea level. The waterfall is 12km northwest of the centre of Sapa Town.

  • Ta Lien Son Mountain

    Ta Lien Son Mountain, Lai Chau

    Ta Lien Son Mountain, which is 2,996m above sea level, is right on the border between Lai Chau Province and Lao Cai Province. The Ta Lien Son Mountain Peak is located to the southwest of the Ky Quan San Peak and northwest of the Pu Ta Leng.

  • Trek Bach Moc Luong Tu Mountain (Ky Quan San) in Lao Cai - Part 1

    Breathtaking mountains on the trek to Bach Moc Luong Tu

    It had been raining in Lao Cai for over three weeks in a row and my adventure to Bach Moc Luong Tu Mountain (Ky Quan San) was delayed from one time to another. And it was coming towards Vietnam's National Holiday that it started to take a change for the better. I called A Tinh, my local Hmong tour guide, and asked him to prepare for the trek. We both hoped that the weather would be more favorable, or else we would go as planned anyway.

  • Trek Bach Moc Luong Tu Mountain (Ky Quan San) in Lao Cai - Part 2

    Sang Ma Sao where to start and conclude the trek to Bach Moc Luong Tu

    I woke up again at 05:00 in the morning and went out for a walk in the front lawn. It was a magical dawn with amazing colors on the horizon. The mountains nearby were partially covered in clouds. The whole scenery was indescribable! It looked like it was going to be a sunny and beautiful day.

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