Lai Chau, a remote small town, reached after a high mountain pass and a spectacular descent is nested in a deep verdant valley which has the oddity of being one of the hottest places in Vietnam in the summer.
Lai Chau includes such travel destinations as Phong Tho, Tam Duong, Muong Lay, Muong Te and Sin Ho we different trekking, hiking tours are arranged by the Hanoi based tour operator Lotussia. Motorcycle tours and biking tours are also available.
The capital of the province, the town of the same name, Lai Chau, is situated in a valley near the junction of the Nam Ron River and the Da River.
Lai Chau province is populated by up to 23 ethnic groups, most notably the Thai and the H’Mong.
The scenery between Muong Lay and Phong Tho is some of the most spectacular scenery you can see in the Far Northwest of Vietnam. The mountains are striking with abrupt peaks and on a clear day you can see many of the even larger peaks rising from the Chinese side of the border. Around Phong Tho is as close as you will get to the Chinese frontier in this part of the country.
Being so rarely visited this is a corner of Vietnam that has more to offer the adventurous traveller than the regular backpacker. Its local people carry on much as they always have and the region is home to many different ethnic minorities. The region borders on both Laos and China however border crossings are not possible here.
Source: http://lotussiatravel.biz/destination/vietnam/lai-chau/lai-chau-vietnam/
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