Moc Chau plateau - beautiful dreamy ~ Sharing Vietnam Travel Experiences

Dec 20, 2014

Moc Chau plateau - beautiful dreamy

MocChau Highland situates 1050m high above the sea level. About 200 km to the North-west of Hanoi, this highland is 80km in length and 25km in width. The area covered by fields is about 1600 ha.

Loong-Luong village in Moc Chau

It is not overconfident to state that MocChau is the greatest resource for Son La’sand North-western Vietnam’s tourism. Among all the special characteristics of the highland, the most precious resource of MocChau is its climate. This land has an annual average temperature of 20oC and a much more favorable winter compared to other parts of the region.

The most typical tourism activity in MocChau is sightseeing. Indeed, there are hundreds of natural sites that can take your breath away. In addition, the highland’s collection of traditional festivals is another thing that attracts tourists from all over the country.

Dai Yem waterfall

Some of the places to check out are: Son MocHuong Cave, ChienVien Pagoda, Dai Yem Waterfall, PhiengLuong Peak, endless pine forests, and the villages of the Dao ethnic groups. The music of ethnic people spreads all over the highland while the delicious traditional dishes and the local souvenirs enchant the tourists.

Besides, the highland is also close to many other attractions of the province such as XuanNha – Sop Cop ecotourism site. This is another place where you can find an immense area of primitive forest and many scarce animal species

Moc Chau milk:

Visiting Moc Chau Plateau, one will surely never forget the image of herds of dairy cows grazing on immense green pastures. At present, there are 500 households in the district engaged in raising dairy cows to provide milk to Moc Chau Milk.

Each household raises at least 10-20 dairy cows and some families raise even one hundred dairy cows. Thanks to dairy farming, many of them have become billionaires. To develop the herds of dairy cows, the local farmers have received much support capital from Moc Chau Milk to buy breeding dairy cows.

Miss cow

Moc Chau homestay in Vietnam

The splendidly scenic Moc Chau plateau is home to wonderful mountains and a variety of rich agriculture. This is a great place to explore, full of wild trails, deep valleys, remote villages.

The house is a traditional stilt house located in the heart of a black Thai village. Visitors of the homestay will soak up the socio-cultural environment of this charming village and its people.

To enhance the local way and offer guests an authentic experience, the traditional bedding has been preserved: simple but comfortable enough with hand-made mattresses and blankets.

The bathroom facilities feature 4 cabins, each equipped with western-standards toilets, sink and shower. Water is solar-heated.

Try some of the best cuisine from the mountainous areas of North Vietnam. Homemade food, it’s simple but greedy.

While simply walking throughout the village and its surrounding already offers great insight into the local cultures and landscapes, specific routes and trails to the wildest parts of the region are awaiting to be walked or ridden.

Travel tips:

Biking: Several routes are available, the range goes from peaceful easy cycling to rough and tough mountain biking.

Trekking: Depending on the level of difficulty you’re expecting and your time available, various areas and itineraries can feed your eager for big outdoors.

Agro-tourism: Moc Chau is rich in agricultural activities and agro-food processing.

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