If you are passionate about rattan hunting, immediately take note of the great rattan hunting spots in Lao Cai, a place that today’s young people especially love. Each location has a breathtakingly beautiful scene of white clouds.
Immediately take note of rattan hunting locations in Lao Cai that everyone loves
1. Sapa town
One of the most famous cloud hunting spots in Lao Cai is Sapa town – known as the misty town. Coming here in winter, you will admire the beautiful white clouds, covering the mountains, villages and even the homestays and resorts where you are staying.
Visiting Sapa town, visitors can admire the beautiful sea of white clouds. Photo: @phk.linhh__
Sapa is often compared to a boat gliding on an ocean of white clouds because the clouds here are dense, white and cover the valleys. With the wind, the clouds move everywhere, flying up the mountains and drifting down to the villages, creating a beautiful picture of nature. Early morning in winter is often the best time to hunt clouds in Sapa.
At homestays, you can hunt for clouds without having to go far. Photo: @keng_napatachanatorn
To see the clouds in this town, visitors do not need to climb mountains, just go to places like Best View Sapa,… where there is a panoramic view of the wonderful sea of white clouds. The best time to watch clouds in Sapa is when the sun rises, shining golden sunlight onto the thick clouds. From town, you can also move to villages such as Hang Da village to enjoy the clouds more.
2. Fansipan
Fansipan is a familiar rattan hunting spot in Lao Cai that you cannot miss. Fansipan peak, the highest peak of Indochina in the Hoang Lien Son range, is an ideal place to view the sea of pure white clouds. Nowadays, getting to the top no longer requires trekking, you only need to use the cable car for 15 minutes to reach the top.
Visitors will be amazed by the view of the sea of clouds on top of Fansipan. Photo: @saradmaxx
Some young people joke that only people with ‘good character’ can hunt clouds on Fansipan peak. But in reality it’s not like that, you just need to come to Sapa in winter and be willing to get up early, you can easily see the beautiful clouds on top of this mountain. Experiencing the feeling of being surrounded by clouds, perhaps even touching them, will be an exciting experience.
Just standing here, you will immediately have a dreamlike photo of cloud hunting. Photo: @thang95
At the top of Fansipan, there are also spiritual tourist attractions with many pagodas with beautiful architecture. In particular, anyone who goes to the top of this mountain wants to check in at the 3,143 meter peak. In addition to hunting clouds, this is also a place to hunt snow on cold winter days that is popular with tourists.
3. Y Ty
Y Ty, an ideal destination in Lao Cai, especially attracts tourists with its dreamy beauty. This place is famous for its picturesque golden season scenery. However, in other seasons, Y Ty becomes a wonderful cloud hunting paradise, making anyone who experiences it fascinated.
Beautiful sea of clouds in Y Ty in spring. Photo: @trieuvanphotographer
Y Ty, a highland commune of Bat Xat district, is located at an altitude of over 1800 meters above sea level. This land is blessed by nature with majestic beauty, with majestic mountains, deep valleys and stretching terraced fields. The terrain and climatic conditions here also create ideal conditions for the formation of a sea of clouds, creating wonderful beauty throughout the villages of Y Ty.
Immerse yourself in the beautiful sea of white clouds on Y Ty peak. Photo: @tieu_tinh_linh___
Exploring Y Ty from September to April next year, you will be immersed in the feeling of floating in the sea of white clouds covering the village. Clouds hover, embracing the mountains and forests and small villages. With a thickness and uniformity like soap bubbles, rattan creates wonderful beauty. According to the experience of many tourists, you just need to come after a day of heavy rain and you will definitely see wonderful clouds.
In addition to Y Ty, Bat Xat, there is another destination for rattan hunting, Ngai Thau commune. This commune is located on the road passing through Y Ty, about 80 km from Lao Cai city center with rugged terrain. The road through the steep pass, the winding road, and many cat-eared rocks create a wild and attractive landscape.
Traveling to Y Ty from September to April next year, you will enjoy the feeling of touching the white clouds covering this commune. Clouds hover and hug the mountains, forests and villages. The clouds are thick and spongy like soap bubbles. Tourists’ experience of cloud hunting is that if they come after a day of heavy rain, they will definitely see beautiful clouds.
The experience of watching clouds at Ngai Thau is a wonderful experience for young people. Photo: @truong_thanh_tam89
Ngai Thau is inhabited by the Mong and Ha Nhi ethnic people with simple houses creating a majestic picture amidst the clouds and mountains. When hunting clouds here, visitors will encounter clouds flying absent-mindedly over the fields and through the mountains. Sometimes the clouds are so thick that they partially obscure the majesty of Ngai Thau.
Come to Ngai Thau in the golden season or winter to hunt clouds. Photo: @tetengg__hy
If you go to the cloud hunting location in Lao Cai in the fall, the scenery will become beautiful and magical like in a fairy tale. At this time, Ngai Thau terraced fields are ripe and shiny, every morning the clouds stretch and the bright sunlight decorates the picture of this place more magically.
Pay attention when hunting rattan in Lao Cai
Lao Cai has many wonderful cloud hunting spots waiting for tourists to explore. You can visit Sapa or other highland districts at your discretion. Consider the weather to choose a season with beautiful clouds to make your trip more perfect. Follow information on the travel community regularly to choose the most suitable time.
Monitor the weather to choose a suitable cloud hunting location. Photo: @zankim
Lao Cai is a province with high terrain, so when hunting clouds here, prepare warm clothes. The cloudy season is usually winter, so bring a thick coat, gloves, hat, etc. to have beautiful and warm cloud hunting photos.
Visitors should prepare appropriate clothing to take beautiful photos when hunting clouds. Photo: @phuonkinne_
The locations suggested here are all ideal places to hunt clouds without climbing or having to spend the night in the mountains. To enjoy the beauty of clouds, get up early and choose the most convenient place to stay. The clouds in Lao Cai are already very beautiful, but when the sun first appears, it will be even more wonderful.
Cloud hunting is a wonderful experience not to be missed when traveling to Lao Cai. Photo: @nguyenhoang.2402
Below are rattan hunting locations in Lao Cai with a few small suggestions to help you have a memorable rattan hunting trip in this wonderful land. If you love cloud hunting or are simply passionate about traveling to Lao Cai, come enjoy the wonderful beauty of clouds, mountains and endless terraced fields.