O Quy Ho Pass is a favorite destination that attracts many tourists when coming to Sapa. As one of the Four Great Peaks of the Northwest Mountains, O Quy Ho Pass will definitely be the ultimate check-in spot with its wild and poetic beauty of the mountains and forests. Let’s explore with MYTOUR.ASIA to see what is so beautiful about O Quy Ho Pass that makes tourists so fascinated!
Overview of O Quy Ho Pass
O Quy Ho Pass is the largest and most beautiful pass in Sapa , and also the longest pass in the Northwest region. The pass is known by many names such as O Quy Ho Pass, Hoang Lien Son Pass or May Pass. The pass is located right next to National Highway 4D running through Hoang Lien Son range, bordering Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces.
Located at an altitude of 200m above sea level, with dangerous curves, a length of 50km, and clouds covering the top of the pass all year round, this pass has made other famous passes such as Ma Pi Leng (20km), Pha Din (32km long) or Khau Pha (40km) become small. Perhaps that is why O Quy Ho Pass is known as the “uncrowned king” of the “four great mountain passes” of the Northwest.
O Quy Ho Pass – the longest and most beautiful pass in Sapa
Previously, you had to ride a motorbike along Highway 4D to reach the pass, but now there is a safer and more convenient way, which is to take the cable car . You can buy a cable car ticket at the station (buy a ticket to visit Fansipan peak). You will move from Fansipan peak in Thac Bac area, then go to Tram Ton, then go about 4-5 km along Highway 4D to reach the top of O Quy Ho pass.
Conquer O Quy Ho Pass easily by cable car
O Quy Ho Pass has its own beauty in each different season. The time to go will depend on what you want to experience here.
In summer: the weather is quite cool, pleasant, a little chilly and less foggy, suitable for traveling. However, you should only go on the pass on the Lao Cai side because the Lai Chau side is very hot at this time.
In winter: The weather in Lai Chau is more pleasant in winter, with a bit of sunshine at noon, while Lao Cai is completely covered in fog, even with freezing snow. If you intend to travel to O Quy Ho at this time, remember to bring all the necessary items such as warm clothes or gloves. In addition, the most ideal time to travel to O Quy Ho pass is in the late afternoon when the sunset covers the entire Northwest. And book a night at a hotel to travel to the pass to welcome the sunrise in the morning, this moment will not disappoint you.
Admire the gentle sunset covering the mountains and forests of the Northwest in orange color 
Make a plan with friends to check-in the most beautiful snowfall of the year at O Quy Ho pass
If you are visiting a place for the day, you don’t need to pack too much. You should prepare your identification documents, cash, a jacket, a map, a medicine bag, sports shoes, and some water and snacks for when you get hungry.
Many people often mistake the Heaven Gate on Ham Rong Mountain for the Heaven Gate on O Quy Ho when coming to Sapa. Actually, there are two Heaven Gates in Sapa. One is on Ham Rong Mountain, located right near Sapa Town, the other Heaven Gate is the peak of O Quy Ho Pass that we are talking about. However, Ham Rong Heaven Gate has nothing for you to visit. Therefore, when coming to Sapa, everyone should pay attention to this place so as not to waste this trip.
2.Instructions on how to get to O Quy Ho Pass
O Quy Ho Pass is about 50km long and is located on Highway 4D. Therefore, to reach the pass, visitors must find their way from Sapa town to Highway 4D. If the starting point is Sapa town and the stopping point is the top of the pass, the distance is about 15km. You start from the town (bus station), drive along Dien Bien Phu street, pass Bac waterfall for 12km, continue straight to reach the top of the pass. Or you can ask the people in town and they will show you the shortest way to O Quy Ho Pass.
3.Unique things of O Quy Ho pass
3.1 Creepy mountain passes
O Quy Ho Pass is the longest pass in Vietnam as of 2020. On both sides of the pass, one side is a bottomless abyss, the other side is steep cliffs. Danger warning signs are erected on both sides of the road. Usually, backpackers choose a route so that when they return through O Quy Ho, it is already dusk. On full moon nights, the moonlight slant down the towering cliffs, casting shadows on the bends, when viewed from the side like a majestic ink painting, it is truly a magical touch. If you stand close to a corner of the bend next to the steep cliffs, you will hear the silent, creepy breath of the mountains and forests.
The roads that take you to the top of the dangerous pass
Right at the foot of O Quy Ho Pass, towards Sapa is Silver Waterfall – one of the 10 most beautiful waterfalls in Lao Cai. The waterfall pours down day and night creating white foam, this majestic waterfall has amazed many domestic and foreign tourists when coming here. Besides, Love Waterfall is also a famous place that attracts many couples to Sapa. Not as big as Silver Waterfall, Love Waterfall has a soft, gentle beauty.
Silver Waterfall – one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sapa
The gentle, poetic beauty of Love Waterfall – a favorite place of many couples
After passing through the majestic waterfalls, you will conquer the top of O Quy Ho Pass, also known as O Quy Ho Heaven Gate, Sapa Heaven Gate. You will regret coming to Sapa and skipping this place. At the top of the pass, you will see the majestic Hoang Lien Son range immersed in a sea of white clouds and mist. Moreover, in each season, O Quy Ho Heaven Gate Lai Chau will give you a different beautiful scene, such as golden terraced fields or sparkling in the pouring water season.
In addition, at this place, people have built a coffee shop named O Quy Ho Cafe. What could be better than enjoying a cup of hot coffee in a misty space with rolling mountains. This will definitely be a memorable experience in your journey to experience the beauty of the mountainous region.
O Quy Ho Heaven Gate allows you to fully enjoy the beauty of the pass from an altitude of 1950m. 
There’s nothing better than sipping a cup of warm coffee with the cool mist on the top of the pass.
At an altitude of 2,073m above sea level, the top of the pass is a sea of clouds floating with mist. Therefore, O Quy Ho Pass Lao Cai is famous as an ideal cloud hunting spot, one of the beautiful and wild Northwest tourist destinations with extremely cool check-in photos.
4.What to eat when coming to O Quy Ho pass
You will easily come across small shops set up for tourists to rest and enjoy special dishes. Inside, mountain specialties are prepared such as grilled meat skewers, corn, potatoes, cassava, grilled eggs or bamboo rice… In addition, there are other specialties such as buffalo jerky, suckling pig, wild chicken…
Piglet – a dish that tourists cannot miss 
Must-try specialties when visiting the Northwest mountains and forests
5.Some very impressive images
Crossing O Quy Ho pass to visit the beauty of Sapa’s heaven gate immersed in fog 
Check-in every corner of O Quy Ho pass 
The beautiful scenery at O Quy Ho Pass will make you want to return to the Northwest mountains and forests many times. 
You will have lifetime photos when coming to this place.
It is not surprising that O Quy Ho Pass is listed as one of the four great mountain passes in Vietnam. O Quy Ho Pass is a masterpiece of nature so majestic and poetic that anyone who visits it once will never forget it. So what are you waiting for? Schedule your trip to Sapa town and visit O Quy Ho Pass. Surely you will enjoy what MYTOUR.ASIA has shared above!