Na Luong Village, Lai Chau, with its fresh, peaceful scenery and unique cultural features of the Lao ethnic group, offers visitors many unforgettable travel experiences.
Where is Na Luong village?
Na Luong Village, Lai Chau is one of the beautiful villages in the Northwest, located in Na Tam Commune, Tam Duong District. From National Highway 4D to here is only about 7km, the road is relatively easy to travel, convenient for tourists to visit and experience. This village is home to Lao ethnic people with more than 500 people.
Na Luong Village is located in Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province. Photo: @sonduc211
Lai Chau has many beautiful villages and Na Luong is one of the typical examples. With a full convergence of natural landscapes and long-standing traditional cultural values, Na Luong is qualified to develop into a community tourism village. In the future, this village is expected to attract many domestic and foreign tourists.
This beautiful village is located near the poetic Nam Mu River. Photo: BDA Trip
If you have ever explored beautiful villages when traveling to Lai Chau , you will surely be excited to come to Na Luong. This place has pristine, fresh and peaceful natural landscapes. Staying here for 1-2 days, visitors can also discover more about the typical customs of the Lao ethnic people, learn about brocade weaving, wet rice cultivation and explore interesting cultural activities.
Na Luong Village, Lai Chau – a beautiful village with many interesting experiences
Coming to Na Luong village, Lai Chau is a journey that takes visitors through winding mountain slopes, experiencing the beautiful original roads of the Northwest region. When you come to this village, you will encounter a green picture of immense fields and deep old forests appearing before your eyes.
Peaceful scenery in Na Luong village. Photo: vietsensetravel
On the way back to the village, you will pass by the poetic Nam Mu River, flowing slowly through the green rice fields. Then when going deep into Na Luong village, you will see the traditional stilt houses of the Lao people appear before your eyes. Perhaps the houses here were built a long time ago, with a rustic, simple color.
Visiting Na Luong, tourists can enjoy the peaceful and relaxing scenery. Photo: Lai Chau Tourism
Somewhere in the late afternoon, the blue smoke of the afternoon floats under the shade of ancient trees, making the scene even more peaceful and strangely pleasant. Those are beautiful moments that you want to slow down to fully feel the beauty of Na Luong Lai Chau village.
Coming to this village, tourists have the opportunity to learn about the life of the Lao people. Photo: Lai Chau Tourism
During the trip to explore Na Luong village, in addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery of this village, visitors also have the opportunity to learn about the lives of the Lao people here. In Na Luong, Lao people live by growing rice and weaving traditional brocade. Every activity of the local people is an opportunity for visitors to experience and understand more about the people of Na Luong.
Lao people live in traditional stilt houses, weave brocade, grow rice,… Photo: Lai Chau GOV
Na Luong women are very good at growing mulberry, raising silkworms, weaving, etc. Coming to the village, you will see women diligently weaving, embroidering, and decorating their clothes with beautiful patterns. Meanwhile, the men in the village will take care of the farming, they are very good at carpentry, weaving, making wooden furniture, fishing, etc.
Coming to the village, visitors will enjoy delicious dishes. Photo: vietsensetravel
Nowadays, the Lao people in Na Luong village, Lai Chau, still maintain a self-sufficient life. When visiting this village, you will have the opportunity to enjoy delicious dishes such as grilled stream fish, wild vegetables, bamboo rice, etc., full of the culinary essence of the Northwest countryside. Because the dishes are all made from fresh ingredients in the village, they have a unique flavor, and you will remember them forever after eating them once.
Visiting this beautiful village, tourists will have the opportunity to better understand the lives of the indigenous people. Photo: Lai Chau Tourism
One of the traditional dishes of Na Luong is grilled fish, also known as pa lam. People catch fish from the Nam Mu River, then grill it until fragrant and enjoy. Each family has a different way of marinating and grilling the fish, but all retain the fresh, sweet, and rich taste of the fish when enjoying it.
Indigenous Lao people with many unique traditional cultural and artistic activities. Photo: ban.lovan.505
Discovering Na Luong, in addition to the above activities, visitors also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the unique cultural space of the Lao people. These are folk dances combined with flute and panpipe sounds on festivals, weddings, etc., creating an extremely bustling and unique atmosphere. The more visitors experience in the village, the more they understand the diversity of Northwest culture in Vietnam.
Notes when exploring Na Luong village Lai Chau
Na Luong Village, Lai Chau is beautiful in every season, but perhaps the most beautiful are spring and autumn. In spring, this village is immersed in the white color of plum blossoms and the pink color of fresh peach blossoms. In autumn, the golden ripe rice fields add to the poetic beauty of Na Luong. Depending on the travel schedule, visitors can choose the right time to explore this village.
If you have the chance, please visit Na Luong village once. Photo: vietsensetravel
In 2013, Na Luong became a community tourism village. Therefore, visitors to this village can stay in the stilt houses of the villagers, experience the activities of eating, staying and living with the local people. From there, you will understand more about the unique culture of the Lao people here.
Na Luong Village, Lai Chau is a beautiful, peaceful and special village that tourists should visit if they have the chance. Located in Tam Duong district, this village is also conveniently connected to other tourist attractions such as Tac Tinh waterfall , Tien Son cave, Hon village, etc., helping tourists have a fun, complete and memorable trip.