Hoang Su Phi is one of the most undiscovered of Ha Giang, Vietnam. The region has been separated from the mainstream culture until lately. The capital city of Hoang Su Phi District is 60km from Tan Quang City and 100km from Ha Giang city central.

How Hoang Su Phi is unique?

Traveling to Hoang Su Phi nowadays, visitors will be charmed by the pristine beauty of the wild mountains. Especially the authentic tradition of the local ethnic minorities groups. Such as. Nung, H'mong, Tay and Ha Nhi People. If you visit Hoang Su phi market on Sunday. It operates as Bac Ha Sunday market in Sapa. You will have a great chance to see and know how people life and culture trading though the market.

The best time to visit Hoang Su Phi is in summer. Because of this, its harvesting time. The crop starts from the beginning of May. They float and flood terrace areas with their irrigation systems. In those times their subjects look like bits of a curved mirror. Rice grows up, in this time their subjects have various green shade with different tones.

If you are a photographer so you should come here on Sept and Oct. Rice terrace areas in the harvest season look like an image, with various colors. Rugged mountains, lush valleys, endless skies - let alone some of the worlds most beautify terrace rice fields. Hoang Su Phi of Vietnam's Ha Giang province is an ideal for the nature lover.

Visit a locale which is as vibrant in culture as it's in its history, magnificently mixing tradition with waves of thought. Whether you are looking for an intrepid outdoor adventure among the components or a leisurely getaway. Hoang Su Phi is bound to satisfy your desire for vacation Vietnam. The Heart of Culture. The very heart of Hoang Su Phi hiking revolves around its most unique terraced rice fields.

Producing up to 27, 000 tons of rice annually, the site includes a part of a sustainable agriculture industry as well as serving ethnic importance, with guys tilling the soil whilst the women clean and transplant rice seedlings. The province's rice fields aren't only a significant contributor to food and tourism. But also this is home of many ethnic minorities of Vietnam. Such as Mong, La Chi, Dao and Nung, which makes an appeal to it. Its cultural and social appeal, along with its magnificent history and the natural heritage has helped to induce Vietnam tourism sector, which makes the country probably the most famous touristic sites in Southeast Asia.

Although the system is centuries old, skilled craftsmanship of people that tend the field has maintained its fertile floor artfully with the usage of a simple yet powerful bamboo infrastructure to transmit water around the mountainside and applying age-old knowledge of caring for the property. Now travelers from around the globe are embarking on a Hoang Su Phi tour to discover the numerous jewels of this magnificent province. Take a trip to the northeast of Vietnam and a witness the art and beauty of probably the most beautiful terrace rice fields in the world.

Best time to travel to Hoang Su Phi

As a highland district, the terrain is strongly divided. Hoang Su Phi has many sub-regions of climate, soil and different natural landscapes. So when traveling to Hoang Su Phi, you can refer to and choose a suitable time to travel as below.

Spring is the time when the unique festivals of Hoang Su Phi are organized. This occasion is also the season for photographing peach, pear and tea plantations.

Between April and June is the rice planting season. Coming to Hoang Su Phi on this occasion. You will admire the scenic beauty of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields during the pouring season.

From the middle of September, every year begins in the ripe rice season in the northern mountainous provinces in general and Hoang Su Phi terraced fields in particular. At this point, Hoang Su Phi is the most favorite, spoiled for taking photos of long terraced fields on the slopes.

At the end of the year, when entering the northern winter. If you are not afraid of the cold, you can go to Hoang Su Phi to explore Tay Con Linh and Chieu Lau Thi to hunt clouds and, snow.

How to go to Hoang Su Phi?

Public transport

From My Dinh bus station every day, there are a lot of passenger car beds located in Ha Giang, departure time is usually around 8-9pm, until about 5 am, you will be at Ha Giang bus station.

You can choose to rent a motorbike in Ha Giang, after the bus takes you to the bus station, then take the car and from here move back to QL2 to Tan Quang, then turn to DT177 to Hoang Su Phi.

There is another route that can run a motorbike to Hoang Su Phi to go to Thanh Thuy border gate and cross Tay Con Linh to Hoang Su Phi.

Private vehicles

For those who use personal vehicles, there are many options to discover Hoang Su Phi. From Hanoi, it is possible to choose the NH2 direction to Hoang Su Phi. After going to Hoang Su Phi, turn to Xin Man, Bac Ha and return to Hanoi by Yen Bai road. Going this schedule will be a circle, no need to return to the original path.

Accommodation in Hoang Su Phi

Hoang Su Phi is one of Ha Giang's localities with a very developed network of ecotourism sites and community tourism. Because of the support from a non-governmental organization that helps Ha Giang province in planning Hoang Su Phi tourism activities. In communes such as Ban Phung, Ho Thau, Thong Nguyen ... all homestays are invested by local people to welcome tourists. These facilities also have a full range of basic services and also local meals.