Visit Lai Chau Hydropower Plant

Located more than 20 km from the district center, Muong Mo commune has 10 villages, with more than 680 households, nearly 3,000 people (7 ethnic groups living together). Resettlement to a new place of residence since mid-2014, after the Lai Chau Hydroelectricity Lake was formed, has brought the commune many conditions and potentials for tourism development. To admire the beauty of the lake bed, visitors can choose 2 transportation routes: waterway and road. Starting the journey of discovery by waterway, visitors board a boat from the hydroelectric wharf, it takes nearly 1 hour to reach the area near Tong Pit village of the commune, where the tourist route begins to discover the heroic beauty. the mountains of water along both sides of the hydroelectric lake. The first thing that impresses visitors is the strange sight of the oases surrounded by the immense blue water of the hydroelectric lake.

Boating along the lake, visitors can choose any island as a resting place, with mostly grass vegetation, these islands are like a green steppe, very suitable for camping and resting. eat, relax. For those who love to explore, the majestic cliffs along both sides of the lake are not to be missed, in the middle of the discovery journey, visitors will visit a wild cave, known as Sword Cave. The end point of the cave is the high mountain, where visitors can admire the whole majestic beauty of the water around the hydroelectric lake on clear blue days, or touch the clouds in the cloudy days. cloudy day.

For those who like winding roads and clouds covering the road in the Northwest highlands, they can choose the road route on Provincial Road 127 connecting the district center with Muong Mo commune with a length of more than 20km. Early morning dawn and late afternoon sunset are the best times to go on this route with golden sunshine mixed with sea of ​​clouds. Walking on the road, visitors are satisfied when they can see the whole beautiful scenery like a small bay on the surface of Lai Chau Hydroelectricity Lake. Thanks to the scientific planning after resettlement, most of the villages of Muong Mo commune are planned to be rebuilt on the premises right next to the lake bed area. Therefore, in addition to the roads that are invested in solidification, there are wharfs in the villages, which are very convenient for waterway traffic, making the trips of tourists more interesting. In addition, visitors can also visit residential areas, where preserving the beauty of folklore imbued with national identity. Admire the charm of ethnic girls through traditional costumes, sweet lyrics, captivating people’s hearts; A dance full of solidarity by the warm fire of the highland people.

Having the advantage of being close to a large hydroelectric lake, people in the commune, with the investment of the local government, have developed 300 fish cages on the lake bed. The development of sightseeing and discovery tourism associated with resting services on fish rafts is the direction that the government and people are building. Currently, some households have opened sightseeing and dining services right on their family’s fish cages. Coming here, visitors will enjoy the feeling of floating in the water and enjoy the strange taste of ethnic dishes such as pa ping top (grilled fish), ash-buried goby, bon soup, lam rice, cross octopus. , boiling five colors, roasted pig’s armpit, fish salad… Only eat once, visitors will remember forever…

Mr. Ha Van Rue – Head of Culture and Information Department of Nam Nhun district said: To develop the tourism industry of the district in general and of Muong Mo commune in particular, the district has developed a tourism development project in the area. with the goal of turning tourism into one of the spearhead economies of the district. In which, Muong Mo commune focuses on building a tourist attraction to explore on the lake bed of Lai Chau Hydroelectricity in association with visiting fish cage farming models called “There is such a river” in 2 days. night…

With the rare beauties of nature along with the attention of the authorities and local people, it is promised that tourism in Muong Mo commune will grow more and more, attracting many tourists to experience, visit and bring economic benefits to the people in the commune.