Visit Moc Chau

I . Means of transportation to Moc Chau

If going from Hanoi, you can choose to ride a motorbike or take a bus. Along the way, you can admire and enjoy countless majestic landscapes of the Northwest mountains.

1. Going to Moc Chau by motorbike

You follow the road from Hanoi to Thang Long Avenue, turn left to Xuan Mai, follow Highway 6 to Hoa Binh. Going near the center of Hoa Binh, there is a signpost to Son La. Then go uphill to Cun, and go straight along Highway 6 to Cao Phong from here, just keep going straight. On the way through Thung Khe, remember to stop and take pictures. This is a beautiful place not to be missed when checking in on the way to Moc Chau.

 

White Stone Pass (Thung Khe Pass) (collection source)

2. Take a bus to Moc Chau

Catch a bus at My Dinh bus station, the bus runs regularly and continuously from 9am to 10pm. Ticket price from 120k – 150k/person. Reputable car companies you can refer to such as Hai Van specializes in providing buses from Hanoi – Moc Chau, Hai Nam, Ket Doan, Ngoc Thuan, Tuan Hien…

II. When is it appropriate to travel to Moc Chau?

Each season, Moc Chau wears different clothes. Sometimes it’s pictures of green meadows stretching endlessly, fields of white cabbage as far as the eye can see, sometimes pink bands of peach color, pure white shirts filled with the vitality of plum flowers… Before Tet and After the Lunar New Year (around the end of January, to the end of February of the solar calendar): peach and plum blossoms bloom white in every corner of Moc Chau.

Peach blooms on Tet (collection source)

Plum blossoms bloom white in the whole village (collection source)

March is the time when the Northwest Ban flowers bloom in the forest. Around March 26 of the solar calendar, there is a festival of Het Cha.

From October to February of the solar calendar: white mustard flowers, wild sunflowers bloom. Mid-November is the blooming time of white canola flowers, yellow wild sunflowers, five-color flowers mixed with red poinsettia flowers on Moc Chau.

Wild sunflowers bloom on both sides of the road (source Zing.vn)

Canola flowers bloom all over the Moc Chau plateau (collection source)

Around April to August of the solar calendar: Moc Chau climate is much cooler than Hanoi, there are no flowers but there are plums and peaches for you to pick (the full fruit season is from April to June).

At the beginning of September, there was a very big Independence Day, attracting the Mong people at home and abroad to attend.

H’mong children on Independence Day (collectible source)

III. Hotels in Moc Chau

1. Bơ House

Bo House is located right in the farm town of Moc Chau. The rustic, idyllic and feeling of closeness will be what you feel as soon as you step into the homestay with this sweet name.

Bo House is like a second home for everyone, every corner of this house is lovely, small and familiar. There is a cool veranda with small tables and chairs, and a small kitchen just like the corner of the kitchen where mom makes rice every morning.

The accommodation is beautiful, the price is affordable and the living space is fresh – nothing to complain about this homestay!

2. Moc Chau Arena Village

Moc Chau Arena Village is located in the farm town of Moc Chau, 5 km from the center of Moc Chau town, easy to visit tourist attractions such as: Bat cave, Dai Yem waterfall, Ang village pine forest, heart tea hill, dairy farms…

Interior of Arena Village (collectible source)

Tourists picking tea on the hill (collection source)

Hearty meal at Arena Village (collectible source)

3. Muong Thanh Luxury

Muong Thanh Luxury Moc Chau is designed with inspiration from European-style architectural works. Located in the middle of the farm town of Moc Chau, where the surrounding landscape is picturesque, the hotel becomes a prominent highlight, both modern, superficial but equally poetic. With 169 rooms of 5-star standard, the hotel is capable of meeting the resting needs of more than 350 guests.

Luxury interior of Muong Thanh (collectible source)

Classic style with expensive view (collectible source)

The cafe below the hotel (collection source)

Or choose other cheap hotels in Moc Chau such as:

IV. Tourist places should go when coming to Moc Chau

1. Five Dongs Ban On

Ngu Dong Ban On is a complex of beautiful, technical caves and a tourist attraction attracting tourists in Moc Chau. This place has unspoiled beauty, with a system of 5 caves located deep under the mountain with beautiful shapes bestowed by nature. With unspoiled natural beauty, Ngu Dong Bao Son is increasingly an interesting destination for many lowland tourists.

The five caves in Ngu Dong Ban On are compared to the theory of the five elements of Kim, Moc, Thuy, Hoa, and Tho, and all have a beautiful system of stalactites, crystallized over thousands of years, creating many impressive shapes.

To get to Ngu Dong Ban On Street, visitors can go by many different means, follow a group of cars or go on a motorbike trip. But in any form, go to Moc Chau junction, turn right to the farm, then continue 7 km will see the signpost to Ngu Dong Ban On.

2. Pine forest in Ban Ang

Ang village in Dong Sang commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province has a cool plateau climate, with poetic and charming natural scenery. Ban Ang Lake is likened to a mirror reflecting all four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter of heaven and earth. Coming to Ban Ang pine forest, visitors can take a walk along the lake, explore the pine forest, camp in the middle of nature to forget all their daily worries. Couples can rent bicycles to watch the sunset, or rent a paddle boat to enjoy the cool breeze in the middle of the lake. The combination of modern and wild will create interesting experiences for anyone who sets foot in this land.

3. Dai Yem Waterfall

Dai Yem waterfall (Nang waterfall, Ban Vat waterfall) is located in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province. The waterfall falls day and night in a white, noisy manner, not only giving visitors the enjoyment of a mysterious and magnificent scene of heaven and earth, but also a refreshing feeling when being immersed in the breath of the wind. cool water. Dai Yem Waterfall is most beautiful in April to September every year, because at this time, the amount of water pouring in is high, the entire 70m wide waterfall is a white curtain of water, both majestic and poetic. Seen from afar, the waterfall looks like a “band of bibs” between heaven and earth.

4. Heart tea hill

The way to Tim Tea Hill (about 15km from the center of Moc Chau town to the northeast) – from town, you follow To Hieu street, then Le Thanh Nghi street – pass the market at km 70, then turn left along provincial road 104 – Go through the People’s Committee of Moc Chau farm town about 4km, then turn right for about 1km to reach the Heart-shaped Tea Hill (located on the way to Ngu Dong Ban On, and there is a signboard at this turn). The heart-shaped tea hill symbolizes vitality and love, skillfully created by farmers and becomes an impressive destination for tourists near and far.

5. Pha Luong Peak

Pha Luong Mountain is about 30km from Moc Chau, located between the border of Vietnam and Laos. Although it is only at an altitude of nearly 2,000m, it is a challenging mountain, requiring endurance and courage for anyone who wants to conquer by the journey to the border post, the gathering point to start climbing. , is the real challenge. At the same time, the road to the top of the mountain is very steep, far from other peaks in the North. Therefore, the process of climbing to the top takes 3-4 hours. Conquering Pha Luong peak, you will be immersed in the magical sea of ​​clouds, breathing in the wind and sky at an altitude of more than 2000m.

6. Bang stream ghost cave

From the center of Moc Chau, to Suoi Bang, you should follow the road with beautiful views on both sides of the road. You can ride a motorbike through To Mua commune, full of tea with beautiful steep slopes, to the center of the commune, where there are still about 80 ghost caves, each cave usually has from 1 to 35 coffins.

Coming to the ghost cave after Bang stream, visitors will hear about the origin story of this ghost cave, people discovered signs that the corpses in the coffins belonged to the cannibal tribe.

7. Moc Chau Tropical Flower Garden

With an area of ​​​​over 12 hectares, the flower garden in Dong Sang commune, Moc Chau is increasingly being expanded and more diverse types of flowers. Coming here, you can see how meticulous the people care and prune their flowers, they cherish and cherish the flowers and produce succulent petals. It can be said that this is a sub-garden of Da Lat that visitors do not have to go far to admire the beautiful flower fields. If you have the opportunity to come to Moc Chau, do not miss the opportunity to visit this flower paradise!

8. Bat Cave

Another attractive destination for tourists is Bat Cave (also known as Son Moc Huong Cave. Located in the northeast of town with an area of ​​6,915 m2, Bat Cave with strange stalactite shapes. The inside of the cave or the road to the cave is gracefully meandering… has attracted a large number of visitors.From Hanoi to Son La town along Highway 6, Bat Cave is located in the center of Moc Chau town, in The mountain range on the right is 165 meters from Highway 6. From Highway 6 to the cave you have to climb 240 steps to reach the cave entrance.

V. Specialties in Moc Chau

1. Buffalo meat in the kitchen

Kitchen buffalo meat is a specialty dish of Thai people in Moc Chau. When making, people cut the meat into lead-style pieces and cut them along the grain, then smoked with the smoke of charcoal from the rocky mountains. Looks dark brown outside, when torn inside, the natural red color – a unique characteristic of Son La kitchen buffalo meat – when chewed in the mouth, the sweetness of the meat lingers, blending with the aroma of mountain wood smoke. stone and a little spicy of wild pepper. Eating grilled dried buffalo meat, we can feel the sweet aroma of buffalo meat, the smoky smell of the mountains and forests, the richness of the combination of seasonings such as lemongrass, chili, garlic, and pepper… These are the typical flavors. The above has created an attraction for highland specialties.

2. Calves

Young veal is selected with enough lean fat, skin and thinly sliced, blanched in boiling water to marinate spices including ginger, pepper, lemongrass, satay… The dish impresses any guest by the young pieces of veal. Sweet and soft are sautéed in hot oil, giving off a fragrant aroma. You can easily see restaurants selling veal on the highway 6, especially some in Chieng Di sub-area or Cong Truong Moc Chau town. The price of each small plate of veal chao is from 100,000 to 150,000 VND, the large plate for 4 people to eat from 150,000 to 200,000 VND

3. Suoi Bang rock snail

Bang stream stone snail is a specialty of Moc Chau because of its delicious taste, different from the usual snails. Coming to Moc Chau, you should pre-order Bang stream stone snails with motels or restaurants to enjoy the freshest snails. Snails are processed in many ways, the most common are cooking soup, making mango salad, and boiling with lemongrass.

4. Grilled stream fish

Moc Chau stream fish are usually not large, just as big as a finger, as big as a knife handle, stream fish do not have a fishy taste. There are many ways to cook fish from Moc Chau stream, fried, grilled, etc. The fish is caught, lighted on the side of the stream so that it can be saved for a long time or sold to restaurants in town. Moc Chau stream fish is fried to a crispy golden brown, with a fatty taste.

5. Mustard greens

Although Moc Chau cabbage is a bit bitter, it is a favorite dish of many tourists and a favorite dish of locals. Cabbage is grown a lot in Moc Chau because the cool climate here is suitable for the growth and development of the plant, just needs watering and is less susceptible to pests and diseases. This specialty clean vegetable dish is processed into different dishes such as dipping hot pot, cooking soup, stir-frying beef, chicken or simply boiled to serve diners.

6. Fresh cow’s milk

The vast Moc Chau steppe is the cradle of pure fresh cow’s milk, which is loved by diners everywhere. With more than 10,000 Dutch black and white cows producing milk daily, Moc Chau has long been famous for its dairy products such as pure fresh milk, pasteurized milk, pasteurized milk, yogurt, whey, and milk. Especially… Don’t forget to visit and enjoy the dairy farm and factory here.

7. Mac Khen Grilled Pork

Coming to Moc Chau, tourists cannot help but eat grilled pork with Mac Khen. Pigs are just over ten pounds, raised freely, so the meat is firm, not fat. Thai pork, skewered into skewers, grilled, adding mac Khen seasoning – the leading spice of the mountainous ethnic people. Mac Khen is a powder with a pungent aroma, but it is as soft as the taste of apricots and has a hint of mountain quality, with a strong spicy aroma like anise and cinnamon.

8. Five-color sticky rice

Five-color sticky rice is a traditional dish of ethnic minorities in many northern mountainous provinces, including Moc Chau. The sticky colors have deep spiritual meanings, the five sticky colors (usually red, blue, yellow, brown, white) represent the five elements in heaven and earth: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Five-color sticky rice is good for people’s health because of the medicinal plants that make up the color of sticky rice.

BECAUSE. What to buy as a gift when traveling to Moc Chau?

– Fresh milk, milk candy (all very cheap and delicious). Remember to buy some Moc Chau milk candy as a gift for your family and friends. And can not miss the opportunity to taste goat yogurt here.

– In the summer, you can buy plums and peaches in Moc Chau. In particular, peaches include varieties such as French peaches and cat peaches. In addition, are cucumbers, strawberries, avocados, taro, dried bamboo shoots.

– Another specialty is smoked buffalo meat (or better beef). In the cold season, people in the highlands often slaughter buffaloes, then cut very large chunks of meat, marinate them with spices, and hang them upstairs in the kitchen on stilts to be smoked to blacken and dry them. “Forgotten” there for about 8-12 months, then brought down, must be processed like stew, fried to eat. The price of smoked buffalo meat sold in Moc Chau is only about 500k/kg while in Dong Van-Ha Giang it is 700-800k/kg.

– There are also bitter bamboo shoots if you go in the bamboo shoot season (August & September) + vegetables with cats (winter) + wild honey, pollen, Moc Chau wine, Moc Chau tea…

Hopefully, the Moc Chau travel experiences that Vntrip.vn shared above will help you have a trip to Moc Chau with lots of interesting experiences. Wish you have a happy trip and many memorable memories!

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