In December, the northern mountainous provinces enter winter with their characteristic beauty. Coming to Moc Chau from this time, visitors should visit tea gardens, canola flower gardens or Hang Tau valley to admire the natural scenery. The addresses below are mentioned by reporters.VnExpresswith local travel blogger Quang Kien suggested.

Moc Chau tea hills

The tea hill is located opposite Moc Chau Tea Company, about 2 km from the center of Moc Chau Farm town. Here, there are rows of Shan Tuyet tea over 60 years old located close together on an area of ​​over 4,000 hectares.

From December to February is the time when people prune old tea branches so that the trees can produce new buds around the beginning of summer. At this time, the entire tea hill is dark green. Each tea row is neatly trimmed, looking from afar like a vast green carpet.

When the sun rises high, a thin layer of mist still covers the tea hills, creating a hazy scene.

The tea hills in Moc Chau are open to visitors for free photography. Visitors can ride motorbikes on the trails to visit all the tea plantation hills and find many different angles to take photos.

Customers can buy tea to enjoy or as gifts such as hundred-year white tea, Dinh Xuan tea, and oolong tea with prices ranging from a few hundred to a few million VND per kilogram.

Na Ka and Mu Nau plum gardens

Moc Chau has about 1,300 hectares of plum, according to the District Information Portal. The plum blossom season in Moc Chau usually lasts about a month, depending on the weather and humidity, the blooming time will be different. In December, many plum gardens have begun to bloom, before visiting, visitors should call the garden owner to update the flower situation.

The two valleys with the largest plum growing areas and also the most visited when coming to Moc Chau are Na Ka and Mu Nau. Of these, Na Ka is an easy-to-travel destination, with plum gardens stretching along both sides of the road, suitable for tourists to sightsee.

In the photo is a plum garden taken in Na Ka valley on December 10.

For those who love adventure, going to Mu Nau valley to see the rocky mountains blooming with white plum blossoms is a suggestion. The road to Mu Nau has many dangerous steep passes and is not for those with weak driving skills. However, there is a motorbike taxi service to take you to the valley for your convenience.

The ideal time to take pictures of the plum garden is from 9am to 4pm. Visitors should not go too early because the mist has not yet cleared and too late the sun will be out.

Canola Garden

The canola flower hill area in Chieng Xuan commune (photo), nearly 30 km from Moc Chau town center, is a large area with flowers blooming from the beginning of December.

The road to Chieng Xuan mustard hill is suitable for off-road vehicles and motorbikes because the road is dirt, steep and bumpy. From National Highway 6, visitors go in the direction of pine forest - Ban Coc - Chieng Xuan, the total distance is about 15 km but difficult to travel. If moving in the direction of Dai Yem waterfall - Chieng Ve farm - Chieng Son border post - Chieng Xuan, the distance is about 30 km, taking a long time but the road is wide.

Besides Chieng Xuan, visitors can see white mustard flowers in Pa Phach village, Na Ka valley, Bo Bun village, Moc Chau tea hill area (photo), but the flower fields here are smaller in area.

When visiting and taking pictures of the mustard garden, visitors should be careful not to go up into the beds, damaging people's crops.

Visitors can take more photos with penta-color flowers, morning glory flowers, poinsettias, and wild sunflowers in the grasslands or along the road to the mustard garden.

Hang Tau

Hang Tau is located in Ta So 1 village, Chieng Hac commune, 18 km from town, and is considered one of the pristine places of Moc Chau plateau.

In the past two years, the Hmong people in Hang Tau have gradually shifted their livelihood from agriculture to tourism. Visitors can buy tickets for 30,000 VND per person. The road from Ta So 1 village to Hang Tau valley is about 7 km of rocky, bumpy dirt road. Visitors who are not sure about driving skills can hire a motorbike taxi for 150,000 VND round trip.

Hang Tau village of the H'Mong people in winter has a poetic landscape with green grasslands and plum blossom gardens blooming next to corn fields. Visitors here can experience the life of the indigenous people, learn how to embroider traditional patterns on skirts, dig bamboo shoots, catch chickens, cook and enjoy corn wine.

Pha Luong Peak

30 km from Moc Chau town, Pha Luong peak is located between the Vietnam - Laos border, over 2,000 m high, considered the roof of Moc Chau.

Tourists can experience trekking to the top here, the time from Pha Luong border post to the top is about 3 - 4 hours. In December, Moc Chau weather is dry, many people choose to trek Pha Luong to have the opportunity to see peach and plum blossoms blooming in the middle of the forest.

The Pha Luong climbing route has many beautiful scenes but is dangerous because of many rocky slopes and narrow trails winding through ravines. Visitors need to learn and prepare carefully before climbing.

The 360-degree view of the floating sea of ​​clouds is a highlight when reaching the top of Pha Luong on days with favorable weather. Visitors should pay attention to safety when playing on the cliff, and should not be too adventurous to take pictures.

Moc Chau is nearly 200 km from Hanoi. Travel time is about 4 - 5 hours. If traveling by motorbike, visitors should follow the old National Highway 6 because the scenery along the way is beautiful. If traveling by bus, you should choose the route to Son La from My Dinh or Yen Nghia bus station, then get off at Moc Chau and rent a motorbike to travel to tourist attractions for experience.

Moc Chau weather in December is about 15-17 degrees Celsius on average, visitors should bring warm clothes.

According to: vnexpress.net