In the last days of August, if you have the opportunity to visit the border highland district of Si Ma Cai, Lao Cai province, you will see this place as a flower paradise because at this time the buckwheat flowers are in full bloom.
Si Ma Cai is a highland district of Lao Cai province, located in the mountains with an altitude of nearly 1,500m, about 95km from the center of Lao Cai city to the northeast above sea level.
Love Mountain scene with buckwheat flowers blooming
From Hanoi, to get to Si Ma Cai most conveniently, tourists travel by car or personal motorbike to Lao Cai city first. Then from Lao Cai continue to Bac Ha along road 4D, turn through Bac Ha at Bac Ngam intersection. This stretch of road is only about 60km with a pretty flat road. From Bac Ha through Lung Phinh commune to Si Ma Cai. From the center of Si Ma Cai district, going to Pho Thau residential area, there is a sign directing people to the top of Mount Tinh. On the road from Pho Thau residential area to Tinh mountain, there are many majestic natural mountain scenes, with wild beauty. and romantic as the name Si Ma Cai Love Mountain. From the top of Love Mountain, you can see the district center and neighboring communes from afar. This September 2nd is the occasion when the buckwheat flower hill blooms with many attractive photo spots for tourists.
Gate to the Mountain of Love
Panorama of Love Mountain
Take a photo on the center point
Panorama of Love Mountain Si Ma Cai
To admire the mysterious beauty of Si Ma Cai, wake up early to watch the floating white clouds playing on the mountain; The drops of morning dew still linger on the buckwheat flower petals and even the brilliant, poetic butterfly flowers. Si Ma Cai still retains its wild, rustic features that are very typical of the ethnic minorities here. Most tourists come to Si Ma Cai in the fall from September to November. This is a dry time, the weather is clear and the valley is dyed pink by buckwheat flower hills and fields. Golden terraced fields.
The highland girls came to play and take pictures
The girls took pictures next to the butterfly flower hill
Coming to Si Ma Cai, tourists often visit famous markets here such as Can Cau market and Sin Cheng market to experience the beauty of the trading culture of the ethnic people here, and tourists can take pictures. beautiful with the buckwheat flower hill on Tinh Mountain and the scenery around the district when the colors begin to ripen or with the ethnic people in colorful flared dresses.
Besides, tourists also often enjoy the specialties of corn wine, thang co, armpit pork, black chicken, Sin Cheng duck eggs... specialties that anyone who has tried them once will remember forever.
Lao Cai 1151 view
Update day : 30/08/2023
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