Explore Hich Hill

Floating clouds, cool climate, drinking hot tea watching the sunrise in the early morning, quietly watching the sun set behind the mountains in the afternoon, camping overnight, immersing yourself in the vast and quiet nature to hear the "whispering" of all things... Those experiences and emotions are "found" when returning to Hich hill - a "small Da Lat" of Thanh land.

Explore Hich Hill Hich Hill is a vast plain, from here visitors can have a panoramic view and "hunt" for clouds. Photo: Bui Phuong

Located in the two communes of Thach Lap (Ngoc Lac) and Cam Lien (Cam Thuy), Hich Hill has recently become a popular destination for tourists who love to explore. The journey to Hich Hill brings many interesting experiences.

From the center of Ngoc Lac district, travel about 10km more to reach Thach Lap commune. Arriving at Hoa Son village, tourists will have to travel another 4km of forest road to get to Hich hill. Because it is still a residential road, getting from the main road of the commune to Hich hill is also a... challenge. To ensure safety, tourists can choose to travel by motorbike or 4WD car.

After about 25 minutes of conquering the forest path, Hich hill appears before our eyes. A vast, boundless plain "opens up" making visitors suddenly forget all their fatigue. The cool, fresh air quickly dispels the sultry heat of a sunny summer day. Mixed with the wind is the smell of green grass and forest trees, creating a gentle, fresh, and pure scent that is hard to describe. Like a greedy traveler, we quickly spread our arms to welcome the wind, hastily "open" our chest wide and close our eyes to inhale... then gently lie down on the cool green grass, letting our arms and legs be free, comfortably opening our eyes to gaze at the vast blue sky and wishing that this peaceful silence could last... really long.

Hich Hill is so wide and vast, surrounded by mountains and hills, making the natural scenery both majestic and poetic. On Hich Hill, visitors can go to higher peaks such as Phong Khong peak, Cong Troi peak (as locals call it - PV) to observe all four sides, taking in the colorful picture of nature and life. Among the high peaks on Hich Hill, Cong Troi peak and the rocky area are often chosen by many visitors as "check-in" spots to "hunt" for beautiful scenery and "hunt clouds" running around under people's feet.

The afternoon was approaching, the last rays of sunlight had also followed the sun down behind the mountains. Far below, the blue smoke of the afternoon was rising from the roofs of the stilt houses, the villagers on the winding village road were slowly chasing the herd of buffaloes full of grass after a long day back to their family's barn... And at this time, on the vast plain, tents had also been set up for tourists to spend the night on Hich hill. The fragrant smell of grilled meat, sticky rice in bamboo tubes, dishes of bamboo shoots, boiled wild vegetables... made the hungry stomachs growl even more. With the service support of the local people, tourists can easily have an enjoyable dinner in the vast sky and earth...

Night has fallen, on Hich hill the tents have been lit up, sparkling in the quiet night. There is no sound of car horns, no dust, only the sound of people talking softly, occasionally the sound of hearty laughter... In the vast space, looking up at the starry sky, someone suddenly wondered: Who named this place Hich hill?

Mr. Bui Van Phuong, a Muong ethnic in Thach Lap, supports tourists with exploration and camping services on Hich hill, saying: “The hill is also called Ba Chua Hich hill. Legend has it that during the time of chaos, the village was trampled by foreign invaders, a woman led the villagers along the forest path to Hich hill for refuge. Later, in gratitude to her, the villagers named this large plain Ba Chua Hich hill. With a mild and cool climate, Hich hill attracts many young people from inside and outside the province. Especially, on weekends and holidays, young people and families come to camp and explore Hich hill quite a lot"...

After a good night's sleep on Hich hill, the feeling of welcoming the dawn among the mountains and hills, surrounded by floating clouds makes many people unable to hide their overwhelming emotions, exclaiming with joy and delight. In the chill of the early morning on Hich hill, sipping warm tea "made" in bamboo tubes is also very poetic. Accordingly, the bamboo tubes are cut down by the people in the forest, green tea is also picked in the forest. Water is taken from the stream and put into bamboo tubes and boiled on a wood stove with green tea leaves - the flavor is also very different.

And according to the locals, not only can they make tea and rice, but they can also make food and drinks in bamboo tubes... from locally available ingredients. It is not only a very different experience from daily life and cooking, but it can also "teach" each person survival skills in difficult conditions...

Traveling to Hich Hill is interesting and attractive. But when it comes to Thach Lap, if you only stop at Hich Hill, the trip may not be complete. There are also Khe Cha waterfall, Ban Day cave, Con cave... with beautiful scenery like a gift from nature to the land and people of Thach Lap, which are also worth exploring for tourists.

And don’t leave without visiting Lap Thang village - a peaceful and beautiful village of the Muong people with unique Muong cultural features still preserved. In particular, Lap Thang village is also a community tourism destination of Ngoc Lac district.

Vice Chairwoman of Thach Lap Commune People's Committee Le Thi Van said: "The commune has a lot of potential in terms of natural landscapes and traditional cultural values of the Muong people that are preserved and maintained... which are advantages for tourism development. In particular, in recent times, the preservation and development of traditional stilt houses of the Muong people in Lap Thang associated with the development of community tourism has been implemented. Hopefully, Thach Lap will be a destination that many tourists know and come to.

Khanh Loc

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