Early rice season turns Nam Cang valley yellow

This year, the rice harvest season in Nam Cang is earlier than every year, Thuy Duong was able to visit Sa Pa , Lao Cai to see the golden terraced fields at the beginning of the season.

Hoang Thuy Duong, a travel blogger from Bac Giang, recently visited Sa Pa to welcome the early rice harvest season. She had a memorable vacation in the golden season in Nam Cang, about 50km from the center of Sa Pa town, in the last days of July.

Harvest season in Sa Pa usually falls between mid-August and the end of September, when the rice gradually ripens depending on the location and weather. Having visited Nam Cang during the rice harvest season last year, Thuy Duong felt more comfortable with the timing of this year's trip, when the rice was half green and half yellow at the end of July.

This year's rice season in Nam Cang ripens earlier, but visitors can still see the rice until the end of August in Nam Than and Nam Nhiu, according to Thuy Duong.

“I went from Muong Hoa valley, Lao Chai Ta Van village, Ho village, Nam Cang to Nam Than, Nam Nhiu, Nam Sai”, Thuy Duong suggested the rice-viewing route for tourists. Visiting Sa Pa on the days close to storm No. 1, she was determined to keep the same schedule after being advised by locals. Luckily, the storm cleared and the weather was sunny right at the weekend.

She advised tourists to carefully check the weather forecast and ask the locals to better understand the actual situation; prepare a backup plan in case it rains. If it is not convenient to go to a remote village like Nam Cang, tourists can still enjoy the beautiful rice fields in Ta Van.

The villagers are shy in front of the tourists' cameras. According to the schedule, Thuy Duong's group had to travel a long distance, so they mainly traveled by motorbike. "You can go by car, but you won't be able to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery and won't stop at many check-in points. Cars also can't go deep into the village because the roads in Nam Nhiu are steep and small," she said.

“This trip I went with some very funny friends who accepted all challenges, rain or shine. Driving by myself was a bit tiring but the feeling was a hundred times more interesting. When I got there and saw the beautiful scenery, I forgot all my tiredness. Sitting by the stream at noon eating chicken sticky rice was so delicious! That’s the joy of backpacking,” the blogger shared about the memorable things in the journey.

Lunch by the babbling brook...

She went with new friends and had many new experiences. She also spent more time SUPing on the stream in Y Linh Ho village, about 7km from Sa Pa. If you don't SUP, you can bathe in the stream. This Black Hmong village is also a place where visitors can admire the beautiful terraced fields.

Immerse yourself in nature in Nam Cang.

The cost for Thuy Duong's 2-day trip was nearly 3 million VND. She believes that this amount of money is completely worth it for a journey with many interesting experiences.

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