To make the trip more convenient, warm clothes and a few accessories such as a beanie hat, shawl, and gloves will help you retain heat and take beautiful photos in cold weather. A lightweight waterproof windbreaker is an ideal suggestion for foggy weather. Grip sole sneakers will be suitable for trekking in slippery and difficult terrains.
The weather in the town and the elevated area can vary. Therefore, before going to hunt clouds, you should contact the people at the location directly to get more information about the weather and the possibility of clouds to arrange a reasonable time.
Da Lat (Lam Dong)
When to hunt clouds:
The city of a thousand flowers enters the early winter period. The weather is colder at this time, visitors have the opportunity to experience cloud hunting and see the floating and vast space of the morning mist stretching across the hillsides.
Cloudy locations are usually located quite far from the city center, about 10-20 km. You should start from 4-4:30 to be able to catch the best moment - when the clouds hover around the mountains, covering the misty city - creating an impressive scene at dawn.
Cloud hunting locations:
Popular check-in points include beautiful cloud-watching hills such as Cau Dat tea hill, Da Phu hill, Thien Phuc Duc hill, pink grass hill or Hon Bo peak, Tuyen Lam lake.
If you don't want to conquer the rugged hills, you can still "embrace" the clouds and sky of Da Lat at rooftop cafes. Rattan hunting coffee shops often possess beautiful views, unique decoration spaces, and the highlight is the virtual living area such as wooden carpets, swings, etc.
In addition, Da Lat also has many beautiful homestays with mountain views. If you are afraid to move, just get up early and you can enjoy the view of clouds covering the hills and mountains right at the accommodation room.
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Y Ty (Lao Cai)
When to hunt clouds:
After the ripe rice season, the highlands here are engulfed in a sea of clouds. Rat clouds are most beautiful from September to April every year. The weather at this time is dry, not much rain.
On cold days, the temperature drops, each cloud descends halfway up the mountain, covering the valley and villages. Sometimes, a gentle breeze also made the vast sea of clouds move slightly.
Cloud hunting locations:
Ai Tau Thuong - one of the highest villages in Vietnam, Choan Thien village - an ancient village formed more than 300 years ago with a pristine landscape or Lao Tan Mountain... helping you fully admire the clouds and mist, floating on the scenery with a hazy and enchanting beauty.
Photo: Pham Ngoc Thach/VnE
Sa Pa (Lao Cai)
When to hunt clouds:
From October to April of the following year, it is called the "cloud season" of Sa Pa. Around this time, Sa Pa is entering the most beautiful cloud season of the year. The whole town is covered in white clouds, attracting tourists to check-in and experience.
Cloud hunting locations:
If Ham Rong Mountain is a place where you can witness the phenomenon of clouds passing through the light, Cac Chua village brings a moment to watch the clouds in the joyful sound of wild birds, Hang Da village is a combination of clouds and stones, then from the top of O Quy Ho Pass, you can admire the white clouds in the blue sky. The possibility of successful cloud hunting here is quite high because O Quy Ho Pass is also named "May Pass" (meaning white clouds all year round).
The Gate of Heaven is the most beautiful high and cloud-hunting point here. At the top of Fansipan, the clouds are beautiful like a floating place. This place is chosen by many people because of its convenient transportation, cable cars, and mountain trains. Located at an altitude of over 3,000 m above sea level, visitors to the summit will experience the feeling of standing on the clouds.
For those who are afraid to go far, accommodation with a view of the clouds is quite an interesting choice. Topas Ecolodge is an eco-resort located on a cone-shaped hilltop of Muong Hoa Valley, or Rock Garden Homestay located at an altitude of 1,700 m giving visitors the opportunity to watch the sun rise from the resort, dropping into the gently drifting clouds.
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Ta Chi Nhu (Yen Bai):
When to hunt clouds:
November to March is the best time, because the winter is dry, the weather is chilly, and there is little rain. You should check the weather before going, to make sure there is no rain and the weather is clear, which is convenient for moving and watching the clouds on the top of the mountain.
Cloud hunting locations:
Ta Chi Nhu is also known as Phu Song Sung by the Thai people, or Chung Chua Nha by the Mong people. This is one of the 10 highest peaks in Vietnam, with an altitude of 2,979 m, located in Tram Tau district, Yen Bai province.
Compared to the roof of Indochina Fansipan, the road to Ta Chi Nhu is more difficult. The terrain is harsh, with many rocky mountains, requiring endurance and toughness of the conqueror. The road to the top of the mountain is steep, stretching like infinity.
The experience of camping between mountains and forests with thousands of clouds and wind, waking up early to see the sea of clouds and sunrise helps people who love to move fully enjoy the feeling of refreshment and excitement.
Photo: Lekima Hung
Ta Xua (Son La):
When to hunt clouds:
Visitors can encounter the phenomenon of the sea of clouds in Ta Xua all year round, if you are lucky to go on a suitable weather day. However, the most beautiful cloud season in Ta Xua is from about October to April every year.
Cloud hunting locations:
Ta Xua is located on the border of Yen Bai and Son La provinces, about 200 km from Hanoi. Favored by the traveling world, it is named "Ta Xua cloud paradise", because you can watch the clouds floating at any angle.
Beautiful cloud hunting spots not to be missed are the Wind Peak or "dinosaur back". At Peak Wind, the appropriate time to hunt clouds is usually from dawn to nearly 7 o'clock. With the "dinosaur back" - the symbolic cloud hunting place of Ta Xua, the scenery of the mountainous landscape is hidden in the mist and clouds. In addition, you can admire the sea of clouds and check-in at the homestay, turtle head reef in Ta Xua primeval forest, lonely cat apple tree.
Photo: PYS Travel
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