Mu Cang Chai is in the ripe rice season, the weather is favorable, the service is full and tourists come to see the golden rice less than every year.
According to Giang A Chay, a tour guide in Mu Cang Chai, from September 15, there began to be visitors and check-in in the district after a week of interruption due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi. At Horseshoe Hill and Raspberry, in the past week, tourists are domestic and foreign photographers who come to hunt for paparazzi in the golden season. On weekends, there are more visitors, mainly moving from Hanoi and the northern provinces.
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Mu Cang Chai rained for two days over the weekend. "It rains in the evening, it is sunny during the day, so it does not affect the tour," A Chay said, adding that some of the roads to the rice viewing point are dirt roads, slippery, and difficult to move.
According to Nguyen Trang, a tourist from Hanoi, going to Mu Cang Chai on the weekend (20-22/9), the weather of the destination is sunny and rainy. Due to the rain the day before, it will be quite difficult to move to the attractions the next day, the dirt road is muddy.
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Paragliding service
The event "Flying over scenic spots - Golden Season 2024" lasts from the beginning of September to the end of October. The starting point for paragliding is the top of Khau Pha Pass - one of the four great peaks of the pass in the North, located at an altitude of about 1,200 m above sea level, overlooking the Lam Mong valley. Time: 9 am to 4 pm daily.
Parachute price: 2,190,000 VND per person (weekdays) and 2,590,000 VND per person (weekends).
Visitors will fly with a professional paragliding pilot. The flight time is 10-25 minutes depending on wind and weather conditions. On cloudy days or unpredictable weather, the paragliding service will not work.
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Accommodation
The number of rooms in Mu Cang Chai is large and vacant due to the decrease in the number of visitors. Visitors can easily find accommodation at homestays and motels with prices from 300,000 VND to about 1.5 million VND per night; The resort costs from 3 million VND per night.
Some suggestions: Living Dinosaur Homestay, Pu Nhu Homstay, Mu Cang Chai Ecolodge, Ngoc Chien Pearl, Mu Cang Chai Ecohome...
Move
There are many forms of transportation in Mu Cang Chai. Visitors drive their own cars to the attractions, then rent a motorbike taxi for each turn. Visitors can also rent a local motorbike taxi by the day to popular attractions. The form of renting a self-driving motorbike is recommended for experienced customers with solid steering.
Motorbike taxis to package points by day are about 500,000 to 600,000 VND per person. Guests can pay the price, depending on the case. In addition, the average price of each trip and return to each point including Horseshoe Hill, Raspberry Hill, dinosaur life, bamboo forest is from 100,000 to 150,000 VND.
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Visitors bring cash to pay for motorbike taxis to take them to rice viewing spots. Some people don't accept transfers.
Ticket prices to some of the attractions mentioned above range from 10,000 VND to 30,000 VND.
Moving from Hanoi to Mu Cang Chai, in addition to personal cars, visitors can choose bus routes, departing from My Dinh Bus Station (Hanoi). The travel time to Mu Cang Chai is about 8 hours.
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