Dong Lam steppe belongs to Huu Lien commune, Huu Lung district, Lang Son province, about 150 km from Hanoi, by National Highway 1A. The area covers an area of 100 hectares, famous for its lush grass, clear blue lakes, located among majestic cliffs.
Dong Lam is at its best when the water dries up, revealing green peninsulas. This season the steppe is wide, and the trees also sprout with a lot of vitality. Especially currently the weather is cool, suitable for camping, outdoor activities.
In the shallow season, people in the area should graze buffaloes and horses to eat grass. The author shared that there are only a few households that keep horses, they do not build barns but graze freely, they will visit them once every few days. This peaceful, unspoiled beauty attracts many tourists as well as photographers to paparazzi.
Horses here come in a variety of brown, white, gray colors. To protect the area ecosystem, visitors do not drive inside, instead walk about 500 meters or hire people to drive in for about 40,000 VND.
The charming and peaceful scenery here. In the early morning in Dong Lam, run and jump in the pasture, chase the horses, touch your feet on the soft grass. When tired can sit and rest, breathe fresh air.
Dong Lam spring is beautiful because of the green young grass, clear green streams, horses gather on the picturesque undulating pasture. In particular, this scene reminds her of the vast Mongolian steppe. This season in Huu Lien is also filled with peach blossoms, plums, apricots.
Guests can bring their own camping equipment, eat or use the homestay service, rent things from some households in the area.
There is a rafting service to take visitors to visit the lake for about 250,000 VND / hour, in addition to renting a kayak 50,000 VND / hour. In the afternoon, visitors sit and relax on the boat to enjoy the scenery.
When the sun is out, horses also quickly run from the small island in the middle of the lake to the mainland, because it is dark and rainy, so that the water rises and there may be no way back.
In the water season from about 7-10 months, the water will flood the meadow into a large lake with a depth of about 2-3 m, the horses will only be in higher areas or near the edge of the mountain. At this time, instead of camping on the grass, visitors can experience kayaking.
About 2 km from Dong Lam is Bac Mo Dam, which has a pristine scenery, with streams and blue lakes. Visitors can come here to visit during the day, combined with the savannah. Visitors can also delve into the Dao village, where faded cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Every 5 days, people will organize a flea market once, visitors will experience the traditional culture of local people.
Majestic photo
According to VnE