Son La, the fifth largest province in Vietnam, is located in the northwest region of the country. This province is a mountainous area stretching along the shared-border with Laos and is bisected by Da River.
Son La now is known as a new tourists attraction thanks to its dreaming beauty of mountains and forests, combining with the simply life and unique culture of the locals.
Son La Is Truly a Romantic Love Song of the Nature
Many couples have come to this new destination to write their own love stories. Son La enchants travellers with the natural beauty of majestic mountains, lush forests, vast green tea hill, and endless fields of mustard and plum flowers. Spectacular caves with white mustard flowers along the way, majestic waterfall including Dai Yem Waterfall and Ban Vat Waterfall are worth-to-go destinations when travelling to Son La.
The most famous attraction in Son La must be Moc Chau Plateau. In spring, the setting in this highland is even more romantic than in Dalat. The dreamlike panorama of Moc Chau with lush green tea hills, white mustard flowers, and pink peach flowers will make tourists to fall in love with this beautiful land at the first sight.
The loveliness of people is also an attraction of Son La to travellers. Come to Son La, visitors will be mesmerized by the charming smiles of the local children, the beauty of Thai ethnic girls and their special Xoe dances.
The province is home to a total of 12 minority groups in which each group has their own unique characters and traditions. Exploring the distinctions of these hill-tribe ethnics, travellers have chance to try wearing their traditional costumes and enjoying delicious dishes with Can Wine, a special drink of Son La people.
With the true beauty of the Northwest, Son La Province is truly one of must-go destination when discovering the northern mountainous area of Vietnam.
Some Tips for Son La Travel
How to get to Son La
There are daily buses departing from Hanoi to Son La, in My Dinh or Luong Yen bus station. It takes around 11 – 12 hours to reach Son La when taking a sleeper bus. Additionally, visitors also can take a Bien Bien Phu bus which has a stop at Son La City if missing the Son La bus.
Motorcycling is recommended for adventurous travellers. It will be a fantastic experience when riding motorbike along the charming roads with fascinating landscape of the north mountainous area. After about 9 – 10 hours conquering more than 300km, travellers will reach Son La City and freely discover the mysteries of the land with the motorbike.
Where to stay
In Son la, hotels and guesthouses have been blooming in number recently. Otherwise, travellers also can choose to stay with the villagers or in homestays to have an authentic experience.
What to eat
There are many famous specialties in Son La that visitors should try at least once including Pa Pinh Top (grilled fish), Thang Co of H’Mong people, Nam Pia of the Thai, bamboo-tube rice, Suoi Bang shellfish, and especially Can Wine.
