Area: 6,383.9 sq. km. Population: 585.8 thousand habitants (2006) Capital: Lao Cai City. Districts: Muong Khuong, Bat Xat, Bac Ha, Bao Thang, Sapa, Bao Yen, Van Ban, Si Ma Cai. Geography Located in North-West Vietnam, Lao Cai is surrounded by Yunna (China) on the north, Lai Chau Province on the west,
Location: Cat Cat Village is 2km from Sapa Townlet, Sapa District. Characteristics: This is an age-old village of H'Mong ethnic group remaining unique customs and practices that are lots in other villages. Visitors to Cat Cat have an opportunity to admire a lively and colorful picture. That is the image
Mai Chau Valley This is one of the closest places to Hanoi where you can see a real Montagnard village. Mai Chau is rural with no real town centre - rather, it is a collection of villages, farms and huts. It's a beautiful area and most people here are ethnic White Thai, said to be distantly related to
About 30km drive from Hoa Binh will lead to a rest house named Kim Boi. The house was built near a large mineral water pool. Visitors sitting inside the house can hear the water, which is at a constant temperature of 36C, continuously spouting out. Scientific tests have shown that the mineral water at
Well, Sapa brings in peace in a fine, rugged scenery and cultural diversity a very sweet time for us! remarked a young couple after their honeymoon in Sa Pa. Location Sa Pa District is located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350 km north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. Sapa
Area: 9,562.9 sq. km. Population: 459.1 thousand habitants (2006). Capital: Dien Bien Phu City. Administrative divisions: - Town: Muong Lay - Districts: Tua Chua, Tuan Giao, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Tra, Muong Nhe, Dien Bien, Muong Ang. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Thai, Mong, Dao, Giay. Geography Dien
Location: The Command bunker of De Castries lies at the heart of the entrenched camp of Dien Bien Phu in the middle of the Muong Thanh Field. Characteristics: The original shape and size, structure and arrangement of the bunker are kept intact. Fifty years ago, one could see the top of the bunker from
Location: Located in and around the 20km-long valley of Dien Bien Phu. Characteristics: After the victorious battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, almost all historical sites of this battle lying to the east of the Muong Thanh Field have been preserved intact. The valley of Dien Bien Phu was 18km long and
Location: Hill A1 is situated in Muong Thanh Ward, Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province. Characteristics: Hill A1 was the strongest post of all the 49 strongholds in Dien Bien Phu fortified entrenched camp. Hill A1 had three defense lines. The first one, stretching from the Cay Da blockhouse, protected
A distant mountainous land, a streamy land, a pure cool high land... all is converged in one naturally simple land of beauty Lai Chau As far as 450 kilometers from the capital, there locates a highland in northwest Vietnam, namely Lai Chau (Province). This complex of plateaus is situated at the altitude
