Si Thau Chai Village – Lai Chau

    Challenging winding roads

    Description

    Introduction to Si Thau Chai Village 

    Si Thau Chai village is located halfway up the Pu Ta Leng mountain range, 6 km from Tam Đuong Town, Tam Đuong District, Lai Chau Province. Located around 1,400m above sea level, the climate here is quite pleasant: cool in summer and chilly in winter. The whole scene gives people a feeling of comfort and lightness. This is the right place for visitors to find peace, away from the fatigue and noise of the city. It is also a place that keeps many unique customs and cultural values.

     Right in front of the gate of the village is an earthen wall with a map showing tourists the village's attractions. The gate is built with two stone pillars in the shape of trees, roofed with palm leaves. It looks quite eye-catching and has a signboard with the words “Sì Thâu Chải Community-Based Tourism Village” hung neatly under the roof of the gate.

    The roads in the village are paved with stone and lined with stone fences, which are neatly arranged, bringing a feeling of closeness and familiarity. The surrounding landscape of the village is very beautiful. It is clean with lots of roses and orchids. Peach, plum and pear fruit trees are planted on both sides of the road, in the gardens and on the mountainside. Large terraced fields have been created, stretching gently from the sides of the mountain to the valley.

    In addition, coming to Si Thau Chai village, you can also admire the vast terraced fields, stretching like soft silks across the hillside. In particular, coming to Si Thau Chai in the spring, visitors can go to the forest to admire, check-in with plum flowers, brilliant peach flowers.

    Transport

    Transport to Si Thau Chai Village 

    To get to this village, visitors can go in the direction of National Highway 12, then continue on National Highway 4D, visitors will reach Si Thau Chai village. This village is becoming more and more popular, so you can ask the locals if you are afraid of getting lost. Although in Si Thau Chai, there are also routes for passenger cars to pass, if you are a person who wants to challenge, you can drive your motorbike here. The winding roads, curving hugging the cliffs, overlapping with the message, excited the backpackers.

    Getting around the area 

    Si Thau Chai is located in Ho Thau commune, Tam Duong district, located at an altitude of 1400 meters above sea level. Because of the high mountainous terrain, from the town center to this village, you have to go through challenging winding roads. The feeling of driving through the mountainsides is a bit risky, but it is an opportunity for you to see the magnificent beauty of Tam Duong town.

    Cuisine

    What’s good to eat in Si Thau Chai Village?

    Visitors will enjoy the delicious specialties of the high mountain people, such as Grilled fish, kitchen buffalo meat, grilled fig leaf roll meat. All will bring you memorable memories in the journey to discover Lai Chau.

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    According to Lai Chau’s tourism experience, Si Thau Chai village, in addition to the majestic natural scenery, is also a place to keep many unique customs and cultural values. Coming to Si Thau Chai, you will be able to visit or stay in the traditional wooden houses of the Dao ethnic group, wear the costumes of the Dao ethnic group, and participate in traditional festivals. Visitors to Si Thau Chai can explore cultural heritages like rammed earth houses with thatched roofs, the traditional houses of the Dao, and attend the “cap sac” or “maturity ritual” and the “nhay lua” or “fire dance” ritual. Visitors are very welcome to try their hand at brocade weaving or blacksmithing, too.

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    Best things to do in Si Thau Chai Village

    For visitors who love adventure travel, you will be able to see and experience paragliding, admiring the panoramic beauty of Tam Duong valley from above. Today, paragliding activities are relatively developed and professional pilots from many paragliding clubs in the country work here. Those who like a challenge can try off-road biking, climbing, or paragliding to get a panoramic view of Tam Duong valley.

    Not only that, coming to Si Thau Chai village, you also have the opportunity to save impressive images of Tac Tinh waterfall – which is associated with the legend of the beautiful love story of a highland couple. In the Dao language, Tac Tinh means water from above to the ground. Throwing white foam erases a corner of the sky, creating an attractive blurred picture.

    In addition, coming to Si Thau Chai village, you can also admire the vast terraced fields, stretching like soft silks across the hillside. In particular, coming to Si Thau Chai in the spring, visitors can go to the forest to admire, check-in with plum flowers, brilliant peach flowers.

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