In the golden rice reason, a host of visitors come to Mu Cang Chai for enjoyable experiences and exciting discovery. If you are planning a journey to this picturesque land and wondering how to have a remarkable Mu Cang Chai tour in Vietnam, don't hesitate! Visit vietnammotorbiketours.com to learn more about motorbike tours and how to get amazing motorbike trips in Vietnam. But before that, check out this thorough guide and get some helpful information for a Mu Cang Chai tour.
Hunt for clouds and greet the dawn
Besides the brilliant world of ripe rice terraces, the spectacular moment of layers of high clouds floating across the sky on Mam Xoi hill certainly stimulate the desire to fill the camera’s memory card of any photographer within minutes. For those who choose buses as their main means of transportation, it will be a regret if you skip these charming landscapes. However, Mu Cang Chai on two wheels is an absolutely different story! What your memorable Vietnam motorbike tours wish for is an experienced driver, and if this lucky person is you, don't hesitate, guys! Pack your travel bags, sit on your dear motorbike, overcome the most dangerous roads and hunt the picture-book sceneries of clouds and sunrise.
However, the road to Mam Xoi hill is quite risky and zig-zag, so moving alone at night is not an ideal option. Especially, if you intend to travel Vietnam by motorbike, it can cause limited visibility, making you more prone to have a serious accident. However, don't worry because you can stay at the nearby homestay the night before. Get up early the next morning to enjoy the fresh and clear air, glistening leaves that blanket the imposing mountains, and the breathtaking scenery at sunrise. When getting a motorbike tour of BM Travel, you will have a tour guide as the best companion to help you hunt for the stunning clouds. In addition, the homestay fee is included in the tour.
Choose a homestay with the view overlooking the terraces
In Mu Cang Chai, the most popular type of accommodation is homestay. You will have a precious chance to live with the local people and experience the unique rhyme of daily life in Northwestern mountainous areas. Most of the homestays are located in Tu Le and Nga Ba Kim towns.
Coming to Mu Cang Chai, you don't have to face the populated air of the modern city every day. Instead, you will find yourself overwhelmingly impressed with the magnificent natural scenery in the early morning. Made from the materials like wood or bamboo, the hostels and homestays of this land have a minimalist style and rustic design. These natural materials bring a charming and unique beauty to the houses here.
The most ideal destinations to contemplate the golden rice
Khau Pha pass is one of the first choices for backpackers to admire the ripe rice. As one of the four great peaks in the North, Khau Pha pass is well-known for the winding roads and slopes. In addition, La Pan Tan, Ba Nha Bridge, and Tu Le Valley are also the three most popular tourist destinations in Mu Cang Chai.
The best time to catch sight of the stunning Mu Cang Chai landscape is from 7:00 to 9:00 am. At this time, the first rays of the day begin to creep into the golden color of the luminous terraced fields, creating a superb natural picture of the ripe rice season.
Enjoy the specialties in Mu Cang Chai
Besides the picturesque landscapes that captivate people from the first sight, local specialties are the special factor that wins the heart of every visitor once coming to Mu Cang Chai.
Local pigs
Pigs raised in Mu Cang Chai villages are black pigs, also known as Lon Cap Nach (Under-the-armpits pigs). The H’mong people raise these black pigs in a rudimentary and wild way, pigs are left freely in the garden or on hillsides behind the house. Without stables, without care, pigs mainly eat food available in the nature such as wild vegetables, corn, potatoes, cassava, etc. Hence, their meat is often firm, fragrant and low in fat. Because they are naturally raised, this type of pig is quite small, only less than 10 - 15 kilograms. A 10-kilogram pig can be processed into numerous attractive and flavorful dishes such as boiled, steamed, or grilled ones. These mouth-watering dishes are served with unique vegetables in green forests like bamboo shoots, cabbage, and so on. Especially, these tasty flavors will make the most demanding visitors satisfied with when they eat this meat with "mac khen" salt - a special and unique spice you hardly find anywhere.
Hill chickens
Just like under-the-armpits pigs, hill chickens are naturally raised on the hillsides behind the rustic houses of indigenous people. A small chicken is just over 1 kilogram, yet has firm, delicious, and fat-free meat. If you want to enjoy this juicy dish in the homestay, you should order the host as soon as possible because during day time, chickens freely walk on the hill. If you say him soon, he will catch the chicken and locks it up from the previous night. The next morning, he just need to process and cook this tasty food.
Tu Le sticky rice
When exploring Tu Le as well as other areas of Mu Cang Chai, you should not miss this fragrant sticky rice that is made from the rice grown on terraced fields.
You should try the new sticky rice dish (a newly harvested type of rice), which leaves the glutinous and aromatic taste on your mouth for a long time. After cooking, it might be still a little mushy because the new rice contains a lot of water. In case you find it a bit hard and dry, you are probably eating the rice harvested from the previous year.
In order to eat the newly harvested one, you have to pay more than normal. Anyway, Tu Le sticky rice deserves to be included in your menu during your Mu Cang Chai Tour.
Discover the upland markets
This is an opportunity for you to buy various typical mountainous specialties or sophisticated handicraft products. At the fair, visitors will gain lots of knowledge of the cultural identity of ethnic groups and discover the happy daily life here. Besides immersing yourself in the majestic natural space, visiting the fair market in Mu Cang Chai are highly recommend to you when having a Mu Cang Chai Tour.
Choose a quality motorbike for a trip to Mu Cang Chai
Traveling to Mu Cang Chai, there is no doubt that you need a powerful motorbike. If you do not own a good vehicle, we recommend that you should use the motorbike rental service at BM Travel Adventure, located at 36 Duy Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi. All the motorcycles here have outstanding features, ensuring a perfect journey. Especially, the great off road capacity is the most impressive thing of BM Travel Adventure's motorbikes, which meets the requirements of all backpackers.
There are many types of motorbikes here, but the two most popular ones for Mu Cang Chai tours are Honda CRF250L and Suzuki DR-Z400. Honda CRF250l is very stable because it is cooled by a radiator and the front suspension is upside down. As a 4-stroke motorbike, it has the enduro direction with the front rim 21 and the back rim 18. Hence, our motorbikes can help you overcome the most dangerous roads. Meanwhile, SUZUKI DRZ400 bikes, also known as the prince of dirtbike, bring the feeling of hardcore ride. The brakes are much safer than the CRF series. The rental price of a Honda CRF250L is $ 55 / day, and a SUZUKI DRZ400 is $ 75 / day.
Hopefully, our article will help you have a memorable Vietnam motorbike tour through the golden rice fields in Mu Cang Chai. What are you waiting for? Ride your beloved motorbike and start conquering the spectacular Northern roads right now!
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