Tu Le Valley, Yen Bai Travel Guide

Country: Vietnam

Province: Yen Bai

Tinh Yen Bai Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: May 2, 2024, 1:46 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Heavy Intensity Rain

Temperature: 24.16°C
Temperature feels like: 25.01°C
Minimum Temperature: 24.16°C
Maximum Temperature: 24.16°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1010hPa
Humidity:91%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 1.43m/sec
Wind Direction: 98 degrees
Cloudiness: 99%
Sunrise: 2024-05-01 10:29:33
Sunset: 2024-05-02 11:26:55

Tu Le is a commune of Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province. The commune is surrounded by the Khau Song, Khau Than and Khau Pha Mountains which make it a heavenly valley.

Those traveling from Hanoi to Mu Cang Chai, the Tu Le Valley is right at the base of the Khau Pha Pass between Van Chan District and Mu Cang Chai District. As you make your way upward to higher and higher altitudes, the views of the Tu Le Valley from above turn more and more dazzling.

A view of Tu Le from the top of the Khau Pha Pass

What to See, Things to Do

1/ Rice Terraces, Dried Rice of Tu Le

Every year when summer rain pours down water onto the wild mountains in the Northwest of Vietnam, the local Thai and Hmong farmers at Tu Le get busy for a new crop of rice. The rice terraces are to be flooded for a while before ready for a new crop. It is one of a beautiful times to visit the Tu Le Valley for shiny photos of the breathtaking landscape.

You can get even more mesmerizing photos visiting the Tu Le Valley in autumn, late September early October. This is when mountain sides, the Tu Le Valleys, the rice terraces all turn into dazzling golden colors! Visiting Tu Le during this period, you can adore the freshness and sweetness of the Com of Tu Le (young dried rice of Tu Le) which is a great combination with bananas!

2/ Tu Le Hotspring

Tu Le has a hotspring which is used by locals for years. It is a good spot for socializing with local people.

3/ Thai and Hmong Villages

There are several Thai and Hmong villages in the Tu Le Valley as well as on mountain slopes. Visiting these communities we can have amazing encounters with friendly local people as well as having a peep into the local life. There are opportunities for short walking tours as well as long-distance hiking tours around the neighborhood.