Vietnam hiking trails — Top 5 beautiful trails for hiking and trekking in Vietnam

Not only to bring the wonderful experience to life, trekking journey along the beautiful trails below is also a chance to conquer your will and perseverance. Let’s discover Vietnam hiking trails with top 5 beautiful trails to go hiking and trekking in Vietnam below.

Ta Nang – Phan Dung

Ta Nang – Phan Dung, which passes through 3 provinces of Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, is considered the most beautiful trekking route in Vietnam. This is a transitional land from the plateau down to the central coast. The total route of the road is 55 km including forest ice, climbing pass and crossing the stream. We have to move from 1,100m to 500m above sea level. To enter this journey, you will come from the area of Ta Nang Commune, Duc Trong District, Lam Dong Province, this area about 60 km south of Da Lat. The destination of this trekking is in Phan Dung, Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province.

This journey not only requires you to have a very good physical strength but also you need to maintain the will and spirit. At least 3 days traveling in the jungle with enough insects, reptiles without food, water and no telephone waves will require you to know how to protect yourself as well as have high team spirit.

En Cave, Quang Binh

En Cave is the third largest cave in the world with its rich and unique ecosystem. En Cave stretches over 2km through giant limestone blocks in the core zone of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province. The trekking tourists, who have not registered for Son Doong tour yet, can choose this place to conquer.

From Dong Hoi city, you have to follow the Ho Chi Minh road west to 35 km. The distance from km 35 to En Cave is about 8 km. The road has many sloping sections, passing through Rao Thuong stream, Doan village, a small version of Van Kieu people. Going deep into the cave, once again you can admire the stream of flowing Mao Thuong S-shaped stream. The more you go inside, the more you will be observed the stalactites of various shapes, Swifts and even fossils dating back over 300 million years.

Ta Lien Son, Lai Chau

Ta Lien Son or Co Trau is the highest pinnacle in Ta Leng Commune, Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province. Ta Leng is a difficult mountainous commune of Tam Duong District although it is only about 10 km from the center of Lai Chau Province. Ta Lien Son Mountain is 2,993m above sea level, with majestic mountainous landscape and primitive forest vegetation.

To climb Ta Lien pinnacle, you need at least 3 days 2 nights. The journey to conquer Ta Lien Son is quite hard. Sometimes you are in the gap at the edge, at other times, you have to penetrate the thick forest. The road is narrower and more sloping when you access into the depth. However, the crowds of ancient trees, leafy white tea leaves, red maple leaf or green carpet charming and majestic beauty on top of Ta Lien will be a wonderful gift, make up for the difficulties that you have gone through. From the top of Ta Lien overlooking, you can see quite clearly the beautiful city of Lai Chau among the majestic mountains.

 Lao Than Mountain, Lao Cai

Located at the height of 2,826 meters, Lao Than Mountain is considered to be the home of Y Ty, belonging to Phin Ho Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province. Lao Than is the most common name that locals call here when it comes to the tip of a sharp mountain that rises in the sky. This is the ideal place to combine trekking and “hunt” clouds for 2 days and nights.

The climbing terrain is defined as not too complicated, taking only 5 to 6 hours to reach a resting point. It will take about an hour to climb to the top. However, because of the road to the top of shrubs and thorns, the wind is very strong and the weather is hot again, so you will also have a hard time to reach the top. This is a pristine place, so you have to prepare your belongings, from sleeping bags, tents, cooking utensils to water.

Lung Cung, Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai

Lung Cung Mountain is named after a village located in the harshest mountain in Nam Co Commune, Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai. Climbing Lung Cung takes about 2 days and a night in the woods to reach the top and down the mountain. You can climb from 3 different directions are Thao Chua Chai, Lung Cung or Tuan San. The journey will go through the primeval forest with beautiful scenery, you will encounter the unique vegetation or red maple leaves.

Lung Cung mountain is 2,913m height which is always covered with cloud. In the beautiful days, we can stand here to zoom out to Che Co Nha, Khau Phe commune, and the surrounding area.

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