Travelog - A travel guide to Vietnam

Highland hamlets of B’Nur, Dangya and Dung and the whole Lat commune of the Lac Duong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is close to Lang Biang mountain. All the hamlets lie on a gentle slope next to a hundred-year-old valley at the legendary mountain foot.

Many senior people in the Lat commune say that it’s a long time since they climbed the mountain in their youth. They could no longer behold Fairy U Yang’s two breast-like mountain tops in the morning, and they missed it so much.

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Ba Na – Suoi Mo tourism site, about 30 kilometres west of Da Nang, is considered Sapa of the central region.

Tourists can follow National Highway 1A to the north, turning westwards at the Hoa Khanh T-junction and following Au Co road for about 16 kilometres, tourists will arrive at the reception centre of the tourism site.

There, tourists can relax themselves by calling at the ecological showroom and then continue the itinerary to the peak of Ba Na by car on 1,400 metres above sea level. On the mountain peak, the climate is cool around the year with fog hanging in mid air.

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Fansipan, or Fan Si Pan, towers over in the northern province of Lao Cai. The well-known mountain, seen as the roof of Indochina, is the place in Vietnam for hikers and adventurers.

Doubtlessly, standing on its top is a dazzling, unforgettable memory. But of course, there is no laurel wreath without sweat.

According to the stories of those who have conquered the region’s tallest peak, Fansipan is a place of beauty, danger and pride.

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