4 interesting autumn-and-winter tourist destinations in Vietnam
In the cool climate mixed with a little chilly of the early winter days, Hanoi, Ha Giang, Da Lat and Sapa are the 4 most popular autumn and winter tourist destinations in Vietnam.
HANOI: – ROMANCE AND ELEGANCE Hanoi is definitely an indispensable name in the list of autumn and winter tourist destinations in Vietnam. At this time, the city will turn colder with the first monsoon winds. For young people who have never known the chilly dawns with a bit of early morning dew, warm coats, scarves and high boots, you should catch this moment to have your first experience. This is also the time when the tiny, pristine daisies begin to bloom. Many flower gardens are open to visitors. Bicycles full of daisies were sold on the streets. Traveling to Hanoi this season, you can wear beautiful, warm clothes to breathe in the fresh air at Sword Lake, West Lake or buy a bouquet of flowers to display in the corner of the window, as a background for selfies, or buy them as gifts for loved ones and friends.
HA GIANG AND THE BEAUTY OF BUCKWHEAT FLOWER SEASON
Buckwheat is a “specialty” flower of the Northeast that always has an unusual attraction. Buckwheat flowers appear a lot in the autumn and winter, the flower season lasts from October to December. In which, the flowers usually bloom in November. Buckwheat flowers in Ha Giang are concentrated in the Dong Van area – Meo Vac, Xi Man – Hoang Phu Si. Moreover, in December is also the time when yellow canola flowers begin to show off their beautiful colors.
In particular, the time of late autumn and early winter in Ha Giang is still very cold, traveling to Ha Giang this season is very suitable to enjoy Thang Co dish with the aroma of cardamom, doi seeds and lemongrass, mixed with the greasy taste of meat, warming the space in the cold weather. Au Tau porridge, five-color sticky rice and smoked pork are also must-try dishes when coming to the northernmost land of this country.
DA LAT IS WARMER IN AUTUMN-WINTER THANKS TO THE STREETS DYED WITH GOLDEN TREE MARIGOLDS
Not bearing the gentle purple color of Ha Giang buckwheat flowers, or the pure white of Hanoi daisies, Da Lat tree marigolds are bright yellow in the cold weather of late autumn. Zooming out into the distance, the iridescent golden color undulating on the hill. In the winter street, the pine forests also come in the winter wearing a beautiful yellow wild anemone shirt. In the last days of the year in Da Lat, there is also a Flower Festival, so many beautiful scenes in Da Lat will be displayed on this occasion.
SAPA IN AUTUMN-WINTER: FALLING IN LOVE WITH SNOWFLAKES
When the ripe yellow rice flowers on the terraced fields in Northwest Sapa are harvested, it is also the time when winter knocks on the door. Sapa is always engulfed in a smoky haze with villages of ethnic minorities looming in the mist. What a blurry, mysterious scene! Traveling to Sapa in winter, you also have the opportunity to hunt clouds and watch the snowfall that you think can only be experienced during a trip to Europe. In recent years, the frequency of snowfall on Fansipan and O Quy Ho peaks has increased. If you are lucky enough to travel to Sapa right on the occasion of snowfall, you will have beautiful photos with this romantic scenery.
(Tran Thi Cam Nhi – Wiki Travel)