Travel ideas for Vietnam’s Lunar New Year

In order to have a meaningful and memorable Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam, beside the big cities, you can completely experience the new and unique tourist destinations. You can try the luck watching the snow in Sa Pa or take a stroll around the slopes in Da Lat, where cherry blossom has burst.

1. Lunar New Year in Sa Pa

Located in the northwest highlands, Sa Pa has low temperatures, even in the winter with snowfall. If you want to celebrate Tet in cold air, you can plan to come to Sapa.

Mr. Pham Cao Vy, Chairman of Sa Pa Tourism Association, said that according to the plan, this year Sa Pa district will organize fireworks welcome new year. Besides, the town has many festivals organized in the first 3 days of the year. On this occasion visitors also have the opportunity to see thousands of cherry blossom flowers shine.

If you first come to Sa Pa, you should not ignore the ancient stone church, Silver Falls, Love Falls, ancient rock … If Dalat has Valley of Love, to Sa Pa, visitors can stop at Roses Valley to get beautiful photos.

You should not ignore villages such as Cat Cat, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Ta Phin … to see the life of local people or participate in activities celebrating the Lunar New Year.

See all Sapa tours from Hanoi here

2. Lunar New Year in Moc Chau

In the cold weather spring day, stop here, you will have the opportunity to see the fields of flowers, peach blossom, blossoming flowers everywhere.

There are many stops for nature lovers and want to see the flowers blooming each spring in Moc Chau. Visitors can visit Ba Phach garden, Moc Suong tea hill, Na Ka plum valley, Ban Ang pine forest.

If you like adventure, let’s climb Pha Luong peak or find the way of the S-shaped road in Van Ho district or go deep into the forest to see the Dai Yem waterfall.

Moc Chau plateau (Son La) is about 180 km northwest of Hanoi. Tourists can take the car at the bus station in central Hanoi. It is best to buy a car ticket and make reservations early to avoid “out of tickets” or rising room rates in Lunar new year

3. Lunar New Year in Da Lat

There are many reasons for people to choose Da Lat for their travels in Lunar New Year. But the cherry blossom and apricot blossoms on the shores of Xuan Huong Lake or hot cup of warm soy milk in the middle of the night, the roads without traffic lights or hills on the slope will cling to your feet this holiday.

Not only the Lunar New Year holiday but all the days of the year has the flower city had cold air. But on this occasion, you will have the opportunity to enjoy colorful flowers, shimmering lights at night and many activities are attracted by local people.

Whether you are new or have stopped by this place many times, do not forget to enjoy the food that has made the Dalat food brand such as ground cakes, chicken wings, buns, soya milk or cake. In addition, sitting in the Bicycle Up Coffee, La Viet, Me Linh … then enjoy a cup of hot water like cappuccino, listening to a deep Western music is really wonderful.

The price of coach ticket during Tet is usually increased but not significantly. Guests should book a ticket, book a room in advance for a smooth ride.

See all Dalat tours here