Approaching Tet is the moment when the northern highlands enter the most brilliant flower season of the year. From the pure white color of plum blossoms to the gentle pink color of cherry blossoms, all are weaving a vibrant spring picture.
Below are 6 destinations to see the most brilliant flowers in the North at this time:
Moc Chau
The days leading up to the Lunar New Year 2026 are when Moc Chau plateau enters the plum blooming season. Plum gardens blooming white, covering Pa Phach, Tan Lap, Long Luong villages, creating poetic scenes, attracting tourists from all over.
Interspersed with the pure white color of plum blossoms is the light pink color of peach blossoms in full bloom. This harmony makes the highland land even more gentle, very typical of the highland spring.
In particular, visitors can also immerse themselves in brilliant yellow mustard fields with a sightseeing cost of only 30,000 VND.
Mu Cang Chai
Compared to every year, the cherry blossom season in Mu Cang Chai this year blooms earlier. This flower is also called "Pang To Day" by the H'Mong people with the meaning of wild peach blossom.
The brilliant pink color of this flower dyes all villages such as La Pan Tan, Hang Gang, My Hang and Mo De. On the high hillsides, the pink color of the flowers interweaves with the green color of the mountains and forests and the brown color of the rustic soil. Among the overlapping mountains, To Day flowers bloom, dotting the picture of the great forest to become more majestic.
In recent years, Mu Cang Chai district has organized the To Day Flower Festival at the beginning of the new year. Coming to the festival, visitors not only admire flowers but also experience unique cultural features such as khen performances and art of beeswax painting on fabric.
Ha Giang
Along the road from Dong Van to Lung Cu, visitors will be fascinated by the cherry blossom trees that are blooming brightly. Right in Quan Ba town, the bright red color of the flowers has begun to dye the mountain town. The further you move towards Lung Cu commune, the more brilliant the beauty of this flower becomes.
The most popular location is Lung Cu Border Guard Station (Ma Le commune) with 4 large cherry blossom trees, flowers growing in thick clusters right at the eye level. In the biting cold of the North, the pink color of cherry blossoms creates a dreamy scene, completely opposite to the edgy beauty of the rocky mountains.
Sa Pa
The beginning of the year is the time when Sa Pa changes its coat, when the pure white color of plum blossoms and the gentle pink color of peach blossoms begin to dye the hillsides and valleys. Visitors can admire flowers from the town center to Ham Rong mountain, or deep into peaceful villages such as Ta Van, Ta Phin.
Peach blossoms are the soul of Sa Pa spring. Fragile pink peach blossoms blooming on rough ancient peach trees bring a vibrant beauty to the highlands.
Visiting Sa Pa at this time, tourists not only can admire flowers but also immerse themselves in the atmosphere of early Tet celebration full of the identity of the highland people.
Ta Xua, Xim Vang
In the days leading up to Tet, Ta Xua is covered with the colors of peach blossoms and plums blooming with vitality. From homestays, pretty cafes to the road leading to the prairie, wild peach blossoms and plum blossoms are simultaneously blooming, showing off their brilliant colors.
Especially, when overcoming 20km of winding pass roads from the center of Ta Xua to Xim Vang commune, visitors will see the pink color of wild peach blossoms dyed all over the mountain slopes. Faintly under the old peach trees, the houses of the H'Mong people nestled peacefully. The harmony between pristine nature and human life has created a charming spring picture.
