The entire Sa Pa mountains and forests seem to shine with golden terraced fields, brightly lit in the sun, like soft golden silk strips embracing the Northwest mountains and forests.
Coming to Sa Pa at this time, visitors will admire a magnificent natural painting, where earth, sky and people are in harmony. In particular, this year's Sa Pa ripe rice season is coinciding with the 4-day National Day holiday on September 2, very suitable for a long trip to explore the Northwest highlands.
The brilliant golden season in Sa Pa usually starts from the end of August and lasts until the end of September. Ideal rice viewing spots include Muong Hoa valley, known as the "huge embroidered painting" of the H'Mong people, with each plot of fields gently winding along the mountainside.
Ta Van and Ta Phin villages bring a peaceful, simple beauty, rice fields mixed with wooden houses and the smoke of the kitchen. Meanwhile, Lao Chai and Y Linh Ho villages offer a wide view, where the golden rice extends to the horizon.
Those who love closeness should choose to stay in homestays located in the middle of the fields, where they just need to open the windows to feel the fragrant aroma of ripe rice.
Sa Pa also has cafes right next to the terraced fields, so visitors can inhale the scent of rice and sipping the fragrant coffee in the early morning mist. Of course, not every region has that privilege.
One of the most unique viewing angles of the ripe rice season is the Sun World Fansipan Legend cable car cabin on the journey to conquer the roof of Indochina - Fansipan. Each terraced field appears as a layer of layered yellow waves connecting floors, weaving beautiful curves on that enchanting green carpet.
This year, the National Day celebration program on September 2 was differently implemented by Sun World Fansipan Legend. With the message " Beloved Vietnam - our Fatherland is a radiant flag", the tourist area encapsulated pride and love for the country in a series of artistic, cultural and entertainment activities during the holidays, bringing visitors red checkin corners of the national flag, shows imbued with national pride.
From now until September 20, the tourist area will apply special incentives for Vietnamese tourists. When buying cable car tickets after 1:00 p.m., they will be served with an evening buffet with special highland cuisine at Van Sam and Hoa Hong restaurants from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
On the trip to Fansipan on the occasion of the independent Lunar New Year, visitors can not only enjoy the feeling of touching the "roof of Indochina" but also immerse themselves in the bustling atmosphere of the Ban May Golden Season festival.
The xoe dances, bustling khen, and the scent of new rice mixed in the autumn wind bring people back to the joyful harvest season of the people of the highlands. The intersection between majestic landscape and festive space makes the Sa Pa journey in the ripe rice season a complete experience of both nature and culture.
It is no coincidence that Travel + Leisure - a prestigious American travel magazine - has ranked Sa Pa terraced fields in the list of the most beautiful terraced fields in the world. Only when standing in the golden space of the ripe rice season can people truly understand why those "steps" to heaven become symbols, making many tourists from afar fascinated.
The golden season of Sa Pa is not only the season of ripe rice, but also the season of emotions, when every look, every breath is in harmony with the beauty of the land of the sky and the people of the Northwest.
