Ta Xua, the best place for cloud hunting.

Ta Xua is a highland commune (in Bac Yen district) on the border of Tram Tau (Yen Bai) and Bac Yen (Son La) districts, 240 km from Hanoi, just over 100 km from Moc Chau district centre, a perfect combination of travelling to Moc Chau and Ta Xua. With such a geographical location, visitors will be able to escape the city dust to enjoy the cool air and admire the rolling hills and mountains, the terraced fields rising and falling like waves rushing to the shore, especially being immersed in a sea of floating clouds.

Located at an altitude of 1,500-1,800 metres above sea level, Ta Xua has a cool climate all year round. From January to March every year is the most suitable time to hunt clouds. During this time, Ta Xua clouds are fluffy and beautiful. However, you can welcome the hunting season of early clouds in July. Clouds are hazy in the early morning sunlight, sometimes blending into the mist, making it difficult to distinguish whether it is dew or clouds. Around April - July is the flood season, Ta Xua wears a rustic beauty with the highlight being the terraced fields sparkling with silver light.

Visitors can choose among different means of transportation to get to Ta Xua such as motorbikes, coaches, limousines, ... From Ha Noi, it takes about 5 hours to reach Ta Xua. Along the way to the destination, visitors can enjoy a trailer of cloud hunting from the window. 

Upon arrival, renting yourself a motorbike or a self-driver (always put your safety first) would be a good idea to start your exploration. 

About 5 km from the centre of Hang Dong commune, Dinosaur spine has a marvellous terrain with its back leaning against the Ta Xua primaeval range. Surrounded by terraced fields and rolling hills and mountains, this place is one of the must-go places once visiting Ta Xua and a great place for hunting clouds.

The path down the Dinosaur Spine is about 1 km long, quite difficult to walk. So, the advice here is to go by foot or rent a driver to carry you there.

For nature lovers, Ta Xua National Primaeval Forest will be the best place that should be visited. With a total area of 17,650 hectares, located on the Southeast slope of the Hoang Lien Son range, Ta Xua National Primaeval Forest boasts high-rise terrain, quite strong fragmentation and various peaks over 2,000m high along the Phu Sa Phin range. This place is a closed forest ecosystem, with numerous rare species of plants and animals, suitable for sightseeing and tourism.