Moc Chau: Tea Hills and Cool Air

Moc Chau is a high plateau covered in tea fields. It is cooler than the lowlands, the roads are quiet, and most visitors are Vietnamese rather than foreign.

What you can do

• Walk in the tea hills Rows of tea planted in curves over the hills. Best in early morning light.
• See the flowers White plum blossom in January and February. Yellow mustard flowers in November.
• Visit a dairy farm Moc Chau is known for milk in Vietnam, which is unusual here.
• Find the waterfalls Dai Yem waterfall is the easiest to reach.

Good to know

• Bring a jacket. Evenings are cool all year.
• The plateau is big. You need a motorbike or car to move between the spots.
• Weekends are busy with visitors from Hanoi.

Where it is

• Region: Son La province
• From Hanoi: about 4 hours
• From Mai Chau: about 1.5 hours
• From Ninh Binh: about 5 hours
• Coordinates: 20.87105, 104.62918
• Map: Open in Google Maps

How to fit it into your trip

Good as a stop between Mai Chau and Son La, or as a two night trip from Hanoi. Combine with Bo Am Hot Springs, which is about 45 minutes away.

Travelling around North Vietnam is easiest with your own driver. We arrange cars and drivers for trips like this.

Getting there: see Hanoi to Mai Chau and Moc Chau, or let us plan your whole trip, airport to airport.

Photo: Tuấn Nguyễn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.