Muong Lay(Former Lai Chau) has beautiful weather, the sun shine year around.
Winter the sun rises after 9:00 AM everyday.
Summer is abit hot but the river bring a lot of wind
Spring is full of orchid flowers and wild flowers

In 2003 Lai Chau province was separated into two provinces: Lai Chau and Dien Bien provinces, follow it some place names were changed as follow:
Before            Now
Muong Lay - Muong Tra
Lai Chau - Muong Lay
Tam Duong - Lai Chau
Binh Lu - Tam Duong

Muong Lay(Former Lai Chau) is an unknown place to many tourists. hotel to provide detailed information and to help plan your own discovery tours.In order to fulfill a customer?s particular taste and for those who tired of typical organized tourss, we keep providing new programs such as non-tourist sites and long adventure treks , boat excusions, biking, cycling?! Motorbike and boat along the Da river will offer travelers the chance to seek new experiences get closer to the real life of the hill tribe people and to discover their unique handicraft skills to make your meaning trip. Temptation of discovering multi-faceted nature and lifestyle of ethnic minorities in the north ? west always drives you ahead. You will be tagged after not only by local support but also friendly smiles and waves along the way.

EXPLORE  MUONG LAY  IN  5DAYS/4NIGHTS


Day1 - Lao Cai - Sapa visit   
Pick up from Lao Cai train station to Sapa, breakfast in Sapa, check in hotel. Free to visit Sapa market untill afternoon. Take car to visit Sapa valley. Overnight in Sapa

Day2: Sapa ? Phong Tho
Leave Sapa in the morning pass Silver Water Fall to Tram Ton, the highest road in South East Asia, take a bread - taking, where the sky is clear to launch a view in the air, a zigzagging mountain path.

To foot of the slope take off the main road to the dirt road, visit the Luminority village. Continue to Phong Tho. O/n Phong Tho(There is a Monday market(only one market on Monday in the north) in Phong Tho.

Day3: Phong Tho - Sin Ho - Muong Lay(Former Lai Chau town).
Leave Hotel off the main raod to Sin Ho, visit H'mong and Dao group, lunch in Sin Ho(Sunday market). After lunch continue down hill to Muong Lay.

Day4: Muong Lay trekking
1day trip: Trekking to Pu Dao Destination was selected as one of the most beautiful destinations in South East Asia by gonomad.com, in its Siobhan McGeady said Pu Dao is a frienly village has sudden beautiful scenery.         Remoted Village on the River Bank

Itinery: 8:00 AM leave hotel to Da river (3km), take boat cross the river to trek to the house of Thai's king Deo Van Long start to trek on dirt road to Pu Dao(13km), a village of White and Blue H'mong. Lunch in Pu Dao, return 2km after then take another trek path to Cho village of Thai lies on river bank. Take boat back to the port(30minutes).

Day5: Muong Lay - Lao Cai
Leave Muong lay follow highway 4D to Sapa, lunch in Sapa. Free until leaving Sapa for Lao Cai train station.

1day trip: Trekking to Pu Dao
Pu Dao was selected as one of the most beautiful destinations in South East Asia by gonomad.com, in its Siobhan McGeady said Pu Dao is a frienly village has sudden beautiful scenery.
Itinery: 8:00 AM leave hotel to Da river (3km), take boat cross the river to trek to the house of Thai's king Deo Van Long start to trek on dirt road to Pu Dao(13km), a village of White and Blue H'mong. Lunch in Pu Dao, return 2km after then take another trek path to Cho village of Thai lies on river bank. Take boat                 Nam Ma
back to the port(30minutes).

Detail Map

2 - Lai Chau - Da river - Thai village - Slate Quarrier- Hmong village  
It takes 3km to rier port you start your boating along the Da river, cruise under suspension bridges passing stunning view of mountains, rock spurs and desert beaches. Visit black slate mines, Thai village, White Hmong village by the riverside and sifting for gold. Return to hotel.
Detail Map

    OTHER OPTIONS



Option1:   Lai Chau ? Nam Ma ? Sin Ho ? Lai Chau - Pa So
                         (By Boat & Motorbike)

Option3: Lai Chau -Muong Te
(By Jeep Car,Motorbike or Bicycle.

Option4: Lai Chau ? Tuan Giao ? Dien Bien(280km)

Welcome to LAN ANH HOTEL, we supply adventure tours go off the beaten track around Muong Lay(Former Lai Chau), Sin Ho, Muong Te, Phong Tho and Tua Chua(former Lai Chau).
Come and join with our wonderful trips to get many chances to exchange greetings and ideas with local inhabitants. The tours are really bring you back to nature, enjoyable and full fun!

Hang Tom Bridge


Si Pa Phin


Muong Lay(Former Lai Chau) Valley

Boating on da River

Along Da River


Have a good trip!