Pheo O Quy Ho Pass - one of the four great passes in the Northwest sky

Are you a travel enthusiast and like to conquer new lands? If you like the most adventurous, natural exploration, O Quy Ho Pass is the most perfect place. This place is considered as one of the four great passes of the Northwest mountains, which is really a great challenge for any backpacker.

O Quy Ho-Cung pass pass challenges every backpacker

O Quy Ho pass consists of many long and winding passes, linking the two provinces of Lai Chau and Lao Cai with the top of the pass being the boundary between the two provinces. In which 2/3 of the pass is in Lai Chau province, 1/3 of the remaining part is in Sa Pa district, Lao Cai. O Quy Ho pass is known as the largest and most beautiful pass on the way to Sapa. 
The name of the pass is named after H'Mong language, and tourists from far here often call it O Quy Ho. Another name is Hoang Lien Pass. At present, O Quy Ho Pass holds a record of the length of the pass in the Northwest mountainous region, with a length of up to nearly 50 km. O Quy Ho Pass with Ma Pi Leng Pass, Pha Pha Din and Khau Pha Pass are the four great passes in the Northwest. Currently, this is also the longest mountain pass in Vietnam. 

With a height of nearly 2000 m, this is the highest mountain pass in Vietnam. The height, length and the ruggedness of this pass always make the adventurers want to come. Tourists come here partly to want to conquer this extremely rugged pass, partly to see the picturesque scenery of the Northwestern mountains. O Quy Ho pass is often likened to the Heaven Gate because of its beautiful scenery and splendor that is just like the gate to the sky. Therefore, O Quy Ho is a place that you must definitely visit when coming to Sapa . 

Journey to discover O Quy Ho Pass

When traveling to Sa Pa, in addition to visiting beautiful tourist destinations such as Love Waterfall, Fansipan peak, ... do not forget to go to O Quy Ho Pass to have extremely virtual virtual photos offline. From the center of Sapa town, visitors will have to travel a long distance of 12 km through Silver Falls, go through the gate of Hoang Lien Son National Park, then up to the ranger station of Ton station, and just go further. Few more kilometers to the top of O Quy Ho pass. Listening to the distance is so, but visitors from Sapa only takes 15 minutes by car. If you want to explore the natural scenery along the way, we can rent a motorbike to go.

The scenery is extremely beautiful above

O Quy Ho pass road is very dangerous, especially the road from Ton station to the mountain pass, including many enamel areas so it is very difficult to go. Therefore, visitors should start their journey around noon, to be able to see the road more clearly, easier to move. The journey to explore arduous is that, but certainly visitors will not feel any regret when booking on coming here. While downhill, you can admire the impressive scenery of Hoang Lien Son mountain range. In addition, there is a special thing that on cloudy days, from the peak of O Quy Ho pass, visitors can see the majestic beauty of Fansipan peak looming in the fog.

While moving down the pass, visitors can fully feel the clouds passing in front of them, the lush mountains, terraced fields, and the looming villages where the green mountains and mountains ... All create a The space is both majestic and poetic, but anyone who comes here cannot resist the beauty. Truly this is an experience that everyone wishes to discover once. Coming to O Quy Ho Pass , visitors not only have many beautiful scenes to see, but you can completely mark with virtual photos throughout your journey.

To conquer this beautiful and rugged pass. Surely you should be wondering when to travel on O Quy Ho Pass? The weather in O Quy Ho is always changing. In the summer, Lao Cai's side is foggy, cool air, mixed with a little cold. And the pass on Lai Chau side is very bright. When coming here in the winter, the side of Lao Cai was cold and cloudy, but on the mountain pass in Lai Chau, the weather was a bit sunny at midday. Perhaps so that tourists travel O Quy Ho Pass in any season is beautiful.

Winter in Sapa has snow and ice - an interesting point for a country located in tropical climates like Vietnam. In the summer, there is usually clouds floating, creating an attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. And just wait until the rice season is ripe, people will immediately go back to see the golden terraced fields among the green mountains. 

Another small suggestion is that visitors can enjoy O Quy Ho passin the late afternoon when the sunset falls over the whole mountain. That scene is great, isn't it? An indispensable part when you travel to Sa Pa in general or conquer O Quy Ho Pass in particular is that you do not forget to explore the unique cuisine here. Not only famous for its breathtaking scenery, the dishes here also captivate diners from all over the world. On the way to this pass, visitors can stop at the restaurants to enjoy a lot of rustic dishes but are specialties of the Northwest such as: buffalo steak kitchen, pork stealing armpits, hill chicken , grilled corn, grilled potatoes, ... In addition, there are some special vegetables in Sa Pa such as chayote, cat cabbage, ... Especially blue rice dish with grilled skewers are two certain dishes you should enjoy. awake. 

Just enjoy the delicious food, just watching the majestic natural scenery, green. This was a really interesting experience. So what are you waiting for, hurry up and pick up your backpack and start your trip.