Ta Xua (Son La) and Binh Lieu (Quang Ninh) roads are known as "dinosaur spines" thanks to the uniqueness of the trails on the top of the mountain, connecting landmarks to form a dash like life prehistoric dinosaur back. These are also the two most famous trekking routes today.
"Dinosaur spine" on the top of Ta Xua
Ta Xua range starts from Ta Xua village (Ban Cong commune, Tram Tau district, Yen Bai), is an ideal cloud hunting place for those who love displacement, love to explore, and experience. Ta Xua mountain range rises up to create a natural boundary between Yen Bai and Son La, with three peaks forming a wonder that is both majestic and poetic.
The highest peak is where the Vietnamese flagpole is erected at an altitude of 2,850m above sea level. At the second peak, there are still vestiges of the old flagpole which was built during the French colonial period.
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The third peak is in the middle, like the ridge that forms the spine of a prehistoric dinosaur. This place is favored by everyone as "dinosaur spine". There are two routes for us to conquer that "backbone". One is the way up from Ta Xua village and the second road starts from Bac Yen. And motorbikes, private cars are the means to move here.
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From the district center to the "dinosaur spine" is about 20km long with the road always a great challenge for those who are experiencing when crossing the road with rocky slopes, elephant nests...
"In which, the ideal and favorite check-in point is in Hang Dong Bac Yen, which is one of the rooftops of Son La province with an altitude of over 2,000m. To set foot here, the backpackers have to cross a distance with steep and dangerous slopes, one side is a cliff, one side is a cliff.
"Dinosaur spine" is located about 5km from the center of Hang Dong, this is a mountain range jutting down into the valley of the Hang Dong basin. This road is a challenge when you have to follow a small path of people to reach this place."
The most ideal time to "hunt clouds" in Ta Xua starts from October to December of the solar calendar every year. Standing on the top of Ta Xua mountain, if you are lucky, you will admire the sea of clouds floating, feeling like you are lost in a fairyland.
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If starting from Hanoi, you can take a bus from My Dinh Yen Nghia bus station, in addition, you can choose a motorbike. You go in the direction of Highway 32 to Nhon to Son Tay town, cross Trung Ha bridge, go to Thanh Son, Thu Cuc. At Thu Cuc junction, you go to Phu Yen, and then you will come to Bac Yen. From Bac Yen to Ta Xua is about 15km away.
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To save money, you can go straight to Ta Xua, about 15km from Bac Yen to set up tents, camp, or sleep in local people's houses.
The beautiful "dinosaur spine" in Binh Lieu (Quang Ninh)
Binh Lieu is located in the northeast of Quang Ninh province, adjacent to the Chinese border. This place is known as the "miniature Sapa of Quang Ninh" thanks to its beautiful landscape with immense reed fields and green terraced fields. In recent years, this place has attracted quite a few tourists to visit.
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Located in a remote border area, Binh Lieu still retains its wild features with majestic natural scenery. Every season in Binh Lieu is beautiful and has its unique characteristics. If in the spring, visitors will be immersed in the marriage festivals of the indigenous people, in the summer are the golden terraced fields stretching to the end of the horizon, in the autumn and winter are the vast white of the land. The field of reed grass is as beautiful as in the wonderland.
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In Binh Lieu, in addition to the majestic natural beauty, the double milestones such as 1300, 1302, 1305, 1327 are considered the ideal "check-in" places for travel enthusiasts. Standing on top of these landmarks, you can narrow your eyes to an entire mountainous region. The spine of the Dinosaur is the most beautiful position on the way to the landmark 1305 on the Vietnam - China border. Like Ta Xua, this mountain ridge looks like the back of a dinosaur. This is an ideal place for trekking and exploring tourists.
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In October and December, the scenery here is beautiful and poetic thanks to the vast reed fields reaching the horizon.
Binh Lieu is about 270km from Hanoi, you can follow National Highway 1, Highway 18 to Que Vo, Pha Lai, Dong Trieu, Uong Bi, Ha Long, then cross Bai Chay Bridge, arrive at Tien Yen T-junction, follow the national route Highway 18C, through Hoanh Mo is there. Because this is still a relatively new tourist destination, convenient services, motels, and restaurants in Binh Lieu are still quite meager, to have a smooth trip you need to prepare personal items and food. store.
Source: Dantri.vn
Collect and compile: Hoai Phuong