Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa

Riding Vietnam Motorbike Tours to Sapa, tourists will see many impressive terraced rice fields. Sa Pa is a town in northwest Vietnam not far from the Chinese border. The rice terrace fields, among the most popular tourist attractions in Vietnam, can be found in the Muong Hoa valley and stretch towards the Hoàng Liên National Park and were voted as one of seven most beautiful and impressive ones of Asia and the world by readers of the US’s magazine Travel and Leisure.

Local mountain people, the Hmong, Dao, Tay, and Giay, grow rice and corn on these paddy terraces, along with vegetables. The fields are bright green in hot and rainy summer. They are being harvested in autumn. Because of the climate, only one rice crop a year can be produced, resulting in abundant malnutrition.

Rice terraces are slopes claimed from nature for cultivation in hilly or mountainous areas. Due to the steep feature, fertile soil thanks to it was created by weathered granite rock and mountain cliffs often stock water, local ethnic minority people can grow rice and establish terraced rice fields, one after another, from the foot to nearly top of mountains. If you want to catch up many beautiful photos during your motorbike tours in Vietnam, please come here.

In  April and May when the local people water their fields at full to prepare for a new crop, the surface of terraced fields shines like a mirror reflecting the contrast of the reddish brown of soil, the deep blue of the sky . In June and July, the terraced rice fields with fully-grown paddy rice spread the green out to the entire area, from the foot to top of mountains, the fields at that time look like a hand-made creation of uniqueness which cannot be found anywhere else. In September and October when autumn ends, rice in all terraced fields is ripe, giving the gold colour, it is the fantastic time for Vietnam motorbike rides.

Striking terraced rice fields coupled with distinctive cultural practices of local ethnic minority groups have created the uniqueness of the northern mountainous area.

It is so attractive when you see the terraced rice fields through pictures; however, in fact, they are even more beautiful than your expectation. So, please visit Sapa by joining our Vietnam motorcycle tours.