Hungting clouds in Lao Than peak, new adventurous destination
Lao Than peak - the roof of Y Ty, Lao Cai - is an ideal cloud hunting site that adventurers should not miss.
| Top Vietnam Destinations: Year-round magical beauty of Y Ty - the northern highland | |
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| Alluring seas of clouds in Y Ty commune, northern Vietnam |
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| With an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level, Lao Tham captivates visitors with the beauty of the wild highlands, poetic nature in the sea of clouds floating on the mountain. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| Lao Tham is known as "the place of the earliest sunrise and the latest sunset in Y Ty". (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| Therefore, if successfully climb to the top of the mountain before dawn, tourists will meet an opportunity to admire the beauty of dawn with white clouds floating in the scene of romantic and pinky sunset. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| It usually takes 6 hours to reach Y Ty rooftop. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| In order to hunt clouds on the top of Lao Tham, visitors have to climb the mountain in the afternoon and stay overnight to catch the dawn, when white clouds cover the mountain top. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| Once conquered the top of Lao Tham, visitors definitely should take photos with the limestone protruding from the forest and heading straight towards the vast sea of white clouds. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| In addition, Lao Than has a unique "heaven gate" made from dried trees. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| The most ideal time for visiting Lao Than lasts from September to November each year. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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| If visitors love to experience cloud hunting, a day with cool weather and not too much wind would be perfect. (Photo: Manh Tien Khoi via Zing News) |
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