15 Ng. 100 Đ. Nguyễn Xiển, Thanh Xuân Nam, Thanh Xuân, Hà Nội 100000
15 Ng. 100 Đ. Nguyễn Xiển, Thanh Xuân Nam, Thanh Xuân, Hà Nội 100000
Dien Bien Vietnam, an off the beaten path travel destination offers a large selection of great, fun mountain hiking, jungle treks, trekking homestay tours. Dien Bien province is next to Lai Chau, Son La provinces, Laos and China. The province has many mountains stretching along north-west and south-east direction.
Dien Bien province contains 1 city and 8 districts including Dien Bien Phu, Muong Lay, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Ang, Muong Cha, Muong Nhe, Tua Chua, Tuan Giao, and Nam Po. Muong Thanh Valley is largest one of this region. The topography includes forests, high mountains, narrow valleys, small plains, and springs.
Dien Bien History
The province’s name menas “stable frontier”. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Lu of Muong Thanh people were the most developed in the area and controlled Sin Ho, Muong Lay, and Tuan Giao. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Thai people from Muong Om and Muong Ai occupied Muong Lo in Nghia Lo and Muong Thanh in Dien Bien. They eventually gained control of the whole area between Muong Lo (Yen Bai) and Muong Thanh (Dien Bien).
In early 2004, Dien Bien was created from Lai Chau Province. Dien Bien includes all the land to the south of the Da River (Black River), and New Lai Chau Province includes all the land to the north of the Da River.
Getting to Dien Bien
The best way to get to Dien Bien from Hanoi is to take a flight from Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu city. It takes one hour by plane. Then either rent a car or catch a taxi to get to other Dien Bien’s district. There are also direct buses from Hanoi to Dien Bien.
Traveling by road from Hanoi to Dien Bien is a great way to discover the north west Vietnam. Take the national road #6 Hanoi, Son La to Dien Bien. You can also reach this area by following the other national road #32 or the new highway from Hanoi to Lai Chau, then to Dien Bien. The stretch of road goes uphill and downhill alternately with many sharp bends.
Dien Bien top things to see
With favor natural conditions like diversified topographies, rivers, mountainous beautiful sceneries that help Dien Bien province to develop its tourism potentiality. There are many places with naturally, historically or artificially man-made can draw tourist such as Pa Khoang Lake, virgin forest in Muong Nhe, Muong Toong, Muong Phang Forest, Pa Thom Cave, Tham Pua Cave, hot spring in Hua Pe, U Va, Sang village, Son La Dam.
Dien Bien province also owns many monumental histories attached to the build and protect process of Vietnam like Muong Luan Tower, Tam Van Citadel, Ban Phu Citadel, Hoang Cong Chat Temple and most special is Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument.
Dien Bien Weather
Dien Bien climate is monsoon tropical in altitude with low temperature and few rain in winter, hot and heavy rain in summer, Vietnam weather. Average annual temperature is 21-230C, lowest temperatures occur from December to February of the following year (14-180C), from April to September average temperature is 250C. Dry season lasts from October to April of the following year.
Trekking, hiking in Dien Bien Vietnam
Hiking is the best way to discover the province of Dien Bien. Trekking travel offers you the chance to explore Dien Bien tropical forest, luxuriant mountains, remote hill tribe villages. Whether it is a single day hike or multi day treks we have something to suit everybody. Maybe you just want to trek through the primitive forest, remote hill tribe villages or maybe you really want to get away from the crowds we can customize an itinerary for you.
We can combine most Vietnam treks in Dien Bien with other activities such as road cycling, mountain bike tours, charity projects, educational, student travel, community, volunteer works. If you need any further information or you can’t see what you are looking for please contact us we will be happy to help.
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Dien Bien Packages
Take a look at some of the top Dien Bien hiking packages including Dien Bien hiking tours, trekking homestay are customized for small group tours, and family adventure holidays in northwest Vietnam. Traveling these all-inclusive packages you will discover the province of Dien Bien as well as other non-touristy places in the north west region of Vietnam northern highlands.
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Phong Nha Trekking 2 Days Hang En Cave offers the chance to discover one of the biggest WOW factors in Vietnam, one of the largest caves in the world. You’ll meet a remote minority ethnic group living deep in the jungle, visit the jaw-dropping exit…
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Phong Nha Trekking Tour 2 Days Tu Lan Cave offers the chance to explore the fascinating jungle and cave area of Tu Lan, a one and a half hours drive from Phong Nha. With your expert English-speaking guide and also porter team from nearby Tan Hoa village…
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Bac Giang Trek 2 Days is an off-the-beaten path itinerary that Hiking Vietnam design for those who prefer an off the beaten track destination where they travel as a local, for the real life experience. You will discover such sites as Vinh Nghiem pagoda.
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Trekking Cat Tien National Park 2 Days Itinerary begins from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The Park is varied and made up of seasonally flooding grassland and swamp forest. The wetland is bounded to the east, south and west by dense humid evergreen forest…
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Fansipan Trekking 2 Days Tour offers the chance to discover the highest peak in Vietnam and the entire Indochina peninsula. To successfully conquer the highest peak, mountaineers need to be in good shape and properly equipped…
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Cuc Phuong Trekking Tour 2 Days is arranged in the northern Vietnam, starting from your hotel in Hanoi, taking to Cuc Phuong national park and Tam Coc, Ninh Binh province. The highlights of the trip are a 5-hour jungle trek and a sampan cruise tour in Tam Coc.
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Trekking Cat Ba National Park 2 Days Itinerary is provided in Cat Ba National park, Cat Ba island, Hai Phong province, northern Vietnam. Begin your adventure with a car transfer from Hanoi to Hai Phong where you take a speed boat to get Cat Ba island.
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Trekking Bach Ma National Park 2 Days Itinerary starts from your hotel in Hue to the Bach Ma national park, Thua Thien Hue province, in the central Vietnam. There you enjoy a short trek uphill to the peak. Best time to do the trek: April – September.
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Sapa 2 Day Trekking Y Linh Ho Village offers the chance to hike along a hidden trail offering spectacular view over the Muong Hoa valley, the most beautiful valley in Sapa. You trek along hillside, through local hill-tribe villages and terraced rice fields…
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Sapa Trek 2 Days Sin Chai Village is a challenging trek that Hiking Vietnam customizes for active, adventure travelers. The overnight trekking tour takes you to such Sapa hill-tribe villages as Ban Lech village, Muong Bo villages, Sin Chai village…
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