Self-sufficient Lang Son travel experience: Where to go, What to eat?

Lang Son self-sufficient travel experience: Where to go, what to eat? Lang Son not only has majestic mountain scenery and vast rice fields, but it also preserves traces of the nation's heroic history such as Chi Lang Pass, Mac Dynasty Citadel,... Therefore, traveling to Lang Son, you will clearly feel the ancient, gloomy but equally charming beauty of nature and famous landscapes.

1. Learn a little about Lang Son

Lang Son is a mountainous province more than 180km from the capital Hanoi, to the east it borders Quang Ninh and Guangxi (China), to the west it borders Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen, to the north it borders Cao Bang and to the south it borders Bac Giang.

This place has a cool climate all year round, charming mountain and river scenery, changing uniquely with the seasons. Especially, Lang Son is a cultural intersection of many ethnic groups. These are the things that make Lang Son an impressive destination not to be missed by all tourists.

Lang Son from above

Coming to Lang Son, you can both admire the majestic mountain scenery and explore the cultural beauty of this place.

2. The most ideal time to travel to Lang Son

Visitors can visit attractions in Lang Son at several convenient times such as:

January (lunar calendar): Because at this time the weather is cold, the mountains and forests of Lang Son have an even more majestic and mysterious beauty. In addition, there are many interesting festivals taking place such as Tam Thanh Pagoda Festival, Ky Lua Firecracker Festival, ...
Late August early September: The season of "swinging custard apples", a specialty grown on rocky mountains, is in full bloom. Along with that, Lang Son's weather is very beautiful and cool.
Late July to late January: Northwest rice fields dye the entire sky yellow.
Winter (from December to March): Favorable conditions to watch snowfall at the top of Mau Son mountain.

3.Convenient instructions for moving to Lang Son

To have a complete and fun journey to Lang Son, you can refer to ways to get there.

3.1 How to move to Lang Son province

There are a few ways to travel to Lang Son you can choose such as::

Plane: If you are in provinces far from Lang Son, especially the Central and Southern provinces, you should fly by plane to save time and "conserve" energy for the upcoming discovery journey. You can choose to set Flight tickets to Hanoi at Vietjet with good prices, many attractive incentives and services. After that, visitors can take motorbikes, buses, or cars to transfer to Lang Son because the province does not have an airport.
Coach: This is the ideal form of transportation for those in provinces near Lang Son such as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong,... There are currently many companies operating bus routes from the provinces to Lang Son at affordable prices. .
Motorbike: Depending on your starting point, you can choose a motorbike as your means of transportation. Traveling by motorbike will make your journey more interesting and help you be proactive in your schedule, but before leaving, you should carefully check the vehicle.
Train: If you want to travel by this means, you need to buy a train ticket to Lang Son station. For tourists from the southern provinces, you should consider choosing this form of transportation because the travel time is quite long.

Vietjet flight to Hanoi

Vietjet accompanies passengers on domestic flights, with a variety of flights to help passengers be proactive in their travel schedules

3.2 Means of transportation in Lang Son

Tourists can rely on their travel schedule, Lang Son attractions they want to visit, costs, etc. to choose the appropriate means of transport for themselves.

Taxi: You can easily catch a taxi at entertainment locations in Lang Son, but you need to find reputable taxi companies or ask about the price before going to avoid being pressured.
Motorbike: This is the means of transportation chosen by many young people who love to explore for their Lang Son trip because it both saves money and helps you fully admire the beauty of nature here. You can rent motorbikes at hotels, homestays or car rental shops here.

4. What beautiful scenes does Lang Son have?

Traveling to Lang Son, you will be fascinated by the majestic beauty of nature such as To Thi mountain, Na Lay mountain, buckwheat flower garden,... along with many historical relics and archaeological relics from Bac Son or Mai Pha period. So what's there to do in Lang Son? Let's explore the Lang Son tourist attractions below.

4.1 Lang Son ancient citadel

This ancient citadel is also known as Doan Thanh, located in Chi Lang ward, Lang Son city. This place was built in a rectangular shape with 4 gates corresponding to 4 directions, and in the past the ancient citadel was considered to have an important strategic position in guarding the northern gateway of the country. The city walls have foundations built from green limestone and walls made from sturdy bricks bearing traces of time.

4.2 To Thi Mountain

To Thi Mountain is located in the Nhi - Tam Thanh scenic complex, one of Lang Son's scenic spots that everyone who comes to Lang wants to visit once. The unique feature of this place is the rock shaped like a mother holding her child looking into the distance. Ancient people told each other the old story about To Thi holding her child and standing on a high mountain waiting for her husband to return from fighting the enemy, but she could not wait for him, she and the child turned into stone. From here, people named this place "Hon Vong Phu" symbolizing the loyalty of Vietnamese women.

4.3 Ải Chi Lăng

This is a famous place in Lang Son, imbued with heroic imprints of our nation, especially the 1942 victory of the Lam Son insurgent army who drove out tens of thousands of Ming troops to maintain Dai Viet's independence. Chi Lang Pass is an oval valley, large in scale with a length of more than 20km connecting Chi Lang and Huu Hung, on the west and east there are towering mountain ranges creating rugged terrain and mountain scenery. The majestic and magnificent mountains make this place look like an attractive watercolor painting.

Visiting Chi Lang Pass - a famous landmark in Lang Son, visitors immerse themselves in the mountains and rivers and the heroic history of the nation

4.4 Tam Thanh Pagoda - Cave

Traveling to Lang Son, you should not miss the opportunity to explore Tam Thanh Pagoda - Cave which is one of the attractions in Lang Son. Tam Thanh Pagoda is a pagoda with special meaning in the spiritual culture of the Lang people as it is the place to store thousands of epitaphs, a massive system of worship statues, especially the Buddha Amitabha Buddha statue. carved into the cliff in the shape of a Bodhi leaf.

In addition, Tam Thanh Cave belongs to the Tam Thanh pagoda complex and is the largest and most beautiful cave. Going deep into the cave, you will enjoy the cool air, admire the beautiful stalactites of various shapes such as sycamore trees, Tien Ong,... or the clear lake inside the cave.

4.5 Tien Pagoda Relics

This place is located halfway up Dai Tuong mountain and in Song Tien cave right in the center of Lang Son city. After climbing the 64 steps to the pagoda, you will admire the uniquely shaped stalactites that create the magical beauty of this place. In addition, you can go to Tien Pagoda - a fun place in Lang Son on January 18 every year to enjoy the cold air of the Northern spring and participate in the Tet Festival at the temple.

5. Summary of specialties not to be missed in Lang Son

Lang is the intersection of many cultures with many ethnic groups living together such as Kinh, Dao, Tay, Nung, Thai,... so the cuisine here is also very diverse and unique such as:

Sour pho: Coming to Lang Son tourist destinations, you can visit popular restaurants to enjoy the unique sour pho dish of this place. This dish is a wonderful blend of flavors of pho noodles, sweet and sour sauce, peanuts, char siu meat, crispy fried sweet potato strips, roasted duck,...

Lang Son's specialty sour pho is the bowl on the right

Coming to Lang Son, you should not miss the sour pho with a particularly attractive flavor.

Coong Phu:The specialty of the Tay people in Lang Son has a method of making quite similar to banh troi in the lowlands. However, this cake consists of red and white balls filled with green beans. Coong Phu is hot with chewy dough, the sweetness of green beans mixed with sweet sugar water, shredded coconut and fatty roasted peanuts.
Banh chao: The crust is made from sticky rice, regular rice, soybeans, and sticky taro, creating a unique flavor for this dish, especially the filling is richly marinated roasted duck meat. When enjoying, take a piece of pan-fried cake and dip it in sweet and sour fish sauce soaked in green papaya salad with some fresh green vegetables.
Cao Sang: It is a specialty dish of Lang Son originating from China. The worker will steam the plain rice flour to form a block. When the dough is almost cooked, add chopped pork and fried shallots onto the surface of the cake. You will be immersed in the flavor of this dish when you dip a piece of Cao Sang cake into a cup of delicious vinegar water mixed with sugar, chili, and fish sauce.

6. Refer to the cost of traveling to Lang Son 2 days 1 night

Visitors can further improve their travel plans to Lang Son with a few costs below. Additionally, costs may vary depending on your travel time and additional costs may arise.

Moving expenses: Vietjet's airfare from Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat airport) - Hanoi (Noi Bai airport) costs about 2,840,000 VND/person/round-trip ticket.
Accommodation: Room prices range from 600,000 - 3,000,000 VND/room (depending on the time and hotel you choose, the cost may vary).
Eat and drink: Minimum 500,000 VND/person.
Sightseeing: Minimum 120,000 VND/person, with paid locations being Nhi Thanh cave (20,000 VND/adult), Dang Mo waterfall (50,000 VND/adult) and Bac Son valley (50,000 VND/adult).

7. Frequently asked questions

Before their journey to Lang Son, many tourists still wonder about a few issues, let's find answers in the content below.

7.1What can you buy as gifts to bring home when you come to Lang Son?

Visitors can buy Mau Son wine, Chi Lang custard apples, Mau Son peaches, mac mol fruit, products from anise trees... as gifts for relatives and friends after an exciting trip to Xu Lang.

Chi Lang custard apples, Lang Son specialty

Visitors can buy Chi Lang custard apples grown on rocky mountains with a delicious taste as gifts for relatives.

7.2 What famous traditional festivals does Lang Son have?

Lang Son has unique traditional festivals on every occasion of the year such as: Tam Thanh Pagoda Festival (full moon day of the first lunar month), Na Nhem Festival (full moon day of the first lunar month), Fairy Pagoda Festival (January 18). 1 lunar calendar)...

Traveling to Lang Son, you will discover the unique beauty of the landscapes here and the unique cultural identity of the people of Lang Son. To have a complete and fun journey here, you should take a few notes for yourself such as planning your travel itinerary 1-2 months in advance, preparing warm clothes, booking hotel rooms and plane tickets. Fly early,.... What are you waiting for? Get together with your friends and go to Lang Son.

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