Marvel at the beauty of Dong Van Karst Plateau

By Ngoc Tu Dinh - September 28, 2024
Marvel at the beauty of Dong Van Karst Plateau

Dong Van Karst Plateau (Ha Giang) is located in the northern Vietnam, where there are many beautiful natural landscapes and rugged and majestic rocky mountains. With the wild beauty of the mountainous region, Dong Van Karst Plateau has touched many hearts of tourists coming to visit this region.

Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark is one of the vast plateaus located in the North of the country. It has many unspoiled natural landscapes that have existed for 400-600 million years.

buckwheat field in sung la

Buckwheat flower field in Dong Van

The first land of the country attracts tourists by the beauty of the majestic mountains, the traditional cultural values in the ethnic minority communities and the beautiful flower seasons.
Wandering on the roads of Dong Van Karst Plateau, visitors will be amazed by the beautiful scenery of the sea of clouds on Quan Ba Heaven Gate; zigzag and winding Bac Sum slope, Sung La Valley with small roofs of cob houses and gentle buckwheat flower fields; The palace of King Meo; Lung Cu flagpole; Moon rock field…

children in dong van plateau

children in dong van plateau

children in buckwheat dong van

Smiling children in the Dong Van karst plateau

Among of many rocky mountains, Dong Van Karst Plateau is also a place of coexistence of ethnic minorities such as: Mong, Dao, Tay, Nung, Lo Lo, Pu Peo ... with many unique cultural traditions. Visitors will be able to admire the beautiful natural scenery along with a colorful cultural space filled with the typical sounds of the highlands of Vietnam.

beautiful house in dong van

The ethnic house with an impressive stone fence is the setting in the movie "Pao's Story".

Sung La is a place where the cob houses are located close to each other. This is the home of 36 households of Mong, Lo Lo and Han ethnic groups. Pao's house is one of those special houses.

tourist in buckwheat field in  dong van

Tourist in buckwheat field in Dong Van

The palace of King Meo is located in a valley in Sa Phin commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang. The entire palace of King Meo has an area of nearly 3,000m2. The construction costed 150,000 Indochina white silver Dong, equivalent to 150 billion Vietnamese Dong at this time.

king meo palace in dong van

king meo palace in dong van plateau

King Meo Palace in Dong Van karst plateau

The majesty of the mountains and forests, the wild and poetic natural landscape, the culture and hospitality of people on the Karst Plateau create a special attraction. Although nature is harsh, the land is mainly limestone, but it is from that harshness, flowers from rocks and water still bloom, coloring the land of Dong Van more and more beautiful.

ma pi leng pass and nho que river

Looking down from the top of Ma Pi Leng pass, Nho Que river looks like a soft winding green thread, surrounded by majestic cliffs.

Moon rock field in Dong van

Moon rock field is created by weathered limestone mountains, hundreds of thousands of stones are crowded together to create rocky deserts stretching as far as the eye can see.



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Ngoc Tu Dinh
Travel Expert
I'm Ngoc Tu Dinh, a local travel expert from Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. Exploring Vietnam has been my passion for years, and I've spent 10 years as a tour guide throughout Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. I hope that my understanding of Vietnamese culture, allow me to offer a unique perspective in this blog. Currently, I am based at IZITOUR. If you're planning a trip to Vietnam, I'm here to help you make the most of it! Feel free to leave your comments at the end of the article. Your feedback is important, and I look forward to responding to you.

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