Highlands, plateaus, hills, passes & lagoons
Dong Van Highland is located in Dong Van District, 146km far from Ha Giang Town, Ha Giang Province. Dong Van has a lot to offer: mountains, forests, hidden grottoes and caves, and many valuable plants for medical purposes.
Moc Chau Plateau is 199km from Hanoi along National Highway 6. The plateau is about 1,000m above sea level and around 80km long and 25km wide. The area of the grass-field accounts for more than 14,000ha and is suitable for animal husbandry, tea planting and other agriculture. Moc Chau tea factory was set up here to produce black tea for export and for domestic consumption.
Phuong Hoang Pass lies in the National Highway No. 26, which connects Khanh Hoa Province with Dak Lak Province. The Mountains resembled the wings of a phoenix, hence its name Phuong Hoang (phoenix) Pass. The pass creates a natural majestic landscape.
Hai Van Pass is lying on National Highway No1A on the border between Thua Thien - Hue Province and Danang City. Hai Van Pass is like a giant dragon and which is considered to be one of the largest frontier posts in Vietnam. The name De Nhat Hung Quan, meaning the most colossal frontier post, is engraved on an incense burner in Thai Temple.
Tam Giang Lagoon is located in Huong Tra District, Thua Thien-Hue Province. Tam Giang Lagoon has a depth of 2 - 4m, in some places, of 7m, the immense water surface is an area of important economic activity bringing high income with its sea products.
Vong Canh hill is 600m from the tombs of Tu Duc and Dong Khanh, 7km from the center of Hue City. It is not so beautiful and well-known as Mount Ngu. However, as it is called, Vong Canh Hill is a place where tourists can enjoy the lovely panorama of Hue especially the Kings Nguyen’s tombs.
Known to the French as Bellevue Pass, Ngoan Muc Pass (altitude 980m) is about 5km towards Phan Rang and Thap Cham from Dan Nhim Lake and 64km west of Phan Rang.
In the local language, Pha Din means Heaven-Earth, and according to local legend, it was the frontier between Heaven and Earth.Pha Din is some 1,000m above sea-level. Climbing and descending the slopes with their many bends and deep gorges is a really interesting trip amid such a magnificent scenery.
Tay Thien means “western sky” of the former Nam Viet capital. It is dedicated to Quoc Mau Nang Thi Tieu, one of the generals under the dynasty of Hung Emperor. Legend has it that a Mountain Deity (Son nu) led a troop of 300 soldiers from Tam Dao to the Hac Tu junction to fight with aggressors from the north, saving the capital of Van Lang Kingdom. After the victory, she denied all royal tittles and returned to the holly mountainous area of Tay Thien to live.









