Legendary mountainous passes in Vietnam like Ma Pi Leng, Pha Din, Hai
Van, Bac Sum and O Quy Ho are not unfamiliar to adventurous tourists.
Legendary mountainous passes in Vietnam like Ma Pi Leng, Pha Din, Hai
Van, Bac Sum and O Quy Ho are not unfamiliar to adventurous tourists.
Ma Pi Leng is one of top four
highest mountain passes which is famous for its dangerous terrain with
twisty stretches and beautiful landscape.
Ma Pi Leng pass on Hanh Phuc
road connecting Dong Van with Meo Mac town is around 20km long. The road
was built in the 1960s by thousands of voluntary youth from 16 ethnic
minority groups in 8 northern provinces.
Bac Sum lies between Vi Xuyen and Quang Ba. Crossing the pass, visitors will come to Dong Van Stone Plateau.
The 32-km-long Pha Din Pass with
its highest peak at 1,648 metres above the sea is the gateway to the
northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien. It is located on Highway
6 between Son La and Dien Bien provinces.
O Quy Ho is the 50-kilometer
long road that runs around the Hoang Lien Son Range, between the
northern provinces of Lao Cai and Lai Chau. Standing more than 2,000
meters above the sea, its top is covered with white clouds almost all
year round, hence its poetic name “the Cloudy Mountain Pass.”
The 30 km long Khau Pha pass in
Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai province is the most rugged and longest
pass on National Highway 32.
Ngang Pass spans Hoanh Son Mountain, linking Quang Binh and Ha Tinh provinces in the central region.
The 17km long Da Deo pass is lying on Ho Chi Minh road in Thuong Hoa village, Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province.
Sa Mu is the most dangerous pass
in western Quang Tri province, linking Huong Phung and Huong Lap
villages in Huong Hoa district.
Hai Van is an approximately
21 km long mountain pass from Hue to Danang. It crosses over a spur of
the Truong Son Range that emerges from the west and juts into the East
Sea.
Hon Giao Pass, also known as
Khanh Le, Long Lanh or Omega, stretches on 33km from Nha Trang to Da Lat
cities. It is one of the most beautiful passes in Vietnam.