Marvelous Dai Yem waterfall in Moc Chau plateau
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![]() | Ban Gioc Waterfall in marvelous beauty |
(Video courtesy of Luong Truong)
Dai Yem waterfall originates from two waterways named Bo Co Lam and Bo Ta Chu in Vat village, stretching for roughly 100 meters high and divided into two levels. The second located 150 meters at an angle below the first one. Above the second waterfall is a floral stretch of land from where visitors can view the surrounding mountainous view.The waterfall makes a scenic background for photo lovers who seek for picturesque check-in pictures. Legend has it that the waterfall is the brassiere of the girl who saved a boy from the floodwater. The story is closely related to the history of Thai people in Muon Sang land.
April to September each year is the most ideal time to visit the place, it’s when the 70-meter-wide fall gushes down its slope, looking a dazzling white and imposingly dramatic and poetic.
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(Photo: Cung Phuot) |
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(Photo: Du Lich Kham Pha 24) |
Dai Yem waterfall is some 5km away from the center of Chau district. From the district center, visitors can either get on a car ride or trek along the stream path for around 4 km to reach the waterfall.
Besides admiring the sheer beauty of Mother Nature, visitors can also have a chance to sample a wide range of specialties of the Northwest region, including fresh produces, the special pork, and beef cooked the ethnic people’s way.
For those into experiencing and exploring can try going down the stream and learn how to catch fish with local people, and learn more about the different kinds of rare fish living in the area.
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(Photo: Cung Phuot) |
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(Photo: Cung Phuot) |
Discovering the scenic beauty of Moc Chau Plateau Spring is the best time to visit Moc Chau Plateau when its mountain slopes are dotted with white mustard flowers, purplish peach blossoms and green ... |
![]() | Moc Chau Plateau: Magnificent picture of nature Moc Chau Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Son La welcomes and fascinates tourists to brilliant hills of flowers and green tea. |
![]() | The Moc Chau Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Son La is famous for spacious tea hills stretching from one hill to another. |
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