Mu Cang Chai

We decided to beat the crowds of Hanoi and head out to do the Vietnamese version of leaf peeping… rice peeping! Headed out on a 5 hour drive north west of Hanoi to see some golden rice right before the harvest. We headed into the mountainous area with jungles and monkeys and tigers and most importantly rice terraces!!! They were so incredibly pretty in the fall with the rice turning from green to gold. We toured a lot of rice patties and I couldn’t get enough so had to go for a swim with the rice to really get in touch with my water buffalo side. Luckily my previous purchase of a Hmong (local ethnic group of the region) skirt saved the day so I was able to continue the rest of the day without my very soggy and muddy pants on our guides nice clean motor bike. Unfortunately the skirt wasn’t able to save us from a flat tire on the way back but alas it can only do so much.