Meo Vac Ha Giang, a north-eastern province, lies snugly in a smallish valley surrounded by rocky mountain.

The weather in Meo Vac that summer afternoon was extremely sultry, even when the sun was going down.

The Meo Vac town is surrounded by green and yellow corn fields which, in the afternoon sun, make for a typical, idyllic mountain scene.

Meo Vac is the ideal location to organize activities such as hiking and camping. This is a real challenge however the breath-taking scenery makes the hardship all worthwhile...

Despite being mountainous, Meo Vac also has plenty of vegetables. At night, the streets, lit by street lamps and lights from the government offices are quiet.

Khau Vai Love Market of the ethnic people in Meo Vac is the most famous kermis in the northern Vietnam

The local children in Meo Vac

A local family is working in the terrace field in Meo Vac

Meo Vac is a district of Ha Giang Province, the main terrain of Meo Vac is the limestone mountains with the Nho Que River flow through this upland district.

When should you visit Meo Vac?

The tourist could visit Meo Vao anytime in a year, but with the travelers who love the flower is the months from October to December is the best time to visit this mighty area. Arrival to Meo Vac, although you will have to go through with the hard roads and the high mountains, this is also a new and worthwhile experience for the tourist who prefer to discover the most beautiful areas in the northern Vietnam.

What should you eat in Meo Vac?

Exploring Meo Vac, you should try the different local food of the ethnic people at here such as Thang Co this is the special food that just have in the northern area of Vietnam, its taste and smell is little special so that there are also many persons whose can not try it although it is one of the special food in this area, Xoi Mau this kind of food is cooked from a lot of the different colors of rice, it looks like as the sticky rice but with many different colors, Cai Xanh this is one of vegetables which is grown in the northern area, this kind of vegetable is also grown in many places around Vietnam but just in Meo Vac is the most delicious….

What is the best sightseeing and activities in Meo Vac?

Beside the special food in this upland district is it also has the famous attractions that you should not miss on your trip to the northern Vietnam such as Khau Vai Love Market, this market is organized just one time on 27th March of the lunar month every year, this market is the place for the girls and boys whose after are adults and they want to find each other and find the truthful love to marry for their life….each time this market is organized, there are a lot of the different ethnic persons whose live around Meo Vac area arrive to take part in this love market, even there are ethnics far from until 20-30km, they still come here, they can ride a motorbike or walk from their home to go to this love market to take part in, this market do not take place of trading activities or exchanging the goods, it is just for the love of couples only. This market is the most famous love kermis in the northern area of Vietnam.

Beside Khau Vai Love Market, you also should travel to the Lo Lo Ethnic Village where is still kept their own traditional cultural customs, they are very special and interested activities that there is not any other ethnic villages are the same. 

Meo Vac is one of the most famous mountain district in the northern Vietnam, the tourist will have a memorial trip to this ethnic village, enjoy the traditional activities and festival of the locals at here, try the local foods that there is not any other place to be available, give the poor children the gifts….all of these activities are very worthwhile and meaning for the tourist.

How to go to Meo Vac?

The tourist could catch a night bus from Hanoi to Ha Giang, then catch a local bus from Ha Giang to Meo Vac or catch a bus directly from Hanoi to Meo Vac through Ha Giang center. It takes around 300km from Hanoi to Ha Giang and around 170km from Ha Giang to Meo Vac, totally it is around 470km from Hanoi to Meo Vac, from Ha Giang to Meo Vac you will go through a famous upland district of Ha Giang is Dong Van.