Hang Kia and Pa Co Hang Kia – Pà Cò
Hmong highland above the rice valley
Ride up to the Hmong highland for a market and a village above the rice. Sunday morning is the Pà Cò market, and Saturday evening is the night market at Bản Chà Đáy. The road is nearly 30 km toward Sơn La, then about 6 km. A gate fee and the minutes are check on arrival.
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Hang Kia from the east, with houses in the valley and karst behind
Photo: Greg Willis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ride out of the rice valley to the Hmong highland. The road from the old township is nearly 30 km on Highway 6 toward Sơn La, then about 6 km from Bản Chà Đáy to Hang Kia village. Bản Chà Đáy sits at 1,140 m. The villages are in xã Pà Cò, formed from Cun Pheo, Hang Kia, Pà Cò, and the rest of Đồng Tân. They were also named as the communes Hang Kia and Pà Cò. Both names stay.
Photo: Greg Willis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Saturday evening is the night market at Bản Chà Đáy. Sunday morning is the Pà Cò market. The clock for either market is check on arrival. In spring the highland has plum and peach blossom, a cloud sea, and Hmong weaving and dyeing. Check the blossom dates on arrival.
A waterfall near the Pà Cò community village is a different place from thác Gò Lào. Check the height and the fee of either fall on arrival. A gate fee for the highland is check on arrival. Give this a separate outing from the lanes at Bản Lác.
Getting there and around
From the valley, take Highway 6 toward Sơn La. The Hmong villages are nearly 30 km from the old township. Bản Chà Đáy is the first stop, at 1,140 m. Hang Kia village is about 6 km further. The minutes are check on arrival. The fare is check on arrival.
From Hanoi, reach the valley first, then continue on the same highway. The valley is about 140 km, and also about 150 km, about 130 km from central Hanoi, and about 157 km from Nội Bài. The valley timing is about three hours via Hòa Bình, and also 2.5 hours. Do not add those figures into one total for Hang Kia. Minutes from Hanoi to the highland are check on arrival.
From the valley
By road on Highway 6 toward Sơn La. Nearly 30 km from the old township to the Hmong villages, then about 6 km from Bản Chà Đáy to Hang Kia village. The minutes are check on arrival.
From Hanoi
By car or bus to the valley, then Highway 6 toward Sơn La. Valley distance is about 140 km, and also about 150 km, about 130 km from the center, and about 157 km from Nội Bài. Valley timing is about three hours, and also 2.5 hours. The highland minutes after that are check on arrival.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Check on arrival. The Pà Cò market is Sunday morning, and the Bản Chà Đáy night market is Saturday evening. The clock is check on arrival.
- Closed
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- Admission
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