Muong Cha Dien Bien offers beautiful Vietnam off the beaten path mountain hiking, jungle treks, trekking homestay, road cycling tours, mountain biking holidays, dmz, veteran trips, motorbike, motorcycle tours from Hanoi. Muong Cha is a mountainous district of Dien Bien province in the northwest Vietnam.

Muong Cha district covers an area of 1826 square kilometres. It contains 1 township and 14 communes including Muong Cha, Cha Nua, Cha To, Huoi Leng, Hua Ngai, Ma Thi Ho, Muong Muon, Muong Tung, Na Sang, Nam Khan, Pa Ham, Phin Ho, Sa Long, Sa Tong, and Si Pa Phin.

Getting to Muong Cha

The best way to get to Muong Cha from Hanoi is to take a flight from Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu city. It takes one hour by plane. Then either rent a car or catch a taxi to get to Muong Cha district from Dien Bien Phu airport. There are also direct buses from Hanoi to Muong Cha.

Traveling by road from Hanoi to Muong Cha is a great way to discover the north west Vietnam. Take the national road #6 Hanoi, Son La to Muong Cha. You can also reach this area by following the other national road #32 or the new highway from Hanoi to Lai Chau, then to Muong Cha. The stretch of road goes uphill and downhill alternately with many sharp bends.

Booking a guided tour (with a tour guide) is highly recommended. An English-speaking guide is helpful in such off the beaten path place like Muong Cha Vietnam.

When to go

The district climate is monsoon tropical in altitude with low temperature and few rain in winter, hot and heavy rain in summer, Vietnam weather. Average annual temperature is 21-230C, lowest temperatures occur from December to February of the following year (14-180C), from April to September average temperature is 250C. Dry season lasts from October to April of the following year.

Best things to see and do

Hiking is the best way to discover the district of Muong Cha. Trekking travel offers you the chance to explore Muong Cha tropical forest, luxuriant mountains, remote hill tribe villages. Whether it is a single day hike or multi day treks we have something to suit everybody. Maybe you just want to trek through the primitive forest, remote hill tribe villages or maybe you really want to get away from the crowds we can customize an itinerary for you.

Cycling is a great way to discover one of best Vietnam’s hidden places. Muong Cha district has sealed, paved cycle routes, single dirt tracks, mountain bike trails, back-roads cycling offering fantastic bike rides for enthusiastic mountain bikers. We have a range of road cycling trip and mountain bike tours around Muong Cha, Dien Bien and the north west region, providing options for both those who want some mountainous challenges and those who prefer long flat rides.

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