Sin Suoi Ho – a “gem” on the Northwest community tourism map

Nestled on the slopes of Son Bac May Mountain, over 1,500 meters above sea level and about 30 km from Lai Chau city, Sin Suoi Ho Commune (Lai Chau Province) captivates travelers with its majestic, layered natural scenery and cool, fresh climate. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

In recent years, Sin Suoi Ho has emerged as a must-visit destination, hailed as a “gem” on the tourism map of Lai Chau and the Northwest region. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Visitors to the village can enjoy many unique experiences, from cloud hunting atop the mountains to discovering the daily life and culture of the Hmong ethnic community. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Sin Suoi Ho has also been honoured as one of the five best community tourism destinations at the 2025 Vietnam Tourism Awards. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Home to the Hmong people, the village is known for the community’s “four no’s”: no alcohol, no gambling, no use of banned substances, and no behavior that destroys family happiness. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

The village is often called a “heaven in the clouds,” boasting breathtaking landscapes such as the Tinh Yeu (Love) Waterfall, Trai Tim (Heart) Waterfall, and golden terraced rice fields during the harvest season. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Sin Suoi Ho enjoys a clean, cool climate year-round and an untouched natural ecosystem, offering visitors stunning forest landscapes. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

In addition to being recognised as one of the best community tourism destinations in Vietnam in 2025, Sin Suoi Ho won the ASEAN Community Tourism Award for the third time at the 2023 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) and was nominated in 2024 for “Best Tourism Village in the World.” (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

The village preserves its local values almost entirely, from traditional festivals, customs, clothing, cuisine, and house architecture to moss-covered stone fences winding along the paths leading into the village. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Today, dozens of households in Sin Suoi Ho provide lodging and dining services, serving over 500 visitors per night. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Local families continue to improve their services, contributing to a steady increase in tourist arrivals each year. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

In 2024 alone, the village welcomed more than 30,000 visitors, generating over 3 billion VND in tourism revenue. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

Residents say the village is beautiful in every season: spring brings peach and plum blossoms; summer offers fresh air and cool streams; autumn turns the terraced fields golden; and winter cloaks the village in mist, creating a romantic landscape. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)