Previously known as Lai Chau, Muong Lay is set in a peaceful valley that's absolutely stunning, and the atmosphere here is unique in what is already a region filled with diverse natural beauty.
The Da and the Nam Ha rivers both join forces here under swept back mountainsides and wide blue skies. A small village has turned into a barely-there town of wooden shacks strung with bare bulbs in the cleft of the valley. With the casual atmosphere of a town whose time will soon come, people here bare a relaxed attitude almost watered down to indifference. This is a place you can sit back and relax while taking in some river trips, a little trekking and some rides up into the hills.
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