A Pa Chai – a journey to experience the westernmost point of the country

Conquering A Pa Chai (Muong Nhe, Dien Bien province), the westernmost point of the country with the destination of the landmark border crossing between Vietnam – Laos – China is always a passion process for many Vietnamese people.
According to the Dien Bien Tourism Promotion Information Center, the A Pa Chai landmark is the place where “a rooster crows, three countries listen together”. The journey to the A Pa Chai landmark is an opportunity for visitors to experience conquering nature, demonstrate determination, will, and physical strength, and bring visitors pride and affirmation of national border sovereignty. At the same time, when coming here in the summer afternoon, visitors have the opportunity to experience the beauty of the high mountain sunset.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Han, representative of Vietsky Travel, the program to survey the destination with the A Pa Chai landmark is an opportunity to evaluate the infrastructure, service conditions, and administrative procedures to organize the delegation. The destination is the A Pa Chai landmark that will attract Vietnamese people who love to experience the four extreme points of the country. After the backpacking groups, caravans (self-driving cars) in small groups will be the type of choice for tourists. The road from A Pa Chai border post to the westernmost point of the country is about 11 km long, of which about 7 km have been concreted and 4 km of dirt road. The last 4 km is the border area of ​​old forest, many places with fallen trees blocking the road. Visitors go more than 500 steps to reach the top of A Pa Chai landmark. The landmark of the Vietnam – Laos – China border junction is known by backpackers as the zero milestone or a zero milestone, which is always a check-in destination for many young people. As the westernmost point of the country, the sunset always creates a majestic picture. This is the time for many young people to compose beautiful photos. Sunset is always an attractive time for young people. For many people, taking souvenir photos with the border crossing of Vietnam – Laos – China is an unforgettable memory.