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Conquering the 4 poles of the country

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For those who like to move, setting foot to the 4 poles of Vietnam on the mainland is always passion. Accordingly, the four poles of Vietnam have been identified, including: North Lung Cu, Western A Pa Chai, Eastern Pole Doi, and Southern Dat Mui.
1. North Pole Point – Lung Cu, Dong Van, Ha Giang

The most checked-in spot for tourists when exploring the North Pole of the Fatherland is Lung Cu flagpole in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. Lung Cu flagpole (Ha Giang) is always a check-in point for many tourists. Lung Cu flagpole, which marks the first place in the country, is located on Dragon Mountain. To reach Lung Cu flagpole, visitors pass through the majestic Dong Van Stone Plateau with many bends on the sleeves. The way to the flagpole has been built so it is easy for visitors to go up here. The best time of the year to conquer Lung Cu is late September and early October, when the rice season is golden, the sky clears, and the terraced fields are golden yellow. Or if you want to learn about traditional festivals, you should go to Ha Giang. However, the polar point of the North Pole in terms of coordinates will be a few kilometers north of Lung Cu flagpole, where the Nho Que River flows into Vietnamese soil. Because the road from Hanoi to Ha Giang city and next to Dong Van and Lung Cu is quite convenient, it attracts with this kind of popular tourism. 2. The Western Pole – A Pa Chai, Dien Bien A Pa Chai is home to a landmark border between three countries: Vietnam – Laos – China. For travelers, the crossroads of Vietnam – Laos – China border is also known as the zero milestone or zero milestone. A Pa Chai landmark (Muong Nhe, Dien Bien). The road from the border station to A Pa Chai landmark is about 11 km, but about 3 km of dirt road, the rest of the road has been poured concrete quite easy to go. Since this is a border junction, it has an important position in terms of security and defense, visitors come here to register with the Border Guard Headquarters of Dien Bien or directly at the Border Guard Station of A Pa Brush and will be Border guards lead the way up to visit landmarks. The road from Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu (nearly 500 km) and then going to Muong Nhe (200km) and to A Pa Chai (60 km) is quite convenient, the road is smooth, quite comfortable. According to Dien Bien Tourism Promotion Information Center, the route to A Pa Chai compared to previous years was much easier. In addition to the locals, visitors can use the caravan (self-driving car) to experience this road. Coming to A Pa Chai at any time of the year is beautiful. However, visitors can choose to travel to Dien Bien in March to see the flower forest, in spring, cherry blossoms bloom or in summer there are golden rice fields. 3. The Eastern Pole – Double Cape, Khanh Hoa The first place to receive sunlight on Vietnam’s mainland was identified as Mui Doi, Khanh Hoa. The Easternmost point of Double Cape (Khanh Hoa). Photo: Khanh Hoa newspaper Mui Doi is located in Van Thanh commune, Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa province. The most appropriate time to conquer the East Pole – Mui Doi is from January to May every year, this time is not yet the rainy season and the sunshine in the Central is not yet harsh. To conquer Double Cape will be difficult if you go by road because you have to cross hills, sand dunes, which requires health … The road to Mui Doi is determined the most difficult in the journey to conquer 4 poles. on the Vietnamese mainland. Before Mui Doi was officially recognized as the easternmost point on the mainland, Mui Dien in Hoa Tam commune (Dong Hoa district, Phu Yen province) held this title. Compared with the road to Mui Doi, Mui Dien is easier to conquer. If you go from Tuy Hoa city, you can go through Ca Pass, Vung Ro port, then follow the big road to Cape Dien. Cape Dien (Phu Yen) with easier access is one of the spots to catch the sunrise on the mainland. When you see the Mui Dai Lanh lighthouse, that’s when the journey to conquer Cape Dien begins. From the lighthouse, go down to the place marked Mui Dien not far. Visitors can stay one night to get up early the next morning because this is one of the first places to catch the sunrise on Vietnam’s mainland and swim in Mon beach. 4. The South Pole Point – Ca Mau Cape, Ca Mau The southernmost point of the country is located in Dat Mui commune (Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau), about 110 km from the center of Ca Mau city. The southernmost point, Ca Ma cape with the symbol of a boat facing the sea. Previously, visitors who wanted to reach Dat Mui mainly had to travel by canoe. However, from 2019, when traffic on the Ho Chi Minh route from Nam Can to Dat Mui, visitors can reach the southernmost point of the country by road more convenient. Visitors to the southernmost part of the country want to take pictures with the symbol of a boat facing the sea. Also on this road to the southernmost point, the landmark Ho Chi Minh Road – the end of Ca Mau km 2436 is also becoming an ideal check-in point. Weather in Dat Mui is divided into two distinct seasons: rainy season (from May to November) and dry season (from December of previous year to April of next year). If you go in the rainy season, you will encounter long, heavy rains, sometimes it can be rainy all day. Tourism activities are affected quite a lot. The time from December of last year to April of next year will be suitable for tour groups with beautiful sunny scenes.