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Enjoy the beautiful scenery at Na Tenh Pass in Cao Bang
Usually, people love to travel to Northern Vietnam because of the difficult terrain. Lots of tourists know about the four great passes: O Quy Ho, Khau Pha, Ma Pi Leng, and Pha Din. But there is one experience that visitors can admire when coming to Vietnam. That is the Na Tenh Pass in Cao Bang.
Location of Na Tenh pass
This place is situated on the road from Ha Giang to Cao Bang. The local calls Na Tenh Pass the "king of passes." It has 20 soft curves winding through plenty of villages in the highlands.
Cao Bang is a province with many beautiful passes, such as Khau Coc Cha, Ma Phuc Pass, Khau Lieu Pass, Cao Bac Pass... Among them, Na Tenh Pass locates in Can Nong Commune, Ha Quang District. It borders Xuan Truong Commune, Bao Lac District. This is a pass with 20 impressive turns. Therefore, many backpackers have chosen this pass to explore the beautiful Cao Bang.
Impressive Na Tenh pass
If you know Khau Coc Cha, it's a 15-story steep slopes like stairs to the sky. A journey full of adventure. Compared to it, Na Tenh Pass is like a soft silk strip with 20 turns winding through the mountains. Villages and terraced fields nestle between undulating forests and mountains. All are creating a charming picture that is difficult to take your eyes off.
The scenery of Na Tenh Pass is most beautiful around September and October. At this time, the yellow colour of ripping rice covers the terraced fields. You can also come here to explore around May - July. This is the period when the corn fields cover both sides of the pass with a green colour of life.
Gorgeous scenery of Na Tenh pass
Experiencing Na Tenh Pass, people say that the turns here are not too dangerous. Since there are few sharp turns, you can overcome it as long as you drive carefully. In particular, on both sides of the pass, there are peaceful, poetic scenes of rice fields, houses, trees... They all bring peace and relaxation to tourists on the journey to conquer Na Tenh.
You can surmount Na Tenh Pass by car, motorbike or bicycle. Tourists can leisurely cycle on the pass. The fresh air, the colour of mountains and forest, the life of ethnic people here. Visitors can enjoy and feel them all. As far as the eye can see, there are magnificent, overlapping rocky mountains.
To take photos at Na Tenh Pass, visitors should bring a camera or flycam. Thus, they will be able to observe the entire view of the pass from above. They can have the opportunity to see the entire soft, gentle beauty of the pass. If you don't have a flycam, you can still take many beautiful photos. Throughout the trip, you should choose some beautiful angles to take photos.
Beautiful Na Tenh pass
Coming to Na Tenh Pass, in addition to admiring nature, you also have the opportunity to enjoy the specialities of Cao Bang Province, such as roasted duck, smoked rib sausage, ant egg cakes, steamed rice rolls, black jelly of Cao Bang, sour pho, Coong Phu Cake...
Na Tenh Pass adds to the beauty of mountains and forests, and nature in Cao Bang, making it an attractive place for you to explore the Northern mountains in the near future!
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