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Northern Vietnam - rice terrace mu cang chai

Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces Photo Tour From Hanoi

Itinerary of Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces Photo Tour From Hanoi

NOTE: ITINERARY MAY BE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER EXPERIENCE IF ANY 


📸 2-Day Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces Photography Tour 🌾


DAY 1 – HANOI ➝ MU CANG CHAI


Start your photography journey with an unforgettable escape from the city!

🕖 6:00 AM: Welcome aboard! Our local photographer will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi for a scenic 7-hour drive to the breathtaking Mu Cang Chai.
🍽️ Enjoy a delicious lunch at a charming local restaurant en route.
📷 Make photo stops along the way—capture mesmerizing views of lush, rolling rice terraces.
🌄 Afternoon: Arrive in Mu Cang Chai and dive straight into a landscape photography session in the golden light of the afternoon. Hop on a motorbike taxi for access to the best shooting spots, guided by local experts.
🍛 Dine at the ecolodge restaurant, surrounded by nature.
🛌 Relax and overnight at a cozy ecolodge nestled in the hills.



DAY 2 – MU CANG CHAI ➝ HANOI


⏰ 4:30 AM: Rise early and ride by motorbike to the summit for an unforgettable sunrise shoot over the iconic rice terraces.
🎒 After capturing the magic of morning light, enjoy breakfast and begin your journey back to Hanoi with memory cards full of stunning shots and stories to tell.

Arrival Hanoi in the late afternoon. End of service.


✨ Why Join This Tour?
✔️ Guided by professional local photographers
✔️ Access to exclusive photo spots via motorbike
✔️ Immersive cultural and visual experience
✔️ All logistics taken care of—just focus on your photography!

Remark

  • Prepare suitable shoes to walk in the rice terrace fields
  • The weather of Mu Cang Chai often cold, prepare enough warm cloth
  • Our accommodation in Mu Cang Chai is the ecolodge with basic equipment of hotel in the rural area

Private photo tour

DEPARTURES

  • Destination: Hanoi / Mu Cang Chai / Hanoi
  • Private group 1-2 people: 750 USD per trip
  • Best departure: Aug, Sep, Oct
  • Tour duration: 2 days
  • Meeting point at your hotel in Hanoi

ACTIVITIES

  • Landscape photography at Mu Cang Chai rice terrace
  • Experience motorbike taxi to the shooting point

WHAT TO BRING

  • Your camera bag, no need tripod
  • Lens focal ideal from 24-70 mm and 70 - 200

PAYMENT TERMS

  • Full payment for booking confirmation.

INCLUDING

  • Leading by the local photographer in Hanoi.
  • Transfer to the shooting point by private car.
  • One night accommodation at ecolodge in Mu Cang Chai
  • Dinner and Breakfast at ecolodge
  • Entrance fees as itinerary
  • Model and set up fee for photography if any
  • VAT

EXCLUDING

  • Visa to Vietnam
  • Personal expenses
  • Meals

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Rice terrace photography

Rice Terrace Photo Tour Vietnam

Seasonal of rice terrace photography in Vietnam

Every year, during Aug to Sep, international photographer coming to Vietnam mainly for rice terrace in the north west of Vietnam. Beside to find the nice landscape photo of the rice terrace, they also would like to explore the rural area of the minority living in the mountains of Vietnam.

Although, there is difficult to get the nice rice terrace for photography, they still come for the nice shots. We need to use motorbike taxi to get the almost nice view for photography, it take about 15 to 30 minutes on the bike in the narrow path up to the hill, some place is flat, some place is high slope.

Beside the difficult of transportation, the accommodation is also difficult too. Due to this area is the rural places, so there are not many choices for good hotel. Mostly are homestays with dorm room and toilet out of the room and some have basic hotel but number of the room is not much.
 

Photography with water in the rice terrace fields

Normally during Jun (the period is from end of May to the early of Jun yearly), that is the time minority people in the north of Vietnam preparing for the new crops, they work at the rice terrace field, waiting rainy day to have enough water in the fields then they start planting young rice. Due the the water and seasonal, there is not whole are the same, some rice field hill has water, some not and dry. So, for photography of the wet rice terrace field is mainly by lucky. Moreover, this is the beginning of the rainy season so we may get wet, please prepare that.
 

Photography with the golden rice terrace fields

During Aug to Sep is the golden rice terrace for photography. Some of the nice rice fields are full of tourists if you come on the weekend, some rural rice terrace views are quieter. This period is the end of the rainy season, so may still have some rainy days. Photography of the rice terrace mostly by lucky.
 

Photography with people culture of minority in the rural area of northern Vietnam

Early morning and late afternoon for rice terrace and other times is to discover the people cultures of the minority in the rural places. The Hmong people is the mainly people living in the rice terrace hill of the north west Vietnam. We can visit some local minority village, ask them for photography if any.
 

Photo tour with Rice terrace in Vietnam

I live in Ho Chi Minh City, and I can organize and lead rice terrace photo tour in the north of Vietnam, you can contact me and check my availability.
 

BOOKING

To have private departure or just simply check my availability please do not hesitate to contact us at victorbuian@gmail.com or Hotline: Mobile / WhatsApp: +84908618571 

Private departure

PHOTO TOUR FEATURES

  • Tour leading by experience photo tour guide.
  • Enjoy landscape photography with rice terrace.
  • Photo tour features of landscape, portrait and street life photography
  • Design for all people loved photography shooting during travel.
  • Best time to travel: Jun, Aug, Sep.

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Guide for discovery the beauty of rice terrace Vietnam

Best view for rice terrace in Vietnam

The rice terrace is located in the hill of the northern Vietnam from the north east to the north west. And the best view of rice terrace in Vietnam now is the Mu Cang Cang Rice Terrace, this is the ideal place to photographer to discover although this place is far from the city center (7 hours of driving from Hanoi) and surrounding is still rural but it worth for landscape photographer once discover.

Season of Wet Rice Terrace field

Best time to explore the rice terrace during Jun, with this period the rain season has begin. If you do not mind about get wet during your discovery this period is nice to visit rice terrace in Vietnam. During the period people prepare the new crops, and with the rain they will lead the natural water to the rice terrace fields, then they plan the rice trees. A lot of activities in the rice field for us to discover, sometime you can see people go to the rice field for work during hold the young baby. The most interesting thing about photography the wet rice terrace is the reflection of the water on the rice terrace fields.

Season of Golden rice terraces in North Vietnam

It should be Sep and early of Oct, this is the general harvesting season for rice terrace field in the north hill of Vietnam. This period is depend on each year due to the natural water by the rain. This period also the peak season for tourists and photographers to come to rice terrace hill.

Only one way to get the nice view of rice terrace hill by mortobike taxi

Motorbike taxi is the only one transportation to get the nice view of most of the best rice terrace view in Mu Cang Chai, Vietnam. The motorbike taxi is driven by the HMong minority people, go up to the hill by the small concrete or soil path. That should be challenge for some tourists with a soft adventure. Otherwise, you can prepare a reliable hiking shoes for 1-2 hour walking up to the hill.

Lack of good accommodations at Mu Cang Chai

At the nice view of rice terrace hill in Mu Cang Chai, it is lack of good accommodation. Mainly they have homestays with a few rooms privately and a big dorm room (shared room with around 10 mattress on the floor and toilet outside of the room).

If you would like to explore the rice terrace in other destinations famous for tourism, the quality of accommodations is better, but I don't think the view of the rice terrace is beautiful as in Mu Cang Chai.

Basic food in the rural place of rice terrace hill

Around the rice terrace hill is the rural area, mostly mountainous, so do not expect the good quality meals. There is few luxury hotel around Mu Cang Chai can offer that, and mostly the local restaurant are basic quality of meals flavor food of minority people.

Mu Cang Chai Photography Tour

Photo Tour to rice terraces in Mu Cang Chai

To me, Mu Cang Chai is the best place for photography tour of rice terrace in Vietnam. This place is still rural enough, and the road condition  is good to transfer from the big city to the town of Mu Cang Chai. Moreover, there are a lot of nice huge rice terrace hill not yet discover by photographers and the local people are nice and friendly. If you do not mind the basic travel service in the rural area of Mu Cang Chai, this place would be nice for you to travel with soft adventures. 

Mu Cang Chai Photography Tour

Mu Cang Chai Photography Tour

Hoang Su Phi Photography Tour

Photo Tour to rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang

Once I discover the Hoang Su Phi rice terrace was memorable. I am really impressive with how difficult we take with the traffic as the the land slide. During the period of rice terrace in Hoang Su Phi is the end of the rain season of this area, so after the rain season, most of the road condition in Ha Giang is risk of land slide and it may affect to the traffic. But the landscape of rice terrace in Hoang Su Phi is great. It is not huge and many like Mu Cang Chai rice terrace but the rice terrace in Hoang Su Phi is located in higher hills, more difficult to get the top of the hills, and it is more chance to have the rice terrace in the mist or cloudy. The travel service in Hoang Su Phi rice terrace also basic, but I can see better than Mu Cang Chai nowadays.

Hoang Su Phi Photography Tour

Hoang Su Phi Photography Tour

Sapa Photography Tour

Photo Tour to rice terraces in Sapa

Most of the seasonal for rice terrace in north hill Vietnam is from Aug to Sep, some places till the beginning of October. Sapa in the before is the best place for rice terrace photography in the north of Vietnam due to easy access by road and train, also the travel service is Sapa is great, more luxury hotels. But Sapa and arounds nowadays are modern too much, it still have rice terrace hills to we need to go far to the country side about 1 hour of driving. Anyway, Sapa is still worth to discover during the golden season of rice terrace in the north hills of Vietnam. You can do a loop tour from Hanoi, Mu Cang Chai, Sapa, Bac Ha, Hoang Su Phi and back to Hanoi.

Sapa Photography Tour

Sapa Photography Tour

Rice Terraces Photo Tour: Capture Nature’s Masterpiece

Discover the Beauty of Rice Terraces Through the Lens

Embark on a breathtaking Rice Terrace Photo Tour, where rolling hills carved with ancient artistry meet golden sunsets and misty mornings. Whether you're a seasoned photographer or an enthusiastic traveler with a camera, this immersive tour offers the perfect opportunity to capture some of the world’s most stunning landscapes.


📍 Why Choose a Rice Terrace Photo Tour?

At the Mu Cang Chai region in Vietnam, rice terraces offer a magical blend of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and dynamic light — a dream for any landscape photographer.

  • Unique Landscapes: Layered green fields that change color with the seasons.
  • Golden Hour Magic: Misty mornings and glowing sunsets for soft, dreamy shots.
  • Cultural Connection: Meet local farmers and learn traditional farming techniques.
  • Off-the-Beaten-Path: Explore hidden spots few tourists see.
     

📸 What You’ll Capture

  • Sweeping Landscapes: Wide-angle vistas of terraced mountainsides.
  • Reflections in Water-Filled Paddies: Perfect for sunrise and sunset photography.
  • Everyday Life: Farmers in traditional attire, water buffalo, and hand-planted crops.
  • Starry Skies (Optional Night Shoots): Capture the Milky Way above the terraces (seasonal).
     

🧳 What to Bring

  • DSLR or Mirrorless Camera with wide and telephoto lenses
  • Tripod for low-light and night shots
  • ND filters for long exposure work
  • Waterproof boots or sandals (you will get muddy!)
  • Light jacket — temperatures drop at higher elevations
     

📅 Best Time to Visit Rice Terraces

  • Planting Season (March–May): Water-filled paddies with sky reflections
  • Growing Season (June–August): Vibrant green terraces
  • Harvest Season (September–October): Golden hues and active farming scenes
     

Book Your Rice Terrace Photography Adventure

Join us for an unforgettable journey through time, nature, and culture. Whether you’re creating a new photography portfolio or just want to experience the serenity of rural life, our Rice Terrace Photo Tour is a one-of-a-kind experience.

👉 Reserve your spot now — limited group sizes ensure personalized guidance and uncrowded shots.

Northern Vietnam - Mu cang chai rice terrace

Northern Vietnam - Mu cang chai rice terrace

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