For about VND 3 million (about USD 125), Dang Doan Sang, 32, from Hanoi, completed a memorable two-day, one-night trip to Ha Giang, now part of Tuyen Quang Province, after discovering the blossoms in full bloom.
Sang travelled by sleeper bus from My Dinh bus station in Hanoi to Ha Giang 1 Ward, a journey of about four and a half hours, before taking a shared seven-seat car to Dong Van Commune, adding another three hours. Total travel time was roughly seven and a half hours.
“Compared with my trip in 2023, the roads are much better now and saved me nearly two hours,” Sang said.
From Dong Van Commune, he rented a motorbike and rode for about 30 minutes to the Lung Cu Border Guard Station in Lung Cu Commune, where he took the photos that later attracted wide attention on social media.
According to Sang, the most striking cherry blossom spot lies directly in front of the border guard station, about 12 km from the centre of Dong Van Commune and a similar distance from Lo Lo Chai Village, making it easy to combine visits.
“The officers there were very friendly and allowed visitors to take photos freely in front of the gate,” he said. “I was truly amazed by the old cherry trees with wide canopies and dense pink flowers. I never expected to see such scenes in Ha Giang.”
The trees are planted in neat rows, forming a flower-lined road that Sang likened to blossom avenues in South Korea or Japan.
He arrived at around 3 pm, when sunlight filtered through the pale pink flowers, and returned early the next morning to capture the misty, quieter atmosphere.
The cherry blossom season in the region usually lasts from January to March, offering visitors a rare and romantic contrast to the stark limestone landscape of Vietnam’s northern highlands.