The Twin Mountains of Tam Sơn

After arriving in Tam Sơn on the first day of our tour around Ha Giang, and before settling into our homestay, we took a trip to a nearby village famed for its linen making. Along the way, we traveled through a valley of stunning beauty, past a pair of hills known as the Twin Mountains.

After parking our motorbikes, we ran up a hundred stairs to reach the viewpoint for the Twin Mountains. And I do mean “ran”. This was a cloudy day, and although the sun was shining when we got off our bikes,...