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Muong Thanh Valley, Dien Bien Phu Travel Guide
Country: Vietnam
Province: Dien Bien
District: Dien Bien Phu

Dien Bien Phu Holiday Weather today


Date/time of update: November 21, 2024, 12:29 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Few Clouds

Temperature: 16.16°C
Temperature feels like: 16.36°C
Minimum Temperature: 16.16°C
Maximum Temperature: 16.16°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1018hPa
Humidity:97%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 1.13m/sec
Wind Direction: 89 degrees
Cloudiness: 24%
Sunrise: 2024-11-20 11:22:50
Sunset: 2024-11-21 10:25:09

The Muong Thanh Valley is the biggest valley in the Northwest of Vietnam on an averaged elevation of 400m above sea level. The valley runs for 20km from the north to the south. And the width of the valley is about 6-8km. 

Travel Guide to the Muong Thanh Valley in Dien Bien Phu

There are the Pu Ta Leng Mountain Range to the east and Pu Ta Co Mountain Range to the west with peaks of 1,200m-1,500m above sea lelvel. The Muong Thanh Valley houses most of Dien Bien Phu City and most of the historical sites of the famed Battle of Dien Bien Phu.

Road heading to the west of the Muong Thanh Valley
Road heading to the west of the Muong Thanh Valley

The Muong Thanh Valley gets most of its water from the Nam Rom River which runs from the northeast to the southwest of the valley. Most of the valley surface area is for rice fields and vegetable farms.

Vegetable farms to the northwest of the Muong Thanh Valley
Vegetable farms to the northwest of the Muong Thanh Valley

Muong Thanh in local Thai language means “Muong Then” or “The Heavenly Land”. It is the homeland to several Thai communities. And there are several Thai villages littered in the Muong Thanh some of which offer homestay service to the visitors to visit the valley, visit the site of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and to experience the Thai culture.

The Muong Thanh Valley with rice fields
The Muong Thanh Valley with rice fields

How to get there

1/ By road

Dien Bien Phu is 500km north-west of Hanoi, 300km southwest of Sapa, 160km west of Son La, 200km south of Lai Chau. 

There is a border-crossing at Tay Trang between Dien Bien Phu and Huoi Puoc (Laos).

south of the Muong Thanh Valley with a road heading to the Laotian border
south of the Muong Thanh Valley with a road heading to the Laotian border

2/ By air

The flight from Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu takes 45 minutes. There are daily flights between these two cities.


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