Y Ty

Kiếm Anh · CC BY-SA 4.0

A border commune at two thousand metres — the best-known cloud-hunting spot in the north-west.

Y Ty sits on the border, more than seventy kilometres of mountain road from Sa Pa, at about two thousand metres, and it is what Sa Pa was before the cable car: almost no large hotels, no walking street, only Ha Nhi villages of rammed-earth houses with thick thatched roofs like giant mushrooms. This is the north-west's most famous cloud-hunting place — the position and altitude keep cloud pooling in the valleys almost year-round, thickest in September and October. The road in is bad and long; that is exactly why the place has stayed as it is.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Y Ty?

September and October (cloud), September (ripe rice)

How long do you need at Y Ty?

2 days

What are the opening hours of Y Ty?

All day

Did you know

Y Ty is a border commune at about 2,000m, more than 70km of mountain road from Sa Pa.
Its people are mainly Ha Nhi, living in rammed-earth houses with thatched roofs.
It is among the best-known cloud-hunting spots in the north-west.
Cloud is thickest around September and October.

Travel tips

The road in is poor and narrow in places — do not ride a motorbike unless you know north-western mountain roads.
Stay a night; cloud hunting means being on the viewpoint before first light.

Source: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_T%C3%BD

Updated: 2026-08-16