Si Thau Chai Village

Si Thau Chai Village is a highland settlement of the Dao ethnic group located in Ho Thau Commune, Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province, about 7 km from Lai Chau City. Situated at around 1,400 meters elevation on the slopes of the Hoang Lien Son range, it is known for traditional earthen-walled houses, terraced fields and seasonal cloud formations. The village is developed as a community-based tourism destination offering cultural immersion and mountain scenery.

Visitors can expect a small mountain village with traditional Dao houses built with earthen walls and wooden frames, surrounded by terraced rice fields and forested slopes. The settlement offers panoramic views of valleys and clouds, especially in early morning. Visitors can walk through village lanes, visit homestays, observe traditional costumes and handicrafts, and enjoy trekking paths around the village and to nearby viewpoints.

Si Thau Chai is a long-established settlement of the Dao ethnic group in the Hoang Lien Son highlands, preserving traditional earthen-house architecture and terraced farming practices developed over generations.

The village is a center of Dao culture, known for traditional costumes, embroidery, customs and community-based tourism that showcases daily life, handicrafts and agricultural traditions of the Dao people in Lai Chau.