Lai Chau is a newly established province situated on high mountainous region, about
3-hour drive from
Dien Bien Phu. Its neighbors are Yunna (China) on the north, Laos
on the west,
Lao Cai Province on the north-east,
Dien Bien and
Son La Province on
the south. With Tam Duong, Lai Chau is one lunch or an overnight stop for people
traveling between Dien Bien Phu and
Sapa.