A Lưới is a rural district of Huế in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is located west in the highly mountainous area of A Shau Valley bordering Laos. The population includes many Bru, Hoa and Tà Ôi people. As of 2003 the district had a population of 38,616.[1] The district covers an area of 1,229 km2 and its capital lies at A Lưới, a former French airfield, later used by the Americans in Operation Delaware and then by the North Vietnamese for courier flights.[1]
A Lưới is connected to the former French colonial capital and coastal city, Huế, one of the main historical cities in central Vietnam by National Road 49, a road notorious for poor safety because of the mountainous terrain and poor road surface. The A Lưới district has one town and 21 communes. The central town has gas stations, and a few guest-houses for travelers.
Communes
Hồng Thủy
Hồng Vân
Hồng Trung
Hồng Kim
Hồng Nam
Hồng Hạ
Hồng Bắc
Bắc Sơn
Hồng Quảng
A Ngo
Sơn Thủy
Phú Vinh
Nhâm
Hồng Thái
Hồng Thượng
Hương Phong
Hương Lâm
Đông Sơn
A Đớt
A Roàng
Hương Nguyên
Climate
Climate data for A Lưới, elevation 600 m (2,000 ft)
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4]
Get to A Luoi
There are many ways to get to A Luoi such as local bus at South Bus Station but it's a really local bus and not good one.
Beside you can also rent a private car to explore A Luoi for one or two days. You can connect to Hue city or Hoian Town as well. It could be the best chance to take photos of the minority people on a Vietnam Photo tour.
