BA BE NATIONAL PARK

Travel time: 5 hours

Start departing for Ba Be National Park from Hanoi in the morning. On the way, you will make a stop at the Musuem of Cultures of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups of Thai Nguyen* with exhibitions of cultural’s representations of major hill tribes living in Vietnam. < p>Lunch at a local restaurant.

You will arrive at a family run homestay by Ba Be lake around the afternoon

You have the rest of the day for yourself.

Overnight in Ba Be.

*Museum closes on Monday, and everyday from 11:30 – 13:30

After breakfast, there will be a private boat waiting for you at Ba Be Lake pier, which will take you to An Ma temple. Here, for the best view of the whole lake, walk up to the top of the islet. Continue your journey cruising up north of the lake, explore the west side of the Nang River and arrive at small village along the the way. Then, enjoy a nice walk in the first to reach Dau Dang waterfall, an area with series of spectacular cascading waterfalls with emerald water.

Try local lunch at a house at the village.

In the afternoon, continue to flow along the Nang river and explore Puong Cave, which is 30m high and 300m long, with the Nang river running through it. If lucky, you might get a chance to see some of the tens of thousands of bats that inhabiting this cave.

A scenic walk around Tay’s village, Ban Cam, and learning about the local will be the last stop of the day before heading back to homestay.

The rest of the evening is at your leisure.

Overnight in Ba Be.

Travel time: 5 hours.

In the morning, say goodbye to Ba Be and head back to Hanoi. Along the way, there will be a stop so you can takes some photos of the beautiful scenery. If you’re lucky, you might get an opportunity to visit Cho Da market, which only runs on 5th, 10th, 15th 20th, 25th & 30th day of the lunar calendar.

You will be arriving in Hanoi in late afternoon.