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Experience for Ba Be Lake tourism 2021 – Where to go? Eat what? Where?

Ba Be Lake is the most attractive, most famous destination in the Ba Be Lake  – Bac Kan Tour, attracting countless visitors each year. However, Bac Kan also has many other beautiful landscapes, diverse and colorful ethnic cultures, and a variety of special upland culinary dishes… In this article, join us. discover all the special things about this land favored by nature!

As one of the 16 most beautiful lakes in the world, Ba Be Lake of Bac Kan is considered a beautiful “green pearl” and is a favorite tourist destination for domestic and foreign devotees. 

Ba Be Lake is the most famous tourist destination of Bac Kan province, this place has all the mountains, forests, rivers and lakes with cool weather conditions is the ideal place for you to make the fascinating journey. mingle with beautiful nature. Traveling to Ba Be Lake, you will not be able to leave because of the beautiful clouds and sky, as if people want to stop forever. 


Experience for Ba Be Lake tourism 2021 – Where to go? Eat what? Where?
Ba Be Lake is an attractive tourist destination of Bac Kan. Photo: @ sadyym9

Tourism Ba Be Lake – the first straight beautiful scenery in the Northeast 

Where is Ba Be Lake located? Introduction to Ba Be Lake

Ba Be Lake is located in the middle of a large limestone mountain within the Ba Be National Park, one of the regions with the most distinctive and rich ecosystems in the North of Vietnam . This place is about 230km from the center of Hanoi, in the area of ​​Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, Bac Kan province.


The name Ba Be is derived from the formation of the lake. Photo: @vendyzelinkova

Ba Be Lake is the confluence of three tributaries of Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng, so locals call it Slam Pe, meaning three lakes, or Ba Be. This famous landscape has a very unique landscape and geology and great value in geology, geomorphology as well as biological value.

With an area of ​​500ha and an average depth of 17m to 23m, the lake bed is covered with a layer of clay 200m thick, Ba Be is also the largest natural freshwater lake in Vietnam and one of 16 beautiful freshwater lakes. best of the world. The lake has also been recognized as 20 special freshwater lakes of the world in need of protection and belongs to the ASEAN Heritage Garden, recognized as a Special National Monument. 


Ba Be is one of the 16 most beautiful freshwater lakes in the world. Photo: itourvn

The best time to travel to Ba Be lake 

Ba Be Lake is located in the middle of the national park, so there is a harmony between mountains and rivers, so the weather is cool all year round. Therefore, you can visit this landscape in any season of the year.

However, the most ideal time to travel to Ba Be Lake is summer or autumn. At this time, the lake water will be more and the movement through the falls, rivers and streams will also be easier. Especially, because of the rich water flow, this time the waterfalls around the lake are also more majestic and beautiful. 


Should travel to Ba Be in the summer or fall. Photo: Tran Tieu Vy

How to move to Ba Be Lake 

Starting from Hanoi, you will be able to travel to Ba Be Lake with many different ways of moving. First, you can go to My Dinh bus station, Gia Lam … take the bus Hanoi – Bac Kan with a ticket price of about 100,000 – 150,000 VND / way, travel time is 4-5 hours. 

If you want to explore more tourist attractions in Bac Kan as well as see the beauty of the lands you go through, you can choose to Ba Be by motorbike. From Hanoi, you move through Highway 3 to Thai Nguyen, to Yen Do commune, you can turn in the direction through Dinh Hoa, following Provincial Highway 254 to Ba Be District.


You can go to Ba Be by motorbike or car. Photo: Google Maps

You can also follow Highway 3 through Bac Kan city and then up Ba Be. If you want to save time you should go in the first direction, the road is small but beautiful, the second direction goes further, through many residential areas but in return the beautiful and wide road. 

Suggest itinerary to explore Ba Be 

To be able to fully explore the beauty of Ba Be Lake you will need a minimum of 2.5 days, the most beautiful is about 3 to 4 days. A travel experience in Ba Be Lake you should refer to is go from Hanoi at noon, then overnight in Bac Kan city and the next morning start to explore Ba Be. In the evening, you can enlist to visit Bac Kan city and experience some attractive dishes here.


Feel the way to Ba Be. Photo: @ jonnyrouse7

The best travel schedule for Ba Be Lake you can refer to as follows: 

You start early from the city center to Ba Be straight, travel time is about 2 hours. Coming to Ba Be, you will be fascinated by the immense mountains of majestic mountains, turquoise water and boats that break across the lake. You will explore Ba Be by boat, but as the lake is very large and has many destinations, prepare some snacks. 


The beauty of Ba Be. Photo: wikitravel

The means to visit Ba Be are beautiful wooden simulated motorboats, the cost per trip is from 500,000 VND to 700,000 VND. Each trip carries about 10 to 12 people so you can join the group if there are not enough people to save costs. Your boat trip to Ba Be Lake will take about 5 to 6 hours with lots of attractions. 

The stunning attractions in Ba Be 

Ba Be is one of the most beautiful sights converging in the North, so when you come here there will be many places for you to explore. 


Ba Be has many beautiful destinations for you to explore. Photo: @ cherry_chu_917

Dau Dang Waterfall 

This waterfall is located on the Nang River, the waterfall is more than 1000m long with 3 different stone steps from 3 to 4 meters with both wild and romantic beauty.

Right at the pier near Dau Dang waterfall, you can enjoy lunch with stilt houses, so you can enjoy attractive local specialties.


The scenery of Dau Dang waterfall. Photo: @ peaceful_187

Puong Cave

Puong cave is 30m high and 300m long has a very beautiful beauty with many stalactites of all shapes, inside the cave there is an underground river which is a branch of the erosion River flowing through the cliffs.

The geological tectonics here are very special, in addition to stalactites, there is also a beautiful white sand beach. In Puong cave, there are many bats living. Traveling to Ba Be Lake and going to Puong cave, you will be very surprised by the scenery of this place. 


Puong cave with underground river flowing in the cave. Photo: @isa_traveltheworld

Ao Tien 

This pond is located about 100m from Ba Be Lake, full of water all year round and has extremely charming beauty. The pond surface is always smooth, the clear water imprints the shadow of the mountains and forests like a beautiful mirror surface.

Legend has it that this is the place where the ancient fairies descended into the world and were bathed by the blue water that was called Ao Tien. 


Ao Tien is like a mirror. Photo: akisoto

Hua Ma Cave 

This is a destination not to be missed when traveling to Ba Be Lake , this cave is about 6km from the lake. To get to the cave you need to climb through the stairs on the mountain slope about 300m long. The beauty of this place is extremely magical with stalactites transformed in all shapes and sizes, creating both mysterious and magical beauty. 


Stalactites in Hua Ma cave. Photo: travelsensse

Lady Widow Island

Ba Go Island, located in the heart of Ba Be Lake, is a natural island. This place is associated with the legend of Ba Be Lake, the story of a widow who saved the villagers from a great flood.

Ba Go Island is a limestone island, so the water is very clear, visiting this island you can wear life jackets and enjoy swimming in the cool water, admiring the majestic beauty of the mountains. Especially watching the sunset here is one of the most wonderful experiences when traveling to Ba Be  that you do not miss. 


Ba Go Island in the heart of Ba Be lake. Photo: bonbien.vn

In addition to destinations around Ba Be Lake , if you have time, you can visit villages around the lake such as Pac Ngoi and Bo Lu with the typical beauty of upland villages with beautiful views of the lake, especially Tourism services here have also gradually developed.

In addition, you can also experience other interesting tourist activities such as trekking in the beautiful primitive forests, cycling through tree-lined streets to enjoy the scent of flowers and fresh air …


There are many places to explore in Ba Be. Photo: @ soy.desiree

Ba Be cuisine and specialties as gifts 

Traveling to Ba Be Lake outside sightseeing, participating in interesting activities, the culinary experience will surely make you fall in love. Some of the dishes you must enjoy are Pac Ngoi grilled fish, Ba Be lake catfish, charcoal grilled shrimp, roasted suckling pig, hill chicken, green rice, sticky rice, sour shrimp, rice cakes. sticky rice and bamboo shoots …


Specialties grilled banana, Ba Be shrimp. Photo: pystravel

There are many specialties in Ba Be that can be bought as gifts such as heaven cake, a very delicious molasses cake, bamboo shoots soaked in wild chili, dried bamboo shoots, rose hip wine, prawns or black sesame peanuts …

If you travel in Ba Be in the summer , you can also buy special fruits here such as plums, peaches, or sugar cane on the way home. These fruits are very delicious and people promote quite cheap prices compared to buying at specialty stores. 

Great natural scenery, friendly people and many interesting experiences are waiting for you at Ba Be Lake. Make a plan to travel to Ba Be Lake to come to Bac Kan’s “green pearl” to immerse yourself in the majestic nature, drop in the clouds and beautiful mountains. 

Photo: Internet 

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