Description

Highlights

• Ba Be National Park
• Boat trip on Ba Be Lake
• Museum of Vietnam Ethnic Minorities Culture
• Homestay in Bo Lu village
• Hua Ma Cave

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Bac Kan – Ba Be Lake (Lunch, Dinner)

In the morning, get picked up at your hotel and depart for Bac Kan Province. Have a stop in Thai Nguyen Province to visit Museum of Vietnam Ethnic Minorities Culture before lunch in a local restaurant. Visit Bo Lu village of Tay ethnic group where you will find picturesque stilt houses and colorful working life of local people. In the village, you will be warmly welcomed by a local family. Then we take a three-hour boat trip around Ba Be Lake where you can also jump into for a swim as local kids do. After that, return to the home stay and enjoy a superb dinner with local specialties. This night you will stay with local family at Bo Lu Village.

Day 2: Ba Be – Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)

After breakfast, walk to Ba Be forest at close quarters and trek by the slow flowing river, gaze in awe at the dramatic mountains, valleys and natural caves. Not only hear numerous little birds chirping and witness plentiful butterflies fluttering. There are countless numbers of flora and fauna in this forest. On the way, we will visit atmospheric Hua Ma cave which has thousands of stalactites and stalagmites. After forest journey, return to Hanoi and have lunch at a local restaurant on the way. Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi at approximately 7:00 PM.

Schedule

• Duration : 2 days
• Departure – meeting point : hotel picked up
• Return point : hotel dropped off