This trip will brings you unforget moments, boating along the river lakes, cave visiting, and the life style of ehtnic Tay, Hmong and Nung peoples who continue to maintain their traditional lifestyles and survive by fishing the lake as they have done for centuries.
Day 1: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen - Ba Be
Depart from Hanoi for Thai Nguyen where the finest green tea in Vietnam is grown, visit Museum of Ethnology. Have lunch in Thai Nguyen City. Onto Babe National Park that is set in limestone Karst Mountains. Babe means "Three Lakes". In fact, there is only one large lake with three different sections, Easy trek in National Park along lake's side to to Pac Ngoi village, Tay minority. There you will stay in one of the traditional wooden houses in the Tay Hamlets. Dinner and home stay.
Include: Transportation, Homestay in Ba Be, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Ba Be lake - Full day sight seeing
Babe Lake is home to hundreds of species of wild animals, many registered in Vietnam’s Red Book of Rare and Valuable Animals and Plants. You may even see a Tibetan bear or a “snub-nose” primate. In the morning, take an unusual boat ride on three big, deep, startlingly green lakes that lie nestled in limestone mountains formed over 200 million years ago, Puong Cave - where thousands of bats, visit Fairy ponds, Dau Dang Waterfall. Have lunch in local house. The followings is swimming and trekking sometimes to visit the ethnic minorities. Dinner then free to learn about the local people. O/n homestay.
Include: Transportation, Homestay in Ba Be, Tour guide, Boat trip, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Babe - Bac Kan - Hanoi
Visit amazing Hua Ma cave in the village near by Ba Be lake. Leave for Hanoi by 10.00 am, lunch on the way at noon. Arrive in hotel by 5.30 p.m.
Include: Transportation, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
