Destinations: Hanoi – Ba Be – Hanoi.

Duration: 3 Days

Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be National Park (L, D, G)

Your tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi in the early morning to begin your journey to Ba Be National Park. You’ll drive along Highway 3, passing through Cho Ra town, where we will stop for a local lunch. The drive will take about 5 hours in a comfortable car.

Upon arrival in Ba Be, you’ll prepare to change clothes and paddle kayaking along Nang River through Puong Cave to Tay ethnic village area then Dau Dang waterfall before trekking through jungle. You’ll meet several Hmong villages before reaching to a Dao ethnic minority village where you’ll spend the overnight.

Day 2: Trek to Ba Be Lake (B, L, D, G)

You’ll start your day by enjoying a traditional local breakfast. Then, you’ll set out on your 10km hike to a H’mong village, where you’ll spend some time at a local school, interacting and playing with the childrenOur guide often brings sweets, pens, and notebooks to give out as gifts to the kids. Our guide will also pack a basic but tasty picnic lunch for us to enjoy there.

After lunch, you’ll set out for another 10km of trekking off the beaten path to reach Coc Toc village. This last leg of the trek can be somewhat challenging as we cross Coc Toc Stream, where you’ll see local fishermen plying their craft. This is a great place for a quick rest and refreshing swim before continuing on.

You’ll have dinner around an open fire before spending the night in a traditional Tay stilt house.

Day 3: Ba Be Lake – Hanoi (B, L, G)

Breakfast will be served on the open-air balcony overlooking the lake. Then you’ll hop on a boat to explore Ba Be Lake, which is actually three small lakes joined together – Pe Lam, Pe Lu, and Pe Leng. The area was established as a national preserved forest and tourist centre in 1978, before being established as Vietnam’s eighth national park in 1992. It was recently recognised by UNESCO as the third Ramsar site in Vietnam – an important wetland of the world. You’ll ample time to enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounding the lake before we have to say goodbye to this slice of paradise.

Your guide will take you along roads snaking through mountain passes and stopping for a quick lunch in a local restaurant. Afterwards, you’ll return to Hanoi arriving in the late afternoon.

What’s included:

Breakfast and accommodation at Dao’s Homestay and Tay’s House in Ba Be National Park
Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver.
The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary.
Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.