Ba Be Lake is known as one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in the North of Vietnam and is ranked by UNESCO as one of the top 20 most beautiful freshwater lakes in the world that need to be protected and developed.

Located in the area of Ba Be National Park of Nam Mau Commune, Bac Kan Province, Ba Be Lake is surrounded by Ngan Son and Bac Son mountains. If you love the scenery of mountains, fields, and the majestic nature in here, then let's enjoy a relaxing trip after a tiring week.
 

Ba Be Lake is where you will have fun experiences of wild landscape, with majestic nature and also food and people in here.

Departure from Hanoi, the way to go to Bac Kan is about 160 km. To travel in a smooth and safe way to go to Ba Be Lake, you can travel by car and motorcycle. The road from Bac Kan city to Ba Be lake is approximately about 65 km with winding mountain pass.
 

 

If you travel by motorbike, the trip will start from National Highway 3 to Soc Son - Thai Nguyen. To drive safely, you should pay attention to cars because the road is quite small, and zigzag through the mountains. You should pay attention to the speed in the evening and turn on the car lights properly.

When you arrive, to move on this lake, renting a boat is the best way. If you go with a large group of friends, then you should rent large boats to visit the all beautiful landscapes and attractions in Ba Be Lake.
 

You can easily rent a boat with a suitable size depending on the number of people

One thing that makes me quite comfortable when traveling to Ba Be Lake is the chain hostel decorated in homestay style which located on villages near the lake. With its architectural style that is cool summer house and warm in winter, you can admire the whole view of the mountains and corners of Ba Be Lake from the balcony.

In Pac Ngoi village, there are more than 10 households providing accommodation and food service, with very reasonable prices that only about 200,000 to 300,000 VND per room, enough for 5-7 people.
 

Staying at a local homestay in Pac Ngoi Village
 

Ba Be is in the area of North East forest, so people in the villages often grow corn, potatoes, cassava. These foods are often exposed and hung in front of their house. This is also what makes visitors come to this place very enjoyable.

In addition to the rustic scent of mountain forest, the good smell from the rice and the drying corn are combined together and make you feel so comfortable and refreshing.

Ba Be Lake is surrounded by mountains and primeval forests. The name of Ba Be Lake is based on a fairy story that has been told from many generations, in the fact that Ba Be Lake has been knot by three lakes: Pé Lầm Lake, Pé Lù Lake, and Pé Làng Lake.

The first experience when coming to Ba Be lake is that we will catch sight of the hills and mountains in the far away distance as well as the clouds, and hazy fog. The blue water combined with the flying birds, the call from wildlife will be a poetic lyrical scenery in the place of mountains and forests of the Northeast.

When sailing on the lake, you will be impressed by the wild colorful orchids on the old tree branches. You are not only able to experience the majestic landscapes, but you can also experience some of the lake's exciting activities such as swimming, cruising, fishing, conquest the high waterfall, cycling on the crooked and zigzag track.
Puong Cave and Vua Ma Cave are two ancient and magnificent rock caves. Inside these caves, there are many stalactites with various shapes. Visitors may feel that it’s quite dark but the sound emitted in the cave will be very loud. Footsteps, voices echoing in the cave can make bats fly around.

In addition, Dau Dang waterfall, Silver waterfall, An Ma Island, and also Ba Goa Island are famous tourist destinations in the Ba Be Lake area.
 

Dau Dang Waterfall 

During your trip, the local people will tell stories about the Fairy Pond where fairies from the sky flied down to take a bath. With the color of blue water mixing with the shade of trees, visitors can feel like this place in fairyland.
 

Look at this peaceful view of Fairy Pond! 

I came here to visit in the summer, right in the middle of rainy time. To admire the beauty of the Fairy Pond, I have to walk through an alley running between the mountains.

I still remember that day. When we were moving near to Fairy Pond, it was pouring, then suddenly, there is bright glittering light that shines from the end of the alley. When we approached, everyone is surprised and realized that the light is the Fairy lake’s water after the rain.

Ba Be Lake not only have natural beauty but also have abundance of customs and the culinary culture. When visiting Ba Be Lake, visitors can dive into the life, activities, also dining with families who live in the village. In particular, visitors can taste a lot of specialities of the mountains and forests area of the North East.

A lot of special dishes of the Tay ethnic groups, who living in this area, such as Dam Deng sticky rice, sausages, dried pork, Cooc Mo cake, vegetables, bamboo shoots, river snails.
 

 

Enjoy the specialities of Tay ethnic people

Here, you will find a lot of unique dishes which are only seen in Ba Be Lake. Grilled spring fish, grilled shrimps, grilled bananas are the casual snacks in some places in the area. The price are just around 10,000 VND / 3 sticks.
 

You must try these tasty grilled dishes