Bac Kan Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: December 3, 2024, 2:34 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Overcast Clouds

Temperature: 21.12°C
Temperature feels like: 21.32°C
Minimum Temperature: 21.12°C
Maximum Temperature: 21.12°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1017hPa
Humidity:78%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 0.45m/sec
Wind Direction: 99 degrees
Cloudiness: 100%
Sunrise: 2024-12-02 11:20:49
Sunset: 2024-12-03 10:12:32

Bac Kan Province is located the north-eastern region of Vietnam, the eponymous provincial capital is 170km from Ha Noi via National Road No. 3. The draw-card of tourism in Bac Kan is Ba Be National Park, 100km from Bac Kan Town.

Bac Kan Travel Guide, Tourist Attractions, What to see in Bac Kan

1/ Ba Be National Park

Ba Be National Park includes a system of rivers, lakes, caves and primeval forests. The park is inhabited by different ethnic groups such as Tay, Dzao, Hmong, Nung, Kinh. At Ba Be, you can have a relaxing cruise on the lake which is listed in UNESCO World Ramsar Site, or you can have specialist tour researching the fauna and flora, or you can take part in 2-3 night adventure tours trekking amid the breathtaking landscapes.

In the Ba Be National Park you can have a boat trip on the Ba Be Lake, on the Nang River, visiting the Dau Dang Waterfall, Puong Cave, Pac Ngoi Village...

Accommodations at Ba Be National Park include the park simple guest house and homestay at the ethnic villages. There are standard hotels and 3* hotels in Bac Kan Town.

 
Ba Be Lake

The Puong Cave at Ba Be National Park

The wild mountains of the Ba Be National Park Bac Kan Vietnam

2/ Phu Thong Former French Post

This was a French outpost to monitor Viet Minh’s movements in the liberated zone. The a series of battles of Phu Thong put an end to the outpost. Visiting the site you can learn some important period in the Vietnamese history.

3/ Bac Kan City

The eponymous provincial capital city is small and most travelers only pass through on their way to Ba Be National Park or Cao Bang. But Bac Kan City was in the heart of Viet Minh’s Resistance War against the French. A series of extremely important battles took place right in Bac Kan City in 1947 and important strategies were implemented by General Giap to keep the resistance to live on. Else, the history of Vietnam would have been very different.

4/ Na Khoang Waterfall

This is right at the Windy Pass on the t-junction leading to Ba Be from Na Phac. This is a great place for young couple to have an escape amid wilderness and wild nature.

5/ Kim Hy Nature Reserve

The nature reserves stretches in the districts of Na Ri and Bach Thong with a system of rivers, forested limestone mountains with total area of nearly 23,000 hectares.

Adventure Travel & Ecotourism, Trekking Tours, Things to do in Bac Kan

 AdventureGreen organizes motorbike tours, mountain bike tours, trekking trips with homestay and nature tours in Bac Kan Province. Bac Kan is also on our adventure tours of the North-East Loop of Vietnam by four-wheel drive or by motorbike, which visit attractions in Bac Kan, Cao Bang, and Lang Son Provinces on the itinerary. AdventureGreen also hosts trips which follow the less-beaten track from Bac Kan through Cao Bang into Ha Giang.

1/ Nature Tours, Eco Tours, Bird Watching Tours

The tours can be done at the Ba Be National Park all year round. AdventureGreen hosts these adventure tours from Hanoi for 3-5 days.

2/ Trekking Tours at Ba Be National Park

AdventureGreen operates trekking tours to the Ba Be National Park from Hanoi. The difficulty level is hard adventure and the duration is from 3-5 days.

3/ Bike Tours, Motorcycle Tours, Car Adventure Tours

AdventureGreen offers adventure tours by car, bike tours and motorbike tours to Bac Kan, Ba Be and the Northeast of Vietnam. The trips take from 3 days to 7 days from Hanoi.

How to get there

Bac Kan can be visited from Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Cao Bang and Tuyen Quang. The route to Bac Kan from Thai Nguyen is used by most travelers who start the journey from Hanoi.

1/ Thai Nguyen – Bac Kan City

There are 3 roads between Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan: 2 roads linking Thai Nguyen City and Bac Kan City and 1 road linking Thai Nguyen City and Ba Be National Park. The roads are quite flat, in good conditions and there are scenic mountains all the way.

The 2 roads linking Thai Nguyen City and Bac Kan City run in parallel, one is just newly made to avoid most residential areas and cut short the journey. The traffic on the new route is less busy than the other route which is used mostly by locals.

Road at Bac Kan, the way to Thai Nguyen

New road from Bac Kan to Thai Nguyen

2/ Thai Nguyen – Ba Be National Park

The road linking Thai Nguyen City and Ba Be National Park is more of a country back road with spectacular scenery. The traffic is quiet and there are quite a few spots on the way that are worth a stop for photography. This route is used a lot by AdventureGreen on our adventure tours, motorbike tours and bike tours to Ba Be National Park.

Mountains at Cho Don, on the way from Thai Nguyen to Ba Be National Park

A scenic valley on a cycling route at Phuong Vien, Cho Don

3/Cao Bang – Bac Kan

There are 2 routes from Cao Bang to Bac Kan:

- Road 3 from Cao Bang City to Bac Kan City

This road is very hilly and scenic and in very good conditions. The journey from Cao Bang to Na Phac offers plenty of photograph opportunities of the mountains and villages. There is a chance for hiking amid wild nature at the Windy Pass near Na Phac. It is quite flat from Na Phac to Bac Kan City and there are lovely rice fields with mountains in the backdrop.

- The other road from Cao Bang to Bac Kan is actually from Tinh Tuc to Ba Be National Park.

This is actually a deserted road and the road conditions are not so good. But the wild and sublime landscape on this route is unbelievably captivating. Also, there is a chance for you to visit Phia Den, a deserted hill station amid wilderness and with cool climate all year round. This route is ideal for a mountain bike adventure.

Pristine mountains at Ngan Son (Bac Kan) on the way from Cao Bang to Bac Kan City

Ricefields at Bac Kan

Mountains at Bac Kan, on the way to Cao Bang

4/ Tuyen Quang – Bac Kan

From Tuyen Quang to Bac Kan, you’ll have to take the painful Route 279 from Na Hang (Tuyen Quang) to Ba Be National Park (Bac Kan) which is mostly in bad conditions and worse during the rainy season. But the reward is spectacular mountainous landscape as you’ll be on a high mountain road looking down at the surrounding wild nature. Be prepared with enough petrol as you may be desperately in need of as you climb the endless mountain pass. Exercise caution as accidents are reported often.

A breathtaking mountain view from Cao Thuong (Ba Be) to Tuyen Quang

5/ Lang Son – Bac Kan

Road 279 at Binh Gia, Lang Son where you turn into Road 279 for Bac Kan

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