Bac Kan Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: December 22, 2024, 3:06 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Clear Sky

Temperature: 19.76°C
Temperature feels like: 18.78°C
Minimum Temperature: 19.76°C
Maximum Temperature: 19.76°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1021hPa
Humidity:38%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 1.39m/sec
Wind Direction: 78 degrees
Cloudiness: 7%
Sunrise: 2024-12-21 11:31:53
Sunset: 2024-12-22 10:18:34

Ba Be National Park is located in Bac Kan Province, 230km north of Hanoi, 70km northwest of Bac Kan provincial capital. The Ba Be National Park is one of the UNESCO Ramsar Sites in Vietnam.

Travel Guide Overview to Ba Be Lake and Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan

The park is comprised of

- The Ba Be Lake in the center, the lake is 150m above sea level, the averaged depth of the lake ranges from 17-23m, the deepest spot is 29m;

- A system of limestone mountains, forests on these mountains and valleys amid the mountains surrounding the lake;

- The Nang River to the north of the Ba Be Lake;

- The 3 rivers to the south of the Ba Be Lake: Cho Leng, Bo Lu, Ta Han.

The Nang River starts its course in Cao Bang – Bac Kan flows southwards then eastwards past the northern top of the Ba Be Lake and discharges its water into the Gam River.

During the rainy season (May-October), there are times that the Nang River water level is higher than that of the Ba Be Lake: the water flows from the Nang River into the Ba Be Lake which could make the water level of the lake 2-3m higher than normal.

For the rest of the year, the 3 rivers to the south discharge their water into the Ba Be Lake then the water flows into the Nang River. The constant motion of water makes the water body of the Ba Be Lake fresh all year round and it makes the area the habitat of amazing flora and fauna.

A fantastic thing about the Ba Be Lake is that it is a lake high in the limestone mountains. While there are several caves and underwater caves but there is always abundant water in the lake and it never runs out of water. Also, the forested area of the Ba Be National Park accounts for 73.68% of the total land area of the national park. Most of the forest here is tropical rain forest.

 
The Puong Cave at Ba Be National Park

Flora and Fauna

Ba Be National Park is home to 1,268 floral species, 81 animal species, 322 bird species, 44 reptile species, 106 fish species. The are different ethnic communities inhabiting in the area of the Ba Be National Park: Tay, Hmong, Nung, Dao, Kinh...

The Nang River at Ba Be

The mountains of Ba Be

Adventure Travel & Ecotourism, Things to Do and Tourist Attractions

1/ Boat trip on the Nang River and Ba Be Lake

The full day boat trip brings you to most area of the Ba Be Lake and the Nang River.

2/ Swimming and kayaking, fishing on the Ba Be Lake

It is recommended you spend a whole day for these activities. It is a relaxing experience.

3/ The Puong Cave

The cave on the Nang River is 5km from Cho Ra Township, you can visit this cave on a boat trip on the River. There are several hundreds bats in the cave.

4/ The Dau Dang Waterfall

This is a part of the Nang River blocked by limestone. The waterfall is 16km from Cho Ra Township and can be visited on a boat trip.

5/Trekking in the National Park

There are different trekking routes in the Ba Be National Park which take from 1 day to 2 or 3 days. For the day trek you can start from Pac Ngoi Village or the Park Head Office while for the other treks, you can start from one of the several ethnic villages in the buffer zone of the National Park. The accommodations are at local ethnic families with rudimentary conditions.

AdventureGreen arranges customized trekking tours to different spots in the Ba Be National Park.

6/Cycling around the National Park

AdventureGreen organizes bike tours and mountain bike tours in the core zone and buffer zone of the Ba Be National Park for 1 or 2 days.

The roads are in good conditions and it may be a leisurely cycling experience. But if you love more thrilling mountain bike adventures, the Ba Be National Park will not disappoint you at all!

7/ Bird watching in the Ba Be National Park

AdventureGreen hosts 1 or 2-day bird watching tours for birding enthusiasts to observe different bird species at the Ba Be National Park. The tours are escorted by birding specialists.

Ba Be Lake, in the heart of the national park

Where to stay at the Ba Be National Park

There are several options for staying overnight at the Ba Be National Park. If you are within the park headquarters, then luxury hotels are available. If you are on a trekking tour on the periphery of the national park, then homestay with rudimentary conditions is the only choice.

Food to expect at the Ba Be National Park

There is a wide range of choices if you plan a long vacation at the Ba Be National Park. You can get Western food at the hotels and you can get local dishes be it Tay, Dao or Kinh (or Vietnamese) traditional food.

How to get to and how to get around the Ba Be National Park

There are different routes you can travel to the Ba Be National Park:

1/ From Hanoi via Route 3

2/From Cao Bang

From Cao Bang via a scenic mountain road.

There is another less traveled route between Tinh Tuc Cao Bang (Nguyen Binh District) and the Ba Be National Park which offers wild landscape and which promises beautiful surprises.

3/From Na Hang Tuyen Quang or Bac Me Ha Giang via a spectacular mountain road (Route 279)

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