Tourist destination

Thach Long Pagoda

Thach Long Pagoda is known as the "sacred pagoda in the cave", located in Cao Ky commune, Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province. This is a sacred temple in the North with many magical fairy tales. The pagoda was built around the 18th century with many spiritual stories, and it is also associated with a fierce historical period of the nation. On November 2, 2011, Thach Long Pagoda was recognized by the People's Committee of Bac Kan province as a provincial-level traditional historical-cultural relic. Currently, the temple still attracts the attention of pilgrims from far and wide. Thach Long Pagoda is in Bac Kan, so the climate is cool and pleasant all year round, so you can travel to Bac Kan at any time of the year. The most ideal time to go to Bac Kan is in the summer (from May to July) because at this time you will admire the most wonderful natural scenery. Coming to Thach Long Pagoda from May to July, you will feel the difference between the two types of atmosphere inside and outside the cave. At the same time, you can easily go to Thach Long Pagoda when you come at this time. The pagoda still preserves many ancient spiritual stories. According to people in Bac Kan, in the past, people in Vi Huong - Bach Thong commune went down the Cau River to bring back the Shakyamuni Buddha statue by boat to worship Hoa Son. The Buddha statue is very heavy, so when going back up to Vi Huong, to Bo Mi, Cao Ky commune, the boat kept spinning and could not move. Until it was dark, the people going to pick up the statue had to set up tents to sleep in Bo Mi until the next day. calculate further. The next morning, when they woke up, those who went to process the statue panicked and could not see the Buddha. They had to light a large bunch of incense and pray to know where the Buddha was and build a temple to worship there. Before he could finish speaking, the incense smoke flew to the other side of the river, moving inwards towards the mountain. Following the direction of the smoke, they discovered the Buddha statue sitting at the highest point in a beautiful and spacious cave. Feeling the mystery of Buddha, people built a pagoda right here, and named it Thach Long (Stone Dragon), meaning that this is a pagoda located in a sacred cave. Thach Long Pagoda was built around the 17th century, so it has partly witnessed the heroic history of the nation in the resistance war against the French colonialists and American imperialists. At that time, Thach Long Pagoda was also used by our soldiers as a weapons warehouse. During the resistance war against the French colonialists, Uncle Ho visited this place 3 times. During the 1954 Dien Bien Phu campaign, the pagoda became a weapons transport station and a secret arsenal for our army during battle. By 1986, Thach Long Pagoda was partially restored by the local government and local people. Currently, the pagoda is considered a typical project to meet the people's desire for cultural and spiritual activities.

Bac Kan

May to July

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Dau Dang Waterfall

Dau Dang Waterfall is one of the symbols of Bac Kan tourism, attracting tourists with its majestic but equally poetic beauty. Originating from the Nang River, weaving through forests and cliffs, this place is truly an impressive natural picture, an ideal destination for weekend vacations. Dau Dang Waterfall is a waterfall formed by the Nang River, in Ba Be National Park, about 16 km from the center of Cho Ra town, Bac Kan. The river flows under Lung Nam limestone mountain, forming Puong cave. When flowing to Hua Tang village of Nam Mau commune, it is blocked by hundreds of large and small rocks. In this location, the terrain has a slope of about 500 m, thanks to which the majestic and impressive Dau Dang waterfall was born today. The waterfall falls strongly into the Nang River gorge, passing through giant limestone rocks stacked on top of each other. The waterfall is divided into 3 sections, the first section has water pouring down from above with strong force and quite tortuously. In the second part of the waterfall, the water splits into two different streams. In the third part, the water flows smoothly, bringing a dreamy beauty, attracting tourists. Not only famous for its heavenly scenery, Dau Dang Bac Kan waterfall also has great significance for local agriculture. Every year, the water of this waterfall will transport a large amount of silt from upstream, making the trees and fields greener. Now, along with Ba Be Lake, Dau Dang waterfall is an attractive Bac Kan tourist destination that tourists should not miss. Normally, when traveling, tourists will combine visiting Ba Be Lake and Dau Dang waterfall. Therefore, you must choose the right time to fully explore the beautiful natural scenery in both of these locations. In winter, the weather here is quite cold, in summer and autumn there will be sudden rains. Therefore, if you have the opportunity, you should go to the waterfall in the spring months, the scenery is beautiful and the weather is also quite favorable. If you want to admire the majesty of the waterfall and need beautiful light to take photos, morning is the best time to depart. Dau Dang Waterfall is one of the most famous landscapes in Bac Kan, with a special attraction for tourists. The stream of water falls from above, colliding with rocks, creating a resounding noise that can still be heard clearly from several kilometers away. Coming closer to the waterfall, visitors will see the majestic beauty of the waterfall and the mountain landscape. Looking up from below, the water splashes white foam, creating sparkling, heart-stoppingly beautiful images. On beautiful days, sunlight will shine through the water surface, making the water bubbles look exactly like diamonds hidden at the bottom of the waterfall. That scene makes many tourists gasp in amazement because of its wild beauty mixed with a bit of mystery and extreme rarity. Surrounding Dau Dang waterfall are vast, green mountains and forests, creating a fresh, airy atmosphere. Trees grow between majestic cliffs, proving incredibly strong vitality. The water flows without a moment of rest, pouring down the Nang River, passing through large limestone rocks stacked into stone formations. On both sides of the bank are rows of lush green trees, spreading shade throughout the entire area.

Bac Kan

April to October

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Puong Cave

Puong Cave is a famous tourist destination located in Ba Be National Park, this is a karst cave in Lung Nham limestone mountain on Nang River in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. Puong Cave is located in the north of Ba Be National Park and about 5km from Cho Ra town center. Puong Cave was created by the Nang River flowing through Lung Nham limestone mountain. Puong Cave has a length of 300 m, a ceiling of over 20 m high and an average width of 30 m with a mysterious natural scenery. Setting foot inside, visitors will witness many towering cliffs and stalactites with extremely special shapes and colors. This is also home to 23 bat species with numbers reaching up to tens of thousands. Puong Cave belongs to Ba Be National Park with many rocky mountains and forests surrounding it, and Ba Be Lake acts as an 'air conditioner', helping this place have cool weather. batch all year round. If you plan to travel to Ba Be National Park and visit Puong cave, you should come in the summer (May to September), when you will best feel the coolness here. In addition, from the 9th to the 11th of the first lunar month, in Ba Be, the Tay ethnic group's Long Tong festival also takes place. If you have the opportunity, remember to arrange to attend. Unlike many caves, to travel to Puong cave, visitors are forced to go by boat inside, the reason is that Puong cave was formed by the Nang River flowing through Lung Nham limestone mountain. When you move closer to the cave, you will immediately see that the cave entrance is not too big, but is filled with wildness. Exploring the cave on dugout boats, slowly floating into the cave entrance will definitely be very interesting. Inside Puong cave, visitors will immediately witness the magnificence of stalactites in diverse shapes falling from above, along with a system of tall, wild cliffs. The space inside is extremely spacious, combined with the water below to create a very cool feeling. If you don't know, Puong cave has a length of up to 300m, the cave arch is more than 20m high. As you move deeper, the space of Puong cave will become darker and the light will become weaker. At this point you will need a flashlight to see the scenery around you clearly. From here, visitors will see more clearly many stalactites pouring down like a waterfall, many gray stone blocks of diverse shapes stacked on top of each other very strangely. Moreover, inside Puong cave there is also a fairly flat mudflat where boats can come and anchor to help visitors go inside the cave easily. Puong Cave consists of two adjacent caves, Upper Cave and Lower Cave, also known as Puong Tenh and Puong Tau. The road here is very easy to navigate, thanks to that, many "thousand Like" check-in photos have been created here. Currently, Puong Cave is a tourist destination that many tourists choose to visit. Coming here, in addition to Puong cave, visitors can also choose to visit many other places in Ba Be national park such as Ba Be lake, Dau Dang waterfall, Hua Ma cave, An Ma temple, Ban Vang Silver waterfall, etc. ..

Bac Kan

May to September

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Fairy Cave

Fairy Cave is located in Phja Trang mountain in Luong Ha commune (Na Ri district). Located more than 50km from the center of Bac Kan province. Seen from afar, Nang Tien Cave looks like a young girl sleeping soundly. Nang Tien Cave is located deep inside the mountain about 60m, the cave entrance is 6m wide and 6m high, the cave is about 30-50m high. The cave is surrounded by trees, so when entering the cave from outside, visitors will feel a cool, pleasant atmosphere and the cool, gentle scent of plants. When entering the cave, visitors will be surprised by the magical beauty created by the stalactites and stone columns. Fairy Cave is known for its wild beauty bestowed by nature and mysterious legends about the 7 fairies. Those elements have painted a fanciful and mysterious cave that is famous in Vietnam today. You can visit Fairy Cave at any time of the year. Because the cave is surrounded by trees, the atmosphere here is always cool even on hot sunny days. But please note that if you want to visit Fairy Cave from May to October, you must pay attention to the weather forecast, because during these months, Bac Kan province often rains, which will affect the tour itinerary. Your Fairy Cave. When you enter the cave entrance, you will feel like you are entering a completely different world. The darkness inside the cave contrasting with the light outside will make your senses more sensitive. You will clearly feel the gurgling sound of flowing water, the blurry scenery brought by steam, the gentle atmosphere... The entrance to the Fairy Cave is surrounded by cool stone slabs. Looking up at the cave ceiling, you will see stalactites formed millions of years ago. There are stalactites that have appeared a long time ago, like stone towers flowing back from the ceiling of the cave to the underground, forming solid stone columns, making the cave here even more solid. Going deep inside is the large central space of Fairy Cave. Surrounded by other small caves, the scenery here is even more sparkling and magical. Stalactites and stone slabs with strange shapes formed a long time ago on the ceiling of the cave will make you think of beautiful flowers. Every corner in Fairy Cave is associated with a story full of mystery and fantasy. It can be called "Fairy Pond", according to legend, it is the place where fairies use to bathe and play every day. Going through the "Fairy Pond" you will see sunken terraces with stagnant water, depending on the weather, the amount of water stagnant inside is more or less. That scene will make you feel like you are lost in the terraced fields of the people. high mountainous areas. That may be the reason this place is called “Fairy Field”, where fairies would plant and harvest crops. The most magical fairyland is probably the "Fairy Chamber", this place is made up of countless stalactites of all different shapes and brilliant colors and especially has only one path. Seeing all those scenes, you will immediately think that this is the bedroom of fairies in a fairyland. This translucent beauty is also found in the sparkling stalactites falling to the ground, looking like the shiny, smooth hair of beautiful fairies.

Bac Kan

May to October

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Ba Be National Park

Ba Be National Park is located more than 200 km from Hanoi capital, is an ideal eco-tourism destination for those who love nature and like to explore. Worthy of the title "treasure of Bac Kan mountains and forests", Ba Be garden always makes visitors admire and enchanted every time they have the opportunity to admire it. Coming here, you will be immersed in the wild natural scenery, admire the diverse flora and fauna ecosystem, or more interestingly, enjoy delicious local dishes. Ba Be National Park belongs to Ba Be district, Bac Kan province, stretching across 5 communes of Quang Khe, Khang Ninh, Cao Tri, Cao Thuong and Nam Mau. Dubbed the "treasure of Bac Kan mountains and forests", this place is famous for many beautiful landscapes. Among them, the most prominent is still Ba Be Lake - one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in Vietnam and the world. Ba Be Garden possesses a diverse ecosystem with more than 1,000 plant species and 80 rare animal species. Besides biological diversity, this National Park also attracts visitors with its dreamy beauty that is rare to find anywhere else. Currently, many types of tourism are developing in Ba Be, promising to bring visitors unforgettable experiences. Ba Be Garden is surrounded by primeval forests and rocky mountains, cool all year round. Therefore, the most ideal time for you to travel to Ba Be National Park is in the summer months. If you want to enjoy the bustling festival atmosphere and participate in folk games, you can go in January, around the 9th - 10th day of Tet. A world-famous landscape, Ba Be Garden is both a large biosphere reserve and a flooded Ramsar site on limestone mountains. Coming here, visitors will admire the magnificent cave system, diverse and rare flora and fauna. If you have the opportunity to visit this National Park, do not forget the list of locations including: Puong Cave, Ba Goa Island, Dau Dang Waterfall, Ao Tien, Ba Be Lake, Hua Ma Cave, Tham Phay Cave.

Bac Kan

From January to December

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Ba Be Lake

Ba Be Lake is a famous eco-tourism area in the Northeast region of Vietnam with many interesting landscapes and biological diversity. Coming to Ba Be Lake, visitors will be immersed in the beautiful natural scenery, enjoy traditional dishes, and discover the unique cultural identity of the ethnic people here... Ba Be Lake is 70km northwest of Bac Kan city, located in the center of Ba Be National Park, in Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district; The Northeast borders Cao Tri and Khang Ninh communes; The Southeast borders Nam Cuong commune and Da Vi commune, Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province. This is one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in Vietnam. In 1995, Ba Be Lake was recognized by the World Freshwater Lakes Conference held in the US as one of the world's 20 special freshwater lakes that need to be protected. The lake was formed about 200 million years ago due to a major geological upheaval, causing the subsidence of limestone mountains, surrounded by limestone mountains mixed with ancient sandstone and primeval forests. born. The geology and geomorphology of the Lake area are extremely complex, leading to the creation of breathtakingly beautiful landscapes with unique geological and soil structures, leading to the formation of many other ecosystems. together. The survey shows a complex mixture of typical Karst ecosystems (a typical weathering phenomenon of limestone mountainous areas eroded by running water) and non-Carst ecosystems in harmony. blends with river and lake ecosystems. Such geological and biological diversity is difficult to encounter in other parts of the world. Ba Be Lake is located in the arc of Gam River, the terrain is rugged and cut by mountains from 1,400m to 1,600m high and interspersed with valleys. The lake is filled with water from two rivers, Cho Leng River and Nam Cuong River, then flows to Nang River, pouring down Dau Dang waterfall. Ba Be Lake is made up of 3 lakes named Pe Leng, Pe Lu and Pe Lam. The lake is more than 08km long, the widest place is 02km, the water surface area is about 500 hectares, the average depth is 20m, there are places up to 35m deep, there are many species of aquatic animals and freshwater fish living, including many species. especially rare and recorded in Vietnam's red book such as King Carp, Green Bass, Fried fish... Ba Be Lake's water is clear blue, cool all year round, the entire lake's panorama is like a watercolor painting, boldly imprinted with mountain silhouettes, The sky is covered with clouds, looking like a giant mirror reflecting the winding mountain ranges hidden on the water. On the surface of the lake there are many beautiful small islands such as Ba Goa Island, An Ma Island... Around the lake are stilt houses of the Tay people. After a day of walking on the lake, visitors can stop at these places to feel the warm, hospitable life of the villagers. When choosing to rest in the spacious and airy stilt houses, visitors will enjoy traditional dishes of the mountain people, sip a cup of wine fragrant with sticky corn, and immerse themselves in the melodies and melodies of the guitar. then, fishing sli, sluon, hearing the story of Ba Be Lake with the legend of Ba Goa Island, dugout canoes... Ba Be Lake has the majesty of the mountains and forests, and a charm and softness with the water blending with heaven and earth, surrounding mountains and forests, sometimes moss green, sometimes blue, sometimes mixed with the yellow color of the shadow. trees, sometimes the whiteness of the clouds... If at some point you need some peace, quiet, go to Ba Be. That place will not disappoint you. Ba Be is like a jade gem in the middle of the Northeast mountains, so fresh, pure and elegant.

Bac Kan

From January to December

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