Cao Bang Overview

Cao Bang Province is centered on the town of Cao Bang itself. It is located in the north of the country. It borders the provinces of Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Bắc Kạn, and Lạng Sơn, as well as the province of Guangxi in the People's Republic of China.

Most of Cao Bang Province is mountainous, with only a small amount of habitable land. Much of the province is heavily forested. The average temperature in the province is 22°C, but in winter, certain areas may sometimes become cold enough to receive snow. The Ban Gioc Waterfall is one of the province's more well known natural features.

Ban Gioc Waterfall

Water from Quy Xuan River falling down on the stone creates water droplets columns that can be seen from a distance. The echo of the falls can be heard kilometers away from Trung Khanh. The temperature near the waterfall is remarkably cool, due to the water mist in the air...more

Pac Bo Grotto

Riding 272km by car from Hanoi along National Highway No3, travelers will arrive at Cao Bang Town. Sleeping through the night in open air and a cool and quiet atmosphere of this mountainous area, their tiredness will disappear. The next morning Travelers will ride through Hoa An to reach Ha Quang area. Through the windows of car, Travelers can see golden rice fields lying amid green mountains, small hamlets with dozens of houses-on-stilts under the shade of towering clusters of peach trees, and the winding streams with thatch-roofed bridges. Travelers will certainly be very interested in enjoying the picturesque scenery, endowed by the nature...more