Approximately 230 kilometres to the North-East of Hanoi, Ba Be National Park is home to a many species of plants, birds, butterflies and of magnificent lake ringed by lush, green mountains. There is only one basic hotel in the National Park, but it is more interesting to stay in Tay people's village.
It is quite interesting to spend about 4 days up there for cruising or kayaking along Nang Rive and crossing Ba Be Lake, swimming in the lake, trekking to local markets, remote villages or watching butterfly.
Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be National Park.
You will be met up at your hotel in Hanoi by Lotussia Travel guide, driver.
Leave Hanoi for Ba Be via Bac Kan. Throughout the first stage, we are crossing small villages, they are handicraft and culture villages. Meet the daily life in the wild environment. Lunch at local restaurant. Arrive in Ba Be in the afternoon. Check in the house on stilt in Pac Ngoi Village. Good dinner and overnight in a house on stilt (at terrace entire view of the lake)
Day 2 :Trekking to Dao’s village.
After breakfast on the terrace of the house, we start the day of trekking at 8h00, We fistly walk along the small river with beautiful view of rice field, then hike up on a mountain pass to Ban Dao, home of the Dao’s peoples. Visit a family then stop for picnic lunch prepared by the family where we stay in Babe. In the afternoon, We take a diferent way to get back to the village. Homestay in a local stilt house of Tay's village.
Day 3: Ba Be lake river rafting.
Today, we drive to local dock out of the National Park, then we paddle along Nang River, it's the highlight of the trip with so beautiful and peaceful view. We stop for lunch then boat into Babe Lake. We continue to paddle about 5 km over the biggest natural lake in Vietnam, then we take a swim before 2km easy-hiking back to Pa Ngoi village. Dinner and overnight at house on stilt in Pac Ngoi.
Day 4 : Babe – Hanoi.
We say goodbye to the family where we stay to come back to Hanoi, lunch en route. Arrive in Hanoi in the afternoon. End of Lotussia Travel's service.
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