Many people think that Ba Be Lake is just a lake, with nothing else to visit or see. But the truth is, Ba Be Lake has some very outstanding and breathtaking destinations for both domestic and international explorers to stop by and discover. Take a look, and you will absolutely love this amazing place in Vietnam.
Hua Ma Cave, Ba Be Lake
Hua Ma Cave is a famous tourist attraction of Ba Be in the Ba Be National Park area, and most people who join a Ba Be Lake tour are in love with this place. The cave is located on the Leng river and belongs to Pac Ngoi village, Quang Khe commune, Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. Hua Ma cave lies in the middle of Lon Lon mountain, which stays in the middle of Leo Pen (meaning Ghost Forest in local language) with astonishing dense green trees.
According to local legend, the Ghost Forest used to be the place where the demons resided, then a court general went on patrol here and heard the howl of the souls of the militia who joined the court against the enemy but could not sublimity. The army officer set up a camp right next to the river Leng and slaughtered the horse, took the horse's head to make a sacrifice to heaven and earth. After the sacrifice, the howls disappeared and over the years grew extremely majestic stalactites. That is also the origin of the name of the cave, because “Hua Ma” means “Horse Head” in ethnic language.
The astonishing view inside Ba Be Lake
Lon Lon mountain foot is located at an altitude of 350 meters above sea level. The road from the foot of the mountain to the cave gate has been built into stairs. To reach the cave entrance, you must climb 300 meters. The cave door is 3 meters wide and 5 meters high. The cave is very wide, about 1 hectare, the length is more than 700 meters, the ceiling has a wide and high place up to 40 – 50 meters, with many spectacular cliffs and stalactites. Hua Ma cave is currently not known by many tourists, but it is definitely a place worth to visit and often included in Ba Be Lake tours.
Dau Dang Fall, Ba Be Lake
Dau Dang Waterfall lies between two limestone mountain ranges on the Nang river. The Nang River, after running under Lung Nham Mountain to form Puong cave, flows to Hua Tibet, is blocked by hundreds of large and small rocks stacked with a slope of about 500 meters, forming a magnificent Dau Dang waterfall including three steps, each cascade from 3-4 meters in length. This tourist attraction in Ba Be Lake is also the place where fried fish is found, one of the rare species of fish with tens of kilograms nowadays.
A corner of the Dau Dang waterfall, Ba Be Lake
Besides the astonishing sceneries, you can also visit many interesting places from Dau Dang Fall. From Dau Dang waterfall to walk about 300 meters, visitors can take a boat to visit the eco-tourism site of Na Hang hydroelectric lake (in Tuyen Quang province) and visit Bac Me (in Ha Giang province) as well.
Widow Island
Widow Island (also known as Po Gia Mai) is a lovely small island located in the middle of Lake 1 (Pe Leng) of Ba Be Lake. The island is made up of small rocks, stacked on top of each other, the trees on the island are green all year round, the roots of the trees drop down to embrace the rocks like a rockery in the middle of the lake. If you ever visit Ba Be Lake or join a Ba Be Lake tour, don't miss this outstanding destination.
The small but lovely Widow Island
Legend has it that the island is the home of two kind widowed mothers and children who took husks from a fairy, grained and split them into two wooden canoes to save the people in the great flood of Ba Be Lake. Widow Island is an attractive tourist spot in Ba Be Lake, a gem printed in the middle of a clear blue lake, also is an ideal place to visit and take beautiful pictures. If you are looking for some peaceful moment, don’t miss this poetic island.
Pac Ngoi Village
Pac Ngoi cultural tourism village is in Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, which is the stilt house of the Tay ethnic group on the banks of Leng river adjacent to Ba Be lake. The village has more than 80 households with nearly 400 people.
The Pac Ngoi village now still has some old stilt houses, roofing with yin and yang tiles, unique architectural design. People in this village have lived by growing rice and maize in the river banks and catching shrimp and fish on Ba Be Lake. Nowadays, households here have business activities to serve tourists.
The peaceful Pac Ngoi village, Ba Be Lake
Coming to this tourist destination in Ba Be, you will enjoy delicious specialties of the lake such as steamed rice, grilled fish, sour shrimp, sour meat, bird's nest, five-color sticky rice, etc. You can sleep on stilts, visit the lake by canoe, fishing on rivers and lakes, watch Tay girls perform and then play folk songs and go with local people to visit ethnic villages in Ba Be Lake and buy local specialties. You will have a great time experiencing and learning Vietnamese customs and culture here.
An Ma Pagoda
An Ma Temple is located on An Ma Island in the middle of Ba Be Lake. This is an ancient temple to worship Buddha, Thuong Ngan, Chua Son Trang, Duc Thanh Tran. An Ma Temple is not only a place of religious activities but also a famous sightseeing spot in Ba Be Lake tours. This is also the place to offer Ba Be Spring Festival held on January 10. An Ma Temple Festival is held on the 6th of the second lunar month every year.
The ancient beauty of An Ma Pagoda
Legend has it that a pagoda is a place of worshiping the Mac deities in the feudal war of the Le Mac dynasty, after losing the war, they ran to Puong cave and thrived there. To commemorate the loyal subjects, the people here set up a temple of the Mac family, but fear of retaliation by the Le army, they changed the name to the Ma temple. An Ma in the Tay language means “beautiful tombs”, the resting place of the Mac gods.
Fairy Lake, Ba Be Lake
Located at the corner of Lake 3 of Ba Be Lake, Fairy Lake, or Ao Tien in Vietnamese is a lovely small lake located in the middle of the limestone basin isolated from the main lake. From the lakeside just a little walk, you can reach the pond. Ponds are fed by groundwater seeping through the surrounding rock, making Ao Tien the same water level as Ba Be Lake.
Ao Tien is a place you definitely have to stop by
Like other Ba Be Bac Kan tourist sites, Ao Tien is also associated with a local legend. It is the story of a hunter who passed by Fairy Lake when he was fascinated by the beauty of fairies bathing in the pond. Occasionally, local people often come to the fishing line because Ao Tien is also home to many fish and other species.
Are you fascinated by the magnificent and eye-catching tourist destinations of Ba Be Lake, Vietnam? Then don’t be hesitate to stop by the Ba Be Lake as soon as possible. Frontier Travel Vietnam offers a professional and high-quality Ba Be Lake tour, that will absolutely satisfy you and your loved ones.
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