BAN GIOC WATERFALL - PAC BO - BA BE LAKE

Itinerary

DAY 1: HANOI - CAO BANG - PAC BO        ( - / L / D)

06h00-06h30: We will pick you up at hotels in the Old Quarter and Opera House area and depart for Cao Bang via the Hanoi - Lang Son highway. Along the way, stop for a rest and have breakfast at a rest stop. On the way, guests can experience the famous mountain pass called Bong Lau (pass).

Lunch: Have lunch at a restaurant in Cao Băng City. After lunch, continue to Pac Bo.

14h00: Arrive at Pac Bo, visit the Pac Bo historical site (50km from Cao Bang city). Here, guests visit the place where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked during the resistance from 1941 to 1945, take photos at Suoi Le Nin stream - Cac Mac mount, visit Coc Bo cave, and take photos at the km0 marker of the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

If time permits and the group requests, the bus will stop for the group to visit the tomb of Kim Dong.

18h00: Return to Cao Bang city, have dinner, and check in the hotel. The evening is free to explore Cao Bang city at night. Overnight in Cao Bang.

DAY 2: CAO BANG - BAN GIOC FALL- NGUOM NGAO CAVE - BA BE LAKE             (B / L / D)

06h30: Check out of the hotel and have breakfast. After breakfast, board the bus for a journey to explore Cao Bang Global Geopark. This is a national geopark along the way, during time to admire the Ma Phuc Pass.

09h00: Arrive at Ban Gioc Waterfall. Explore and take photos:

• Nguom Ngao Cave (Tiger Cave): One of the most beautiful caves in Northern Vietnam. The cave is located in Gun village, Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district. The cave has many stalactites and stalagmites in various shapes.

Khuoi Ky Stone Village: This 400-year-old village in Trung Khanh (Cao Bang) is famous for its stilt houses made of stone, showcasing the unique beauty of the Northeast mountain region.

• Ban Gioc Waterfall: The waterfall is 53 meters high, divided into 3 levels, considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam and the 4th largest waterfall in the top 10 most spectacular waterfalls in the world located on the border between two countries.

12h30: Have lunch at a restaurant. After lunch, the bus and guide will continue to take you to Ba Be Lake. Along the way, visit the famous Phuc Sen blacksmithing village.

18h30: Arrive at Pac Ngoi village located by Ba Be Lake. Check in to your homestay and rest.

19h30: Have dinner and spend the night in Ba Be. In the evening, you can choose to participate in a cultural exchange show, listen to singing performances by the Tay people (at an extra cost).

DAY 3: BA BE LAKE - HA NOI           ( B / L / - )

06h30: Have breakfast at the homestay and relax.

07h30: The guide will lead you to Pac Ngoi pier and board the boat for a relaxing boating trip while enjoying the scenery and taking photos. The boat will stop at the following places:

• Fairy Pond: Fairy Pond covers an area of over 3,000 square meters, surrounded by limestone mountains and primeval forests. The water in the pond is clear, blue, and cool.
• Đền An Mạ (An Ma temple): Located on a small mountain in the middle of the lake. Legend has it that during the Le-Mac feudal war, the Mac generals were defeated, fled to Dong Puong Cave and committed suicide there. Grateful for their loyalty, the people built a temple to worship the Mac family, but fearing discovery and destruction by the Le army, they changed the name to An Ma Temple.
• Đảo Bà Góa (the Widow Isle) - a small, beautiful island located right in the heart of the lake, associated with the legend of the lakes formation. The boat will slowly circle the island for photo opportunities.

11h00: Return to the homestay to rest. Afterwards, have lunch and check out, then board the bus back to Hanoi.

18h30: Arrive in Hanoi. End of the trip. See you again!

Pricing & Inclusives

Included:

• Transportation: a 7-45 seater bus for the entire itinerary.
• A bottle of water on the bus. (01 bottle/pax/day)
• Accommodation: One night in a homestay at Pac Ngoi village. + One night in Cao Bang City
• Meals: Five main meals (lunch, dinner) and two breakfast, with specific meal allowances.
• Entrance Fees: Tickets to all attractions mentioned in the itinerary.
• Boat Trip: A boat tour on Ba Be Lake.
• Guide: A Vietnamese or English-speaking guide throughout the tour.

Excluded:

• Taxes: VAT invoices (if required, additional fees may apply).
• Electric transfer car in Pac Bo
• Travel insurance designed for individual travelers joining group tours.
• Beverages: Drinks during meals and other beverages at the restaurants and hotel
• Other Expenses: Any services or costs not mentioned in the itinerary.
• TIPS: minimum $3/day x 3 day = $9/passenger/trip

Additional Costs:

• Surcharge of 50,000 VND/foreign guest at Ban Gioc
• Single room surcharge (sleeping 1 person/room): applied to cases where guests register to travel alone and cannot share a room with others or due to the request to sleep separately from the customer.

Children:

• Infants (1-4 years old): Free, but parents are responsible for all expenses.
• Children (5-9 years old): 75% of the adult price.
• Children 10 years and older: Pay the full adult price.

Important Notes:

• Tourists must bring passport
• Any service in the tour, if you do not use it without making a mistake on the part of the tour organizer, cannot be completed again.
• The tour guide has the right to rearrange the order of the sightseeing spots to suit the conditions of each specific starting day. As long as all the sightseeing spots in the program are still guaranteed.

 (*) Customer Responsibilities::

• Customers are responsible for their own health in all cases. Customers are responsible for informing the tour operator about their personal medical condition (if any) to receive additional health advice for each registered customer. 
• Customers must take care of their own personal property in all cases and at all places during the trip. The tour operator does not dare to accept the loss of money, valuables, and personal property of customers during the trip.