|
Vietnam Travel Information |
|
|
| Online Travel Support |
|
|
| Enjoyvietnam |
| | |
|
| Travelling Vietnam >> Vietnam Travel Destinations >> BaBe Lake |
BaBe Lake
The freshwater Lake Ba Be is the only significant natural upland lake
in the North of Viet Nam. From Thai Nguyen City, capital of Bac Thai
province, you drive along Highway 3 to the towns of Bac Can and Phu
Thong. After another 16 km you will arrive at Ba Be Lake which is about
225 km from Hanoi....
The freshwater Lake Ba Be is the only significant natural upland lake
in the North of Viet Nam. From Thai Nguyen City, capital of Bac Thai
province, you drive along Highway 3 to the towns of Bac Can and Phu
Thong. After another 16 km you will arrive at Ba Be Lake which is about
225 km from Hanoi. Ba Be is some 145m above sea level, 8 km long, 3 km
wide and about 20-30m deep.
The lakes actually consists of
three lakes called Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng, and derives its name Ba
Be (which in Vietnamese means Three Seas) from this, Lake Ba Be is
surrounded by limestone mountains and thick forest, home to many
species of rare birds and animals.
You can take a dugout canoe to
visit the small islands of Po Ga Mai and An Ma, and Puong Grotto. The
Grotto, is about 300m long, and 30-40m in height and width.
The
stalagmites and stalagmites inside the grotto are beautiful and diverse
in forms. Some of them look like a reclining Buddha, a sitting tiger,
climbing monkeys and so on.
If you have time, you can travel one
hour by boat to visit Dau Dang Fall. The 100-m, three-level waterfall
makes the scenery even more magnificent.
|
|
|
|
|
|