Ban Gioc Waterfall

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

06.00 - 06.30: Pick up at the hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter area. Beginning of the excursion with Cao Bang. Have breakfast on the way (paid by yourself).

12.00: Have lunch in the restaurant. After lunch, get in the car and go to Cao Bang and take somes photos with Wind Pass, Khau Khang Pass, Cao Bac Pass and Tai Ho Sin Pass.

15.30: Enter Pac Bo historic monument (50km away from Cao Bang). Have a view at the place where Ho Chi Minh lived and led Vietnam’s revolution from 1941 to 1945. We will have time to take pictures at Lenin Stream, Karl Marx Mountain and visit Coc Bo Cave.

18.30: Arrive Cao Bang, check in at the hotel, take a rest and then have dinner. After dinner, you are free to do anything. Overnight at the hotel in Cao Bang city.

DAY 2: CAO BANG - BAN GIOC WATERFALL - TIGER CAVE - BA BE (B / L / D)

06.30: Check out of the hotel, have breakfast and get into our car, off to Trung Khanh. Have a chance to see the wild and imposing beauty of Ma Phuc Pass.

09.00: Continue with visiting Tiger Cave, one of the greatest caves in northern Vietnam.

10.00: Visit BanGioc Waterfall, with 53m height, pided into 3 levels. This is one of the most beautiful waterfalls of Vietnam and it also is the fourth biggest waterfall in the top 10 greatest waterfalls lying between 2 countries in the world.

Get back to Sapa at around 14:00.

12.00: Have lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, visit Phuc Sen Knife Village, which is famous for making knife tradition. Continue going to Ba Be. Have a chance to see the wild and imposing beauty of Tai Ho Sin Pass, Cao Bac Pass, Khau Khang Pass and especially Wind Pass.

18.00: Arriving at Pac Ngoi village, checking in Homestay and relaxing. Enjoy a cup of coffee (self-paid) at the end of the afternoon.

19.00: Have dinner. After dinner, tourists can participate in some activities, such as: performing art activity, campfire activity or listening to Then music (self-paid).

DAY 3: BA BE LAKE – THAI NGUYEN – HANOI ( - / L / D)

06.30: Breakfast at the hotel or the stilt house. After breakfast, you pack your luggage to the car, then walk along the small road by the lake leading to Pac Ngoi boat station. Sitting on a small boat, you are relaxing to admire the lake while looking for yourself at the perfect shooting angle. On the Lake, boats will stop at the following points: 

• Farry Pond: is located at the corner of the third lake of Ba Be Lake, a small lake located in the middle of a mountain high above the lake. It is said that in the past, the fairies used to play chess here.

• An Ma Temple: According to legend, in the Le-Mac war, Mac generals lost the fight. They ran to Puong Cave and ended their lives there to protect their loyalty and pride. To eulogize Mac generals’ spirit, people built a temple to worship the Mac family. Worried that Le soldiers would destroy this temple, they changed its name to An Ma. The word “An Ma” means “peaceful and beautiful grave” in Tay people’s language.
• Widow Islet: a lovely small island located right in the center of the lake, associated with the formation of the lake. Boats go around the island slowly for you to take pictures.

12.00: Lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, we continued to drive to Hanoi. On the way, visit the Duom temple, the famous temple in Phu Luong, Thai Nguyen.

18.30: Arrive Hanoi. Tour ends. See you again!

Please take notes:

***Drop off time is subject to traffic, weather...so the finished time could be later than expecting.