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BA BE LAKES
The biggest lakes in the North of the country. Ba Be Lakes is located
145n above sea level and are surrounded by chains of limestone rocks
with numerous caves and underground vivers. The panorama of Ba Be
Lakes is like a fascinating Chinese ink painting. Next to Ba Be Lake
are Ao Tien and Dau Dang Waterfalls, both of these are wonderful sites
for explore.
CAO BANG
The way from Ha Noi to Cao Bang is 272km long passing many slopes and
passes. Cao Bang has the border with China. The whole province is at
the height of about 1,000m elevation, the climate is very close to the
temperate one, cool weather lasts around the year. In Trung Khanh and
Tra Linh areas there are snowfalls in the winter.
PAC PO
Pac Po valley is 55km in the north direction of Cao Bang town. The
name Pac Po means "the mouth of the spring"; this is where a spring
starts pouring out and then creating the Trung and Mang rivers. After
30 years of tramping about abroad through thick and thin in search of
a way to save the country, on 8 February 1941 President Ho Chi Minh
had returned to the fatherland and chose Coc Bo cave in this valley as
his living and working place. In Coc Bo cave, there is a stalactite
which looks like a Karl Marx statue therefore President Ho Chi Minh
named it Karl Marx. Under the mountain there is a limpid spring, which
was named Lenin by the President. The place with the mighty nature
charming sights is very attractive to ecology tourists and history
researchers.
BAN GIOC WATER FALL
Ban Gioc is the most beautiful and impoosing waterfall in Vietnam.
Together with the mountains, rivers and marvellous grttoes in the
area, ban Gioc is an attractive tourist site for visitors.
DONG KHE AND THAT KHE - HISTORICAL SITES (on the way to Lang Son) |
