Exploring Cao Bang's Natural Wonders: Ban Gioc Falls, Caves & Ethnic Wonders

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Exploring Cao Bang's Natural Wonders

Embark on a 5-day private adventure through Northeast Vietnam's pristine frontiers, starting in Hanoi with seamless arrivals and free exploration of its historic streets, blending ancient charm with modern vibrancy as a gateway to highland wonders. Journey to Cao Bang province for scenic drives amid lush landscapes, stopping at Thang Hen Lake for tranquil blue waters surrounded by jungles and mountains, and trekking to Unique Angel Eye Mountain's poetic valley with its iconic central hole for awe-inspiring views and natural serenity. Immerse in Ban Gioc's majestic waterfall cascades with bamboo boat rides up close to the spray, climb Phat Tich Truc Lam hillside via Ban Gioc Pagoda for panoramic vistas, and delve into Nguom Ngao Cave's surreal stalactite formations resembling coral reefs and terraced fields for underground marvels. Discover Khuoi Ky Ancient Stone Village's 16th-century Tay ethnic stilt houses and stone fences, trek Phong Nam Valley's fairy-tale rice fields and high jungles across Dam Thuy Suspension Bridge on Quay Son River to explore border life. Conclude with vibrant local market visits in Cao Bang for authentic cultural interactions and special dishes, before a relaxed return to Hanoi for departure, fusing natural splendor, historical depth, and ethnic encounters into an unforgettable odyssey.

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Duration: 5 Days 4 Nights

Price: From USD 270

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Welcome to Vietnam: after long time on airplane, you will reach Vietnam – the S-shaped land, where 54 different ethnic minorities inhabited.
You will be warmly welcomed by our guide and driver at the airport and transferred to your hotel in the city center of Hanoi.
Free on your own afterward.
Day 1
Hanoi Arrival
In the morning
 07:00: You are picked up from your hotels in Hanoi for transfer to Cao Bang province
• At noon time, you reach Cao Bang city and have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon
• After saving energy with lunch, you will depart to Thang Hen lake surrounded by beautiful jungle and mountains. It is part of a 36 lake system, each of which is several hundred meters apart and all laying in the same valley. With 2 km long and 500-meter wide Thang Hen is the largest lake of them all.
The mountains and jungle around the lake completes the impressive scenery. Unlike most other lakes in Vietnam that become brown in color during rainy season, Thang Hen lake stays blue all year round since it is fed by clear pure water from a cave located above the lake.

• The next place is Unique Angle Eye Mountain.

• You will take a short trek (15 minutes) if the car could not access the location. Angel Eye Mountain is in a beautiful valley surrounded by green pastures, giving it a unique, poetic aura. It is also called “Thủng Mountain” because it has a hole 50 meters in diameter right through its center.

• Get in the car, you will transfer hotel, check-in and have free time on your own
Day 2
Hanoi - Unique Angle Eye Mountain - Ban Gioc
In the morning
• 08:00: You will have breakfast with a special local dish then visit the local market to experience the authentic activities of the people here.

• After that, you will visit Ban Gioc Pagoda, You will climb left to the hillside Phat Tich Truc Lam to get a panorama view of the whole area around and especially get a view of Ban Gioc waterfall from high.

• Then, you will be transferred to Ban Gioc Waterfall one of Vietnam’s most impressive natural sights, the falls are 30 meters high and 300 meters across, making Ban Gioc the widest waterfall in the country. The falls occur on the Quay Son River, a beautiful jade-blue body of water flowing from China through a pastoral landscape of rice fields and bamboo groves surrounded by limestone pinnacles.
• You have a chance to get on the bamboo boat to get close enough to the waterfall so you can feel the spray on your face
• Get back to the resort for lunch

In the afternoon
• At noon time, you will visit Nguom Ngao Cave. You will be amazed at strangely shaped stalactites. Nguom Ngao is home to multiple limestone chambers, floors, stairs, and corridors in various sizes, along with stalactites and stalagmites in diverse shapes such as a coral reef, a ship, a waterfall, an overturned lotus flower, and a terraced field. All give this cave magnificent and fantastic beauty.

• Nearby is Khuoi Ky ancient stone village. The road leading to the village is paved with cobblestone. The village is currently home to 16 Tay ethnic households and 14 stone-built houses on stilts, which were constructed in the 16th century.The houses in the village are surrounded by stone fences, which have existed for hundreds of years.. The custom of building stone houses comes from the Tay people's belief in the worshipping of the Stone God. They believe that the Stone God has strong natural powers that can protect them and bless them with a peaceful life.

• The nest site is Phong Nam valley and Dam Thuy suspension bridge in Quay son River. This river, with rice fields and high jungle mountains on either side of the valley is giving the area a feeling like you are driving through a fairy tail. You will trek to the village to explore the local life in the border area.

• At 17:00, you will be transferred to hotel and have free time on your own
Day 3
Ban Gioc waterfall – Nguom Ngao cave – Phong Nam Valley – Cao Bang
In the morning
• At 08:00, our guide and driver will meet you at your hotel then you start transferring to Hanoi
• You will have lunch in a local restaurant

In the afternoon
• Reach a hotel in Hanoi, check in hotel and have free time on your own
Day 4
Cao Bang – Back to Hanoi – Free & Easy
Depending on your flight time, our driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.
Day 5
Hanoi Departure 

Can Tho

Ho Chi Minh

Ha Long

Ninh Binh

Mai Chau 

Ha Noi

Siem Reap

Città

Mina Hotel
Deluxe Room

Mai Chau Home
Private Room

Le Clos Du Fil
Superior Room

Renea Cruise
Deluxe Cabina

Chez Mimosa Corner
Indochine Room

Iris Can Tho
Superior Premium

Hari Residence
Deluxe Room

HOTEL 3*

Leah Silk
Deluxe Room

Mai Chau Ecolodge
Superior Room

Hidden Charm
Superior Room

Sena Cruise
Deluxe Cabina

The Odys Sai Gon
Premium Room

Can Tho Ecolodge
Junior Deluxe Room

Steung Siem Reap Hotel
Superior Room

HOTEL 4*