Coming to Tuyen Quang in winter, visitors will experience the typical cold of the North, admiring the misty space and floating clouds.
The 48-hour journey in Tuyen Quang is suitable for tourists traveling from Hanoi. Travel is now more convenient, with the Phu Tho – Tuyen Quang expressway inaugurated at the end of December 2023. However, to have a full experience without being too rushed, visitors should depart from Hanoi in the evening, stay one night in Tuyen Quang city, before having activities in the next two days.
The experience in Tuyen Quang was conducted by Mr. Nhat Quang, a Hanoi tourist, and suggested by Mr. Viet Hung, a representative of a travel company in Hanoi.
Day 1
Morning
Have breakfast in Tuyen Quang city with one of the popular dishes here such as porridge, banh cuon, pho. Some addresses: Khanh Phuong intestine porridge, Tuan Viet pork intestine, Nguyet Bich An spring rolls, Xuan Lien spring rolls.
Food on the boat.
A type of boat moving on a Swiss lake.
Beautiful scenery at Hai Thuong Lan Ong.
Food on the boat.
Food on the boat.
A type of boat moving on a Swiss lake.
Depart for Na Hang Lake ecological area, located nearly 110 km from the city center. This is a “must visit” spot in Tuyen Quang. Na Hang is considered a “fairy on earth”, “Ha Long in the midst of thousands”, is the confluence of Lo and Gam rivers, surrounded by limestone mountains and primeval forests. From November to January, Na Hang is always covered in mist, creating a vague, impressive scene.
“The travel time on the lake is about 5 hours, including time to eat,” Mr. Quang said, noting that the boat operates from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day.
Mr. Quang also said that when arriving in Na Hang, you should go straight to the wharf to rent a boat. The price is about 1.5 million VND for a boat that can carry about 30 people. From the Na Hang Hydropower Lake tourist wharf, the boat goes up Lo River through Pac Ta Temple – Pac Vang Temple, the last point is the sacred Buffalo Tie Pillar, also known as Coc Vai (Vai Pha). Everyone who comes here by boat asks for a wish.
Noon
Book catering services on the houseboat. Depending on the needs and preferences of tourists, usually each person can eat comfortably for 200,000 VND. Popular dishes include buffalo skin mixed with wild bamboo shoots, river fish, river shrimp, hill chicken, and Ban pig.
Visitors can also visit Khuoi Nhi waterfall and Nam Me waterfall and try the unique fish foot massage service. The fish here are completely natural, not farmed fish.
Afternoon
If tourists like to immerse themselves in the lives of ethnic minorities, they can choose to rent homestays with stilt houses from local people in Na Hang (about 5 km from the lake) or in Lam Binh (about 30 km from the lake). . Lam Binh has more homestays than Na Hang and also has more exciting exchange activities.
Homestay costs about 400,000 VND per double room, stilt houses cost 50,000 VND to 80,000 VND per person per night. Some homestays in Lam Binh are Quan Van Ha, Anh The, Nam Dip, and Chau Minh Vy. Dinner at a homestay or nearby area costs about 200,000 VND per person.
Day 2
Morning and noon
Return to Tuyen Quang city, on the way stop to bathe in My Lam hot mineral water.
My Lam mineral spring is 12 km from Tuyen Quang city, clear and hot, always stable at about 67 degrees Celsius, water taken directly from underground water more than 150 m deep. The tourist area has a full system of hotels and restaurants, meeting the diverse needs of guests when coming to experience.
After about 3-4 hours of swimming, massage, and mineral bathing, visitors can have lunch right at the mineral spring area. “Lunch here is quite affordable. For 600,000 VND, you get a buffalo hot pot for 6-7 people,” Mr. Quang said.
Afternoon
Visit Tan Trao relic site. This is also one of the places to visit in Tuyen Quang, especially if visitors like to learn about history.
Tan Trao is in the northeast of Son Duong district, associated with President Ho Chi Minh. In the commune, there are 17 relics recording historical events on the first days of founding the country such as Lan Na Lua, Tan Trao banyan tree, Tan Trao communal house, and Hong Thai communal house along with places marking the 9-year resistance war.
These relics all close before 5:00 p.m., so visitors should pay attention to timing.
Alternative options: Visiting Mo waterfall (Mac Mac citadel and Nguyen Tat Thanh square, Tuyen Quang provincial museum, trekking Hong mountain (near Tan Trao commune). Visitors can also change the order of the two experiences). days for the convenience of groups of guests.
($1~24,000 VND)
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