As a province in the Northeastern region of Vietnam, Bac Giang is known as an ideal place to take short trips on weekends. Not only has the beautiful natural landscape, Bac Giang also has many historical and national relics, spoiled for you to visit and explore.
Bac Giang is the ideal destination for weekends @ fu.qu.meow
1. Bac Giang tourism time is the most beautiful time?
Bac Giang is one of the few provinces in the North with relatively stable weather . You can come to this trip at any time of the year, but the most ideal time to travel to Bac Giang focuses on the following two periods:
+ From June to July: This time falls in the right season of lychee harvest – a famous specialty of Bac Giang. If you love the taste of thieu litchi and want to admire it with your own eyes and hand pick the red thyme branches, you should go at this time.
If you want to enjoy the ripe litchi season, June-July is the most suitable time. Internet source
+ July to September: This time is summer in Bac Giang, the daytime weather is not too hot and the night is not too cold, suitable for camping, picnic and outdoor activities.
July – September weather is very suitable for outdoor picnics. Haruka FB source
Before you go, make sure to check the weather conditions carefully because sometimes in Bac Giang it is also affected by storms.
2. How to go?
Bac Giang is very close to Hanoi, only about 70 km, this is an ideal distance for your travel, especially for those who are afraid of long distances and do not have much time to travel .. To Bac Giang , tourists can take passenger cars, buses, trains or private vehicles such as motorbikes, cars.
+ Motorbike or car: This is the easiest and most convenient means of transportation, unlike some of the northeastern pass roads, the road to Bac Giang is quite comfortable and easy to move, mainly roads. From Hanoi, you just need to follow National Highway 1A to reach Bac Giang, this route only takes about 40 minutes to 1 hour. Going this way while enjoying the feeling of the right “road trip”, while being able to freely adjust your schedule.
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Many young people choose motorbikes as the means to Bac Giang @peternguyenhai
The way to Bac Giang is quite comfortable and easy to go @ huytran94
+ Passenger car: There are many bus routes to Bac Giang, you can refer to the garage like Cham Hau, Bac Giang, Bac Ha, Nam Thuy with fares from 40-50k / person.
+ Bus: From Hanoi, there are also bus routes running straight to Bac Giang such as line 203 caught at Bat Giap bus station. The fare is about 15k / way, going by bus will save travel costs, but the minus point is its travel time is quite slow.
+ Train: There are currently two train lines running through Bac Giang, namely Hanoi – Dong Dang and Yen Vien – Ha Long. If you want, you can also take a train to Bac Giang. The train time is quite fast, remember to stop at Bac Giang station!
3. Transportation in Bac Giang?
Although it is a northeastern province, but Bac Giang has many places to visit and the distance between them is quite far from each other, so Tripnow thinks that the most suitable means to travel here is a motorbike. Most hotels and motels in Bac Giang have car rental services for about 120 – 150k / day. If you do not like, you can also travel by taxi, but the taxi fare here is a bit high, go in groups or crowded to save money.
4. Places to visit in Bac Giang
Bac Giang is a province with great potentials for different types of tourism. In recent years, tourism services are quite developed. In addition to the lively natural landscape and rich vegetation, Bac Giang also has many tourist attractions bearing its own culture:
Dong Cao
Located in Thach Son commune, Son Dong district, Bac Giang, Dong Cao is a tourist destination that is quite attractive to the crazy people, especially for travelers. The road to Dong Cao has many beautiful scenes, from Bac Giang city, you go straight to Highway 31 to An Chau town and go straight for another 30km, until you meet the immense space of grasslands with Limestone massifs rising high above the ground means that you are standing on the territory of Dong Cao.
Dong Cao love and poetry like a picture. Haruka FB source
Here you can even hunt clouds @ huytran94
Known as “Mau Son” or “Sapa” of Bac Giang, Dong Cao attracts tourists because of its poetic and majestic natural space. Every season every season, spring comes, Dong Cao is like a buttocks plateau with a vast green background of green plants and flowers, in the summer those grasses are thicker and then fall again to cover the color of burnt grass. East of Dong Cao is tens of thousands of glittering stars. It seems that every season, Dong Cao has something to attract young people to go and explore. Coming to Dong Cao to camp, you will feel cool when being in the middle of the vast sky, watching the sparkling starry sky, opening a barbecue and talking with friends by the flaming fire. What more love and poetry than that.
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Dong Cao a sunny and windy day @sumiretran
Camp in Dong Cao @ 50kgg_
Khe Go primary forest
Khe Ro primary forest is located in An Lac commune, Son Dong district, a famous primary forest in the Northeast of Vietnam. Compared with other primary forests, Khe Go is not very large, only about 7,153ha with a rich flora and fauna. The forest is located in the West Yen Tu reserve, so when you visit the forest, you can also combine it with a tour around Yen Tu. The scenery in Khe Go is very unspoiled, in the middle of the forest, there is a stream flowing through called Khe Go stream where you can stop and take a cool bath. In the forest, there are many kinds of rare plants and animals, some trees with the age of hundreds of years. If you like the wonderful feeling of exploring the wild nature and transforming into a genuine “adventurer”, this is a place that you cannot miss when coming to Bac Giang.
Khe Go primary forest. Internet source
Beautiful stream through the forest. Internet source @tieulamnhi
Suoi Mo eco-tourism area
To reach Mo Stream Bac Giang, you follow Xuong Giang Street, then follow Provincial Highway 295 to Luc Nam Town, then drive to Nghia Phuong Commune (about 33km from Bac Giang city). It sounds quite strange, but in fact Suoi Mo is a very famous destination in Bac Giang. This relic area has both immense forests and majestic mountains. Right at the foot of the mountain are pretty little houses hidden by large stone steps. Suoi Mo here is a clear stream flowing around the middle of Huyen Dinh mountain valley – Yen Tu creating large and small waterfalls that look very beautiful. There are 5 steps of mother and child falls and this was the place of worship for Princess Que My Nuong during the Hung Vuong period. Admission fee here is 10k for adults and 5k for children.
Suoi Mo with beautiful waterfalls. Internet source
Surrounding Suoi Mo are virtual views like this @ busylivingslow
Suoi Mo Temple right in the tourist area. Internet source
Tho Ha Village
If Hanoi has the famous ancient village of Thanh Ha, Bac Giang also has Tho Ha ancient village – the oldest village in Bac Giang. Located in Van Ha commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province, Tho Ha, far away from the bustling space of the capital city, this place has ancient beauty for a long time, just like an ancient Vietnamese village with banyan trees. water wharf, house roof. This is also one of the places with the highest concentration of craft villages in Vietnam: banh mi village, pottery village, wine making village, …
Village gate @ nguyenduong1991
It looks like “Hoi An” in Bac Giang @ nguyenduc.media
Visiting Tho Ha, you not only have the opportunity to visit the ancient architecture of the Vietnamese village but also directly participate in the experience of making rice cakes, making pottery or taking a yacht on the Cau River to visit a ancient village ring. Tho Ha village, from January 20 to 22 of the lunar calendar, holds a traditional pottery-making festival – one of the most spectacular festivals in the Northern Delta.
A peaceful view of the village @ vietnam.lts
@ trungbeng96
Ho Khuon Than
Khuon Than Lake is quietly, serene and graceful in the midst of thousands of pine trees that ring the surrounding lychee hills. This place is like a fresh oasis in the heart of Bac Giang valley. This is a lake about 240 hectares wide, is a place to provide water for living and production for the people living around. With its peaceful and romantic look, Khuon Than Lake quickly becomes the ideal tourist destination of Bac Giang. On weekends, many people come here to admire the nature, organize camping or fishing. The way to get here is very simple, from Bac Giang city you follow Highway 31 about 40 km to the center of Radio-Luc Ngan Television intersection, then turn left 9 km to reach the tourist area. Mold God.
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Ho Khuon Than is picturesque. Internet source
Road to Khuon Than Lake @ toanhs
Around the lake there is space for picnic or picnic masks @toanhs
Some other places to visit: Xuong Giang ancient citadel, Tay Yen Tu reserve, Bo Da pagoda, Vinh Nghiem pagoda, Cam Son lake, Phuc Quang pagoda, …
Changjiang Ancient Citadel. Internet source
Phuc Quang ancient pagoda. Internet source
5. Where?
In the tourist destinations of Bac Giang, accommodation services are not really developed, so there are very few hotels or motels. According to Tripnow’s experience, you should stay in hotels or motels located in the city center because most of it is usually safe and service-wise, vujBanj can refer to some hotel suggestions below:
– Bac Giang Hotel (Address: 8 Nguyen Van Cu, Bac Giang City, Bac Giang): Bac Giang Hotel is located in the city center, 3-star standard, rooms here are quite clean and provided. full of most services. Room rates range from 600k or more.
Rooms of Bac Giang hotel. Internet source
Muong Thanh Hotel (Address: 3/2, Hoang Van Thu Square, Bac Giang City): This is a 4-star hotel, chosen by many people when traveling to Bac Giang. With a room price per night from 700k upwards, Muong Thanh is one of the best options if you have plenty of money.
Muong Thanh is luxurious. Internet source
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Co May Hostel (Address: 247 Tran Nguyen Han, Bac Giang city): Although small, there are many rooms for you to choose from, average room price is from 200k or more. Phone: 0204 3526058
– Kim Lien Hotel (Address: 1st Floor, Minh Khai, Bac Giang City): Budget hotel, but the room is good, clean and the service attitude received many good reviews. Average room price from 300k or more.
– Some other places to stay: Hoa Binh Hotel, Ho Lien Guest House, Huong Son Hotel, Royal Hotel, Bac Giang People’s Committee Guest House, …
6. What to eat?
In Bac Giang, there are many delicious restaurants, here are some restaurants you should not miss when traveling to this Northeast land:
– Nong Dan Quan (33 Nguyen Thi Luu – Bac Giang City): The main dish of the restaurant is Noodles with beans, spring rolls, spring rolls, bacon. Home business, open from morning to 8:00 pm, a portion of noodles from 25-50K
Vermicelli with bean curd. Internet source
– Bun / Banh Cuon – 90 Thanh Thien – TP. Bac Giang: This shop is just a popular restaurant, but a lot of people come to eat, on weekends there is usually no place. The price is very cheap, only from 10k – 35k a part
Pho Co Xua (14 – 15 Hoang Van Thu, Bac Giang City): Pho here is considered quite delicious, a bowl full and lots of meat. The shop has clean and comfortable space. The price for a bowl of Pho Co Xua is 25 thousand VND. The shop is open from 6 am to 23 pm on weekdays.
Pho Co Xua is rich in flavor. Internet source
– HI KOREA Bac Giang (42 Hung Vuong, P. Ngo Quyen, Bac Giang City): This is a famous restaurant for Korean food. The menu is plentiful and varied, with drinks available. The “chestnut” price ranges from 30,000 VND to 50,000 VND depending on the diet. The shop is open from 10 am to 22 pm daily.
Hi Korea serves Korean dishes. Internet source
– Com Tam Lan Restaurant (Ngo Gia Tu, Bac Giang City): This restaurant has a long time ago, its deliciousness is free to discuss because the restaurant is always crowded. A portion of rice costs about 30k, more rice and meat.
7. Souvenirs and specialties
Luc Ngan lychee is a famous specialty in Bac Giang, succulent red lychee fruits and fragrant sweet taste have made a valuable brand for this fruit. If you pay attention, in the thieu litchi season, on both sides of the road, there are small shops selling this fruit for several tens of thousands / kg. If you do not like, you can also go to the garden to pick litchi yourself and buy it as a gift.
Thieu litchi is a specialty of Bac Giang. Internet source
Noodles, Tho Ha Banh Mi, Ke Banh Da Ke are dry specialties you can buy as gifts. These animals are very cheap, only a few tens of thousands a pack. If you prefer more luxury, you can also buy wine from Van village, which is cooked with Cai hoa vang sticky rice with the secret yeast of Van village, each bottle costs about a few hundred thousand.
Bac Giang is also very famous for its rice cakes. Internet source
8. Some notes
The weather in Bac Giang depends on the time when the weather in Bac Giang has changed, for a smooth trip you should check the weather before going. If you want to camp outdoors, you should rent a tent available in Hanoi because in Bac Giang it is difficult to find a place to rent a tent.
You should book in front of the hotel in order not to get overwhelmed during the trip, at night, the weather here often turns cold, so remember to bring a jacket, mosquito cream!
@zinpilipala2
Although it is not really popular on Vietnam’s tourist map, more and more people know Bac Giang. With beautiful and poetic highlands like Dong Cao, primeval forests such as Khe Go, West Yen Tu, Bac Giang are interesting places for short trips. Come on, pick up your backpack and explore this land now!
By: Van Anh/metrip