Cao Bang is a place in the mountainous northeast of Vietnam, a place with a revolutionary tradition, passionate patriotism from ancient times, and is the cradle of the Vietnamese revolution. Cao Bang is not only famous for its revolutionary historical sites such as Pac Bo cave but in addition, Cao Bang also has other famous and beautiful tourist attractions such as Ba Be lake, Ban Gioc waterfall. There are mountains, forests, rivers, streams, majestic, immense, wild, still but also very lyrical and poetic.
Cao Bang with pristine nature always attracts tourists – Anh collect
TIME
In each season, Cao Bang brings in its own beauty. So visitors can visit and travel in any season. However, according to many people, the best time to come to Cao Bang is August – September because at this time, Ban Gioc waterfall is full of clear blue water and in November – December when triangular flowers and wild flowers bloom all over the mountain. Forest.
VEHICLE
Traveling to Cao Bang by car:
- If you travel to Cao Bang by bus, you can catch a high-quality bus at My Dinh bus station – Hanoi, 3 days depart in the evening, the fare is about 190,000 up to Cao Bang.
Traveling by motorbike or private car:
- If you go by motorbike or car from Hanoi to Cao Bang, you go through Highway 3 (NH3) passing through Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan. You can also go to NH1 to Lang Son and turn NH4 through That Khe, Dong Khe to Cao Bang. From Ha Giang, going to NH34 through Tinh Tuc (Cao Bang) is coming.
- From Hanoi to Ban Gioc waterfall, there are 2 main routes:
- Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Bac Kan – Cao Bang – Trung Khanh – Ban Gioc
- Hanoi – Lang Son – Dong Khe (Cao Bang) – Trung Khanh – Ban Gioc.
- If traveling by private vehicle (motorcycle or car), pay attention to ensure adequate safety equipment: brake, tire, chain … When carrying all necessary documents, comply with the traffic safety law. information. Should bring some common car repair tools because the road from Cao Bang town to Ban Gioc is quite difficult to go
EATING
Coming to this Cao Bang land, there will certainly be many attractive dishes, there are dishes right from the name that also make listeners curious, such as:
- Ants Egg Cake: Every year around April and May, Tay ethnic people in Cao Bang province go to the forest to find black ant eggs to make ant eggs. Egg cake ant (in Tay called pepng rày) is made from glutinous flour, ant eggs and young leaves of fig tree. Black ant eggs in Cao Bang forest are very fertile, fatty and have a high protein content.
- 7 Cao Bang Roasted Duck: Not like a normal duck, to have Cao Bang roast duck, right from the beginning, the selection of duck was very meticulous. Grass ducks cannot be used, on the contrary, ducks that are too big and have a lot of fat are also rejected. The duck is moderate, firm, bright, and weighs about 1.8 kg, 2 kg is cleaned, slaughtered, then dipped in boiling water to hunt for meat.
Coming to Cao Bang without enjoying the roast duck is flawed
- Xoi Tram Cao Bang: Sticky rice is a dish made from glutinous rice and carefully selected fruit. The melon fruit, after being picked and soaked in warm water, is mixed with ready-made sticky rice to create a very beautiful purple color. And the taste will certainly not disappoint visitors.
- Banh Gia: is a traditional cake indispensable on the altar of ancestor worship. The rice cake is actually a dry food of the Tay and Nung people, which is stored for a whole month and is not moldy, not small. With the custom of welcoming Tet in the first month of spring, as long as there are cakes in the house, it will still be Tet.
Attractive Cao Bang Cake – Photo collection
LOCATION ACCOMMODATION
Like other localities, Cao Bang also has many types of hotels for tourists to choose from and prices range from 200k – 500k / night. Here, Mytour will introduce to visitors a number of hotel addresses so that you can have a perfect 3-day Cao Bang vacation!
- Bang Giang Hotel: No. 2 Kim Dong, Cao Bang. Phone: 026 3853 431 3 star standard, is the most beautiful hotel in Cao Bang so far.
- Hoang Anh Hotel: No. 131, Kim Dong, Hop Giang Ward, Cao Bang. 026 3858 969
- Anh Duong Hotel: No. 78, Kim Dong, Hop Giang Ward, Cao Bang Town 026 3858 467
- Giao Te Hotel: Hoang Nhu street, Hop Giang ward, Cao Bang city, Cao Bang 026 3851023
- Duc Trung Hotel: No. 85, Be Van Dan, Hop Giang Ward, Cao Bang Town 026 3853 424
- Hoang Gia Hotel: No. 26B, Le Loi, Song Bang Ward, Cao Bang Town 026 3858 168
Where to stay when traveling in Cao Bang?
- Hoang Long Hotel: No. 51 Kim Dong, Hop Giang Ward, Cao Bang Town 026 3855 178
- Huong Thom Hotel: No. 46 Kim Dong, Hop Giang Ward, Tx. Cao Bang 026 3855 888
- Phong Lan Hotel: K83 Kim Dong, Hop Giang Ward, Cao Bang Town 026 3852 260
- Huy Hoang Hotel: Km 3 Thanh Son, Song Hien Ward, Tx. Cao Bang (026) 385 5263
TOURIST ATTRACTION
- Ban Gioc waterfall is the fourth largest waterfall in the world among the beautiful waterfalls located on the border between countries. Not only that, this is also the largest natural waterfall in Southeast Asia. For Vietnam, this waterfall is also one of the best natural wonders. The waterfall offers an amazingly majestic and pristine beauty. Here, visitors will be free to visit and take souvenir photos
The majestic Ban Gioc Waterfall – Photo collection
- Nguom Ngao Cave: is a cave with a wild and mysterious beauty with stalactites with many different shapes, creating excitement and curiosity for visitors.
The strange shape of stalactites – Photo collection
- Stream Lenin, Pac Bo cave: are two historical places that are not unfamiliar to the people of Vietnam. Here, visitors will be immersed with the clear blue water along with the charming nature of rivers and water like a water-color painting.
Poetic features of Le Nin stream – Photo collection
- Thang Hen Lake is home to the famous beautiful and poetic landscape of Cao Bang province. Blue lake, stretching out of sight. The lake bed is located entirely in the primeval forest, on the bank is a series of tall old trees, shading into the water surface. On hot days, the air here is still cool. To explore the lake bed, visitors can rent a boat to walk along the water.
3-DAY HIGHLIGHTS TOURISM
Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be Lake
- At 6 am, tourists will get in a car, move from Hanoi to Bac Kan, on the way, visitors can take advantage of the scenery and rest.
- 12 noon, the car arrives, visitors can stop and have a meal with specialties here such as: Banh Gio, Mang Vầu. After eating, visitors can rest for a long journey to regain strength and prepare for a 3-day Cao Bang tour.
- 14 o’clock, visitors will get off the boat to visit and explore Ba Be Lake – the largest natural lake in Vietnam. At the same time, feel and explore the beauty of nature with the mysterious Puong Cave, Ao Tien – a magical blue lake located on top of limestone mountains. Not only that, visitors also have the opportunity to learn about the life, culture as well as customs of the ethnic villages living on the mountainside by the lake….
- At 17:00, visitors start to move to Cao Bang
- 19 o’clock, visitors check-in procedures. After that, have dinner at local restaurant and free time to live, visit and explore.
Day 2: Cao Bang – Original Waterfall
- 7:00 am, guests will have breakfast at the hotel
- 8:30 am, you will depart for Ban Gioc Waterfall – One of the greatest waterfalls in Vietnam located on the border between Vietnam and China. Coming here, visitors will see firsthand the flowing water of white foam with romantic and romantic natural scenery. Not only that, visitors can also take souvenir photos with friends here.
- 12h00 visitors rest and have lunch at the restaurant.
- 2:00 pm, visitors will visit Nguom Ngao Cave – admire the “four heavenly pillars” with stone pillars that look like pillars of heaven; central area with large space; The treasure area is the glittering silver mountain glittering with gold and silver.
- 4:00 pm, you will board the bus back to Cao Bang, then rest and have dinner.
Day 3: Cao Bang – Pac Bo – Hanoi
- 7:00 am, you will have breakfast, then check out and get on the bus to visit the Pac Bo relic – where Uncle Ho lived and worked from 1941-1945, This place is not only beautiful of young nature but also a place of human value for each Vietnamese people. After that, visitors will visit Coc Coc Cave, Le Nin stream, Cac Mac mountain….
- At 11:30, guests will have lunch at a local restaurant.
- After lunch, you will prepare your luggage and board the bus back to Hanoi, ending your 3-day Cao Bang journey with a lot of emotions for each person. Follow Mytour