Bac Son Valley: A Green Patchwork Between Karst Peaks

Bac Son is a wide flat valley full of rice fields, ringed by limestone peaks. From the top of the hill you look down on a green and yellow patchwork. It is close to Hanoi but hardly any foreign visitors come here.

Cosa puoi fare

• Climb Na Lay hill About 1,200 steps to the viewpoint. Hard work, but this is the view people come for.
• Cycle through the fields Flat, quiet roads between the villages.
• Visit on a market day Local markets rotate through the villages.

Buono a sapersi

• Climb early or late. The middle of the day is hot and hazy.
• The golden rice is the best time, usually July and again in November.
• There are few hotels. Homestays are the normal option.

Dove si trova

• Regione: Lang Son province
• Da Hanoi: circa 3,5 ore
• From Lang Son city: about 1.5 hours
• Dal lago di Ba Be: circa 4 ore
• Coordinate: 21.81441, 106.25138
• Mappa: Apri in Google Maps

Come inserirlo nel tuo viaggio

One night is enough. Good as a first or last stop on a loop through the northeast.

Viaggiare nel Nord del Vietnam è più facile con un autista privato. Organizziamo auto e autisti per viaggi come questo.

Ci siamo quasi: vedi Da Hanoi a Ba Be e Cao Bang, o lasciateci pianifica l'intero viaggio, da aeroporto ad aeroporto.

Photo: Hoang Giang Hai from Hanoi, Vietnam, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.