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.

Wat u kunt doen

• 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.

Goed om te weten

• 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.

Waar het is

• Regio: Lang Son province
• Vanuit Hanoi: about 3.5 hours
• From Lang Son city: about 1.5 hours
• Van Ba Be Lake: ongeveer 4 uur
• Coördinaten: 21.81441, 106.25138
• Kaart: Openen in Google Maps

Hoe je het kunt integreren in je reis

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

Het is het makkelijkst om Noord-Vietnam te verkennen met je eigen chauffeur. Wij regelen de auto's en de chauffeurs voor reizen zoals deze.

Daar komen: zie Van Hanoi naar Ba Be en Cao Bang, of laat het ons doen Plan uw hele reis, van luchthaven naar luchthaven.

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