Ban Gioc Waterfall and Ba Be Lake Tour: Explore Vietnam's Natural Wonders in 3 Days

Embark on a 3-day tour to Ban Gioc Waterfall and Ba Be Lake in Vietnam. Discover the natural wonders, interact with ethnic communities, and explore the Nang River by boat.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights

Hanoi – Lang Son - Quang Uyen (Lunch, Dinner)

Lang Son - Our tour guide will pick you up by car at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter or Mr Linh’s Adventures office around 7:30-8:00am, transferring you to Lang Son. We will start by driving in the direction of the Chinese border for about 3 hours, before stopping at Chi Lang Pass a 20km-long gorge…

What's Included
  • Bamboo raft tour on Ban Gioc waterfall
  • Lunch
  • Hiking tour in Ba Be national park
  • Kayak & boat tour on Ba Be lake
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • All sightseeing tickets and travel permits on frontier
  • Bottled water
  • Nguom Ngao Cave walking tour
  • No extra charge after confirmation
  • Professional vehicle transportations and commercial vehicle insurance….
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Travel insurance
  • International & domestic flights and taxes
  • Beverage
  • Other personal expenses: drinks, souvenir, etc.
Additional Information

SET DEPARTURE ON TUESDAY & FRIDAYS
This exclusive small-group tour takes visitors from the venerable city of Hanoi, complete with stately French colonial buildings and a bustling old Vietnamese quarter, to the natural wonderland that is Ba Be Lake and the Ban Gioc waterfalls, the world’s 4th largest border waterfall after Niagara, Iguacu and Victoria….

Location
7 P. Đinh Tiên Hoàng
Phố Đinh Tiên Hoàng
Pickup from Hanoi Old Quarter hotels
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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R5542cmalinam
Sep 19, 2024
Trip to north vietnam - The Tour over the three days was absolut amazing. Our Guide Lim was so nice and accompanied us to the different places of north Vietnam. Our driver Long drove us safe and sound everywhere. Even with the difficulties of the taifun we could enjoy the trip. As a vegetarian could try out many different dishes which were very nice. Only thing to note is that the drives in between take a long time. But we stopped regulary to get some cofee. All in all: 10/10
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Brittnie
Aug 15, 2024
Driving driving driving - Day 1 we were last to be picked up and had to sit at the end of the row which was very uncomfortable. The next two days we basically raced to get a better seat so we wouldn’t have to do that again. The first day had the most driving too… the lunch was pretty bizarre. Làm helped me to a pharmacy to grab some medicine which was really nice cuz I didn’t even ask. Hoemstay is not for the faint of heart, but one can adapt. There’s a shared restroom and dinner is family style like lunch. Family is welcoming. Day 2 the big day… the waterfall was overflowing and that meant we couldn’t do the boat raft womp womp… all that driving … but hey we got in some good shots after slipping through some deep slippery mud. Ba be lake was nice, some trash kind of like ha long Bay Area. Jungle houses are way nicer. We loved our room! Not too much water pressure but did the job. Meals were an upgrade for sure we loved it all. Staff was friendly too. Oh and the pool was a nice reward after another day of driving. Day 3 another day of driving but before that we did a 3km hike which we loved because we had the guide to ourselves and we had some awesome convos with Lắm (sp?) he is the best guide we’ve ever had compared to any other tours we’ve ever been on. He’s so sweet, funny, helpful, patient open and informative. Shout out to lắm for baby sitting all of us . He really made the trip better. Such a kind soul. And shout out to our poor driver sadly dont remember his name but apparently he was friends with Mr linh since high school. Feel bad for him driving on those crazy roads for all those long hours!
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Juanjo_jn
Jul 22, 2024
Very good experience - The places to visit are amazing. And I was very surprised with the accommodations. The areas were gorgeous and both homestays were beautiful and with nice food. I absolutely recommend the trip. Although Tinh didn't speak a fluent English, he did a good job and was very funny. I enjoyed him as a guide. The only bad side of the tour is that there are many hours on the road. But I think it's worth it.
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Shakeyh2024
Jul 17, 2024
Great taste of northern vietnam - Fantastic taste of sites of northern Vietnam. Jason was a great guide and Win Win, the bus driver was great. There is a bit of driving, however it was well worth it. My favourite part was the small villages. The first homestay accommodation was fairly basic but the surroundings excellent.
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Bryan
Mar 11, 2024
Halong Bay and Ba Be National Park - Great organised tour from pickup at our hotel and dropped backed, Good knowledge by our guide Sonny and great driving by the driver, we first got picked up and went to Ha Long bay and spent the night with 30 others from a different tour on a boat in HaLong bay, good food and tours of caves and kayaking, only negative would be the over crowded islands, went back to Hanoi for a stay at a very nice hotel, from there the next morning we got picked up by Sonny and the driver, there were only four of us on this tour, we went to the caves, waterfalls on the China border and then on to a farm stay in a village, next day on to Ba Be Lake National Park where we spent the night at a lovely guest house, next day we did a long boat trip up to a village, temple and back to the guest house for lunch and then drove back to Hanoi .The tour did a circuit of North Vietnam, it is a lot of driving but the accommodation is very good along with all the food, the driver ( sorry forgot his name) was excellent along with Sonny the guide who's local knowledge was first class, Sonny kept a eye on everything including dealings with locals making sure we weren't over charged, dealings with Linh Hue via WhatsApp was excellent from my first research via the internet in Australia, high would highly recommend this company, regards Bryan, Australian
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Chinz1980
Jan 6, 2024
Family trip to Ban Giou and Babr Lake - Many thanks to our guide, Long Tran and our driver Mr Long for taking care of us on our wonderful family trip to Ban Giou Waterfall and Babe Lake. Even though the drives were long, the care, knowledge of our guide, beautiful scenery, accommodations and delicious food made up for it all. Thank you!
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Guillaumebd2605wo
Dec 24, 2023
The northeast of Vietnam - A very nice excursion to discover the northeast of Vietnam, its magnificent waterfalls, its very beautiful lake and other non-tourist places. Special mention to our guide, Long Tran, who allowed us to better understand this region and its history. The accommodations chosen were of very good quality and the meals provided varied and qualitative. Despite the many hours of roads, our driver, Long, was able to drive us safely.
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Paseoworld
Jul 29, 2024
beautiful landscapes, good food - We wanted to go to the falls and this tour was recommended by our hotel in Hanoi. Actually, this was supposed to be a group tour, but since we were the only two participants (low season) the tour was quickly converted into a private tour, which we thought was great:) The driver and our tour guide (John) did a great job. We felt in good hands at all times. John has always answered all our questions patiently and informatively and we could spontaneously try fruits, crayfish etc. on the way or rather, John has always provided us with “müsterli” if we were interested in anything. The first accommodation is with a local family and kept simple (homestay with shared bathroom, no air conditioning, clean and equipped with the necessities) The location is however beautiful, the whole village is surrounded by karst mountains and rice fields. By the way, for breakfast we had bananas with omelettes (we had already feared a little that there was soup ;)) The second homestay is a bit more modern and located on Ba Be Lake (even had a pool) and we liked it very much. By the way, every meal on the tour tasted great and was more than sufficient. The falls are pretty remote. When you book the tour you really have to be aware that the routes are long and you are most of the time on very winding roads over hills and through villages. But you are compensated by the great landscape and places, a bit off the beaten track. The stops on the track were not spectacular but a welcome change during the long journeys. We can definitely recommend the tour. Thanks again to our driver and John for the great service.
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Curiosity21928692146
May 2, 2024
Disappointing - Most of the days are spent traveling on the bus. First day spent on the bus to get to the first home stay 8 hours from Hanoi . The first home stay was nice, clean food was tasty, not so peaceful and tranquil as they sung karaoke until gone midnight. Back on the bus in the morning we went to the cave which was really quite cool then onto the waterfalls unfortunately for us were super busy . Guide told us the bamboo raft were only for the Chinese side but I insisted as it was the main attraction and on our itinerary after that I feel the guide was a bit upset with me . We were then back on the bus 7 1/2 hours later arriving at mr linhs home stay was pitch black and we got stuck in the mud in the boat crossing to the home stay . Home stay is nice clean food tasty but repetitive. Didn't have the home stay vibe though just hotel business just a name as mr linh himself lives in hanoi. Next day Ba be lakes on the boat,beautiful also another cave which was really cool. We walked along a path near a small village and back on the boat , lunch and then another 7 1/2 hour bus drive back to Hanoi . The attractions and home stay are lovely but it just feels like your taken there to take a photo and move on . I would not recommend this trip as most of it is spent on the bus it literally sucked the life out of me . The trip needs to be revised.
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Laocoon33
Mar 4, 2024
Too many kilometers, to be avoided at all costs if the weather forecast is bad - Don't do it if the weather forecast looks bad! 900 kilometers by minibus in 3 days to always be in the clouds and see nothing. Furthermore, the first accommodation presented as "rustic because authentic homestay" is in fact more than basic and totally unsuitable for low temperatures (it was 6° at night without heating). Expensive and overall disappointing and not very exciting experience, especially if the weather conditions are bad...
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start of your experience (local time).