Top 3 Natural Sites around Hanoi for Short Visits
1. Ba Vi National Park – The Way to the Fairy Landscape
Located 60km from Hanoi, Ba Vi National Park could be visited all year round and easy to reach by the 32 Highway. From the entrance, Ba Vi National Park is highlighted with 10km of pass covered with cool air, primitive trees surrounding and at some parts, you can see the clouds floating by your side.
Even when it’s hot in Hanoi, Ba Vi National Park is still cool, which is proper for a short visit if the heat in Hanoi annoys you. Not only the fresh and pleasant air, this place is also where the flora is preserved (with many beautiful ancient trees) and offers some interesting attractions to visit like Ho Chi Minh Temple, Thuong Temple, French site of summer camp, ancient church,…
So, if you have free time in Hanoi and want to escape from the hustle and bustle of a modern city, just come to Ba Vi National Park and Relax.
2. Cultural Village of Vietnamese Minorities
Conveniently to connect the visit from Ba Vi National Park, you also can take time for a visit at the Cultural Village of Vietnamese Minorities where you can see the bigger version of Ethnology Museum (if you visited, in Hanoi).
This village is where the Authority construct to make an introduction about the kinds of accommodation of all minorities in Vietnam and their culture as well. Specially, all are set up smartly in an admirable natural landscape with tree, grass and some lake that will make you feel as you are in a real village of ethnic people.
Additionally, when you reach the final point of this complex area, you will see a Cham Tower and a very beautiful golden Khmer Temple.
3. Thay Pagoda – Where to Get the Peace
Thay pagoda is not a popular tourist destination for Western visitors but it’s the reason why this place is still very primitive and not influenced much by tourism. Thay pagoda is where the local people worship the soul of the monk Tu Dao Hanh. From the first area to visit, the landscape is very quiet and peaceful, which will give you the real relaxation.
For those who love adventure, just climb up to the summit of the mountain to visit Cac Co Cave, which is associated with a war in feudalism of Vietnam. Nowadays, the most special thing in this cave is the bone pond of soldiers who died in the mentioned war.
