Photos of Bac Kan province
Babe lake
Ba Be lakes (three lakes) is on the height of 145 meters above the sea level, it is composed of 3 smaller lakes linked together, Ba Be is the biggest natural lakes in Vietnam. The lake is 8 km long, 3 km wide and 20-30 meters deep with a total area of more than 500 ha. It is located among a vast range of limestone mountains and surrounded by dense jungles. Around the lakes are caves and grottoes of all sizes, underground streams and waterfalls.
As an eco tourism site, Ba Be lakes is amongst the complex of Ba Be National Park with 21 attractive points such as Bat Cave, Puong Grotto, Fairy Pond, Dau Dang waterfall and the Nang river which ferry tourists from the town of Cho Ra district, Bac Can town to the center of the lakes. If travelling on the path along the rivers, tourists would be surprised to see children playing with wild pigs, these pigs are caught by local people from the forest when they are small.
With an area of 23.000 hectares, National Park Ba Be is a precious natural heritage. This is a system of primary forest on limestone mountains, surrounded the blue lake. Here there are 417 plant species and 299 animal species with a spine. There are many kinds of rare animals like land phoenix, wild chicken, monkeys of all kinds.
source: http://www.tailormadevietnamholidays.com/babe_lakes.htm
Ba Be lakes (three lakes) is on the height of 145 meters above the sea level, it is composed of 3 smaller lakes linked together, Ba Be is the biggest natural lakes in Vietnam. The lake is 8 km long, 3 km wide and 20-30 meters deep with a total area of more than 500 ha. It is located among a vast range of limestone mountains and surrounded by dense jungles. Around the lakes are caves and grottoes of all sizes, underground streams and waterfalls.
As an eco tourism site, Ba Be lakes is amongst the complex of Ba Be National Park with 21 attractive points such as Bat Cave, Puong Grotto, Fairy Pond, Dau Dang waterfall and the Nang river which ferry tourists from the town of Cho Ra district, Bac Can town to the center of the lakes. If travelling on the path along the rivers, tourists would be surprised to see children playing with wild pigs, these pigs are caught by local people from the forest when they are small.
With an area of 23.000 hectares, National Park Ba Be is a precious natural heritage. This is a system of primary forest on limestone mountains, surrounded the blue lake. Here there are 417 plant species and 299 animal species with a spine. There are many kinds of rare animals like land phoenix, wild chicken, monkeys of all kinds.
source: http://www.tailormadevietnamholidays.com/babe_lakes.htm