– Sightseeing by boat: For a strolling trip of the Nort-East region of Vietnam, Ba Be National Park in Ba Be District is a fantastic area to begin your journey. There are plenty of things you can discover here, with a vast varieties of plants and wild-animals, as well as amazing geology and scenery to discover such as Fairy Pond, An Ma Temple and Dau Dang waterfall which you can do by a full day of boat trip.
– Kayaking: One of the most effective ways to feel the calm of this beauty area is kayaking on Ba Be lake. This leisure is for whom would like to enjoying more exploratory and hired a local boat trip for those who want to relax. Paddling through the islands to expedition the hidden caves and seeing surrounding villages. On the other hands, you can go closer look to the limestone karsts mountain, and looking for some hidden corners of Ba Be Park. Another, benefit of kayaking is no engine so it is an eco-way to travel without causing air and noise pollution.
– Trekking: Trekking in Ba Be area is one of the best choice to do for all visitors. Currently, the area is consider as one of the best trekking place in Vietnam. The highest mountain in Ba Be is Phja Booc at a height of 1527m above sea level with the varieties of the incredible landscapes from high vegetation cover to stunning sceneries rice terace fields lying under and middle of the mountains. The ideal of this activity is also to meet indigenous beyond the landscape and exchange information with them when you stop for a drink or lunch. A tour guide is needed as he/she know the good paths through the park and will be able to take you to the best conner while sharing stories about the park, the ethnic minorities, fauna and flora
– Fishing: The local people at Ba Be National Park only allow to use traditional method techniques to catch on fish the lake. The indigenous people using dugout boat (narrow and long boat) to catch shrimps and catfishes and others. If you would like to enjoy fishing, this action may allow you to get a deep insight into the rural lifestyle in Northern Vietnam, and share fishing skills experience with the them.
– Intouch with ethnic minorities group: The area had three main ethnic group in Ba Be National Park: Tay, Dzao and H’mong. They living in a separated area ranging from small villages, just a few houses to larger villages. Pac Ngoi village is the dominated village where you can spend sometime to visit in Ba Be. Pac Ngoi is home to a large Tay people with more than 60 traditional stilt wooden houses located on the foot of limestone mountain. These traditional houses are still good-preserved in Pac Ngoi just like the Tay culture here is still practiced by the ethnic people. Another village, in which to meet some friendly and welcoming local people is Na Co Village, Na Kieng village(for trekking). Those are belong to small Dzao village is well worth the hike, after trekking through the wilderness with only the sounds of nature you will be rewarded with stunning views of the valley below. However, H’mong communities tend to be more isolated but still have a strong sense of community.
– Long Tong Festival: Long Tong festival is one of the oldest and most important festivals in terms of cultural values in Vietnamese culture. According to Tay and Nung language, ‘Long Tong’ means ‘go to the field’. This festival is a grand celebration to honor the first rice crop of the new lunar year. The ethnic send the wishes and faith to the gods for a year of good weather, harvest, comfortable life, health and happiness for all the villagers. On the 9th and 10th days of the first lunar month, people from all of the ethnic minority villages descend on the river bank, all dressed in their finest traditional outfits. The main activity of the Festival is God of agriculture worshiping. Exciting outdoor traditional games are rice cooking contest, singing contest, etc.