Not too far from Hanoi, Hoa Binh is one of the favorite tourist attractions in Vietnam. The charm of this place is probably the culture of the ethnic minorities, the wild mountains and the romantic but still mysterious as well as majestic. All the tips and things you need to know before visiting this place are listed below. Check the Hoa Binh travel guide below right now because it will help you a lot to plan for a perfect trip.
When is the best time to visit Hoa Binh?
Being close to Hanoi, with mountainous terrain, Hoa Binh recently is the choice of many tourists for a short trip when coming to Vietnam. A tip for travelling Hoa Binh is to visit it in a day or a couple of day. Especially, if you come to this landscape on a hot summer day, you will enjoy the cool and fresh air of the high land area. If you want to feel the not too harsh cold, you can choose to visit Hoa Binh on any winter day.
In any season, you can also experience the unique culture of ethnic people in Hoa Binh. You should come here from January to April Lunar calendar because at this period of time there are many featured festivals of ethnics for you to watch and join.
How to get to Hoa Binh?
From Hanoi to Hoa Binh, you can travel in two ways:
- By shuttle bus: You can go to the bus station in Hanoi and easily take one to Hoa Binh in just over 3 hours with the ticket price from 80,000 to 100,000VND/person.
- By motorcycle: Many young people like to choose this way of moving to experience the new feeling for the trip. You can completely move to Hoa Binh by this means but remember to bring all necessary documents, helmet, hat, and mask to avoid dust and sunshine.
Highlights in Hoa Binh
Mai Chau
There is no doubt that Mai Chau is the most famous attraction in Hoa Binh. Located in the west of Hoa Binh province, Mai Chau attract tourists by interesting experiences while conquering adventurous passes, visiting villages of local people, admiring vast rice fields, beautiful flower valleys or enjoying strange but attractive cuisines here.
On the way to Mai Chau, it would be a pity if you do not stop at Thung Khe Pass, which is about 1000m above sea level. From here, you will have a panoramic view of wonderful natural scenes with clouds moving right on your head.
Thung Nai
It is not by chance that Thung Nai is called as the “pearl” of Hoa Binh or Halong Bay on land of Vietnam. Exploring Thung Nai on a small boat, you will have the opportunity to see the rocky islands in the middle of the lake and admire the virgin forests. Coming here, you will be surrounded by all the beautiful sceneries, from lakes with the jade green water color to blue sky with clouds floating right above your head. Thung Nai is majestic but still has a poetic and romantic beauty. That’s why it is becoming more and more popular with both domestic and foreign tourists.
Kim Boi mineral springs
Kim Boi – Hoa Binh is really an ideal place for everyone to relax in the winter. When the cold rushes all over the country, enjoying the feeling of soaking in the pure and warm hot spring is the most wonderful things. Because it makes you relieve stress completely as well as wash away worries. This open mineral stream with high mineral ratio is very good for human health. It supports the treatment of bone diseases, pain and gastrointestinal diseases.
Kim Boi Hot Spring is a natural hot mineral spring in Mo Da Hamlet, Ha Bi Commune, Kim Boi District, Hoa Binh Province. It’s about 70 km from Hanoi along Highway 6 and 30 km from Hoa Binh City. This is a resort location near Hanoi, very suitable for weekend 2 days 1 night.
Ba Khan Valley
Small valley of Ba Khan belongs to the area of Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir. It is almost isolated from the outside world. So, the scene of Ba Khan still retains the pristine charm that is attractive to all visitors. From the center of Hoa Binh city, you have to go about 50km along the direction of National Route 16 to Mai Chau to reach Ba Khan. At the foot of Thung Khe Pass, turn right at the fork before the pass. Since the traffic here is quite convenient and the journey is not too long, Ba Khan is chosen as the destination to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Do you know that there is another inland Ha Long Bay in Vietnam besides Hoa Binh? It’s here!
If going as a group, you can go camping together. Ba Khan also has an ideal camping site for tourists that is on the banks of Ba Khan Lake. However, the services at Ba Khan have not grown much. So, if you camp here you should prepare furniture and food before your trip.
These above are the things you should do and remember to plan for your trip to Hoa Binh.
