1. Introduction about Ba Vi National Park

Located less than 60km away from the center of Hanoi, Ba Vi is known as an ideal destination for tourists who love the cool fresh air and the wild and majestic scenery of the mountains and forests. Ba Vi National Park is a place with a fresh and cool climate, where has many spectacular natural landscapes with many streams originating from Ba Vi mountains and forests all year round, such as Thien Son - Suoi Nga, Ao Vua, Khoang Xanh, Tien Sa Lake. It is home to many historical and cultural relics such as Thuong Temple, Trung Temple, Lower Temple, Uncle Ho's Temple, Bao Thien Tower, Ngoc Hoa Cave... The above conditions that have created Ba Vi National Park made it be an ideal highland resort for the whole country.

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2. When to go to Ba Vi National Park?

The rainy season starts in April and ends in October with an average temperature of 23ºC. June and July have the highest average temperature of 28.6ºC. The dry season starts in November and ends in March with a temperature of approximately 20ºC, January has the lowest temperature of only about 15.8ºC. Based on this information, you can arrange your stay at Ba Vi to suit your own personal conditions, in addition, there are a few suggestions for you like:

Summer is from June to August, the weather in Hanoi is quite hot. On Ba Vi, the temperature is slightly lower depending on the altitude, this is the time when you can temporarily leave the noisy center of the capital to go to Ba Vi to avoid the heat.

Mid-November, early December is the time when wild sunflowers in Ba Vi bloom. This is a quite suitable time to go to Ba Vi if you want to take pictures with these beautiful flowers.

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3. How to get to Ba Vi National Park

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Going by private vehicle

- Starting from Big C Thang Long (Tran Duy Hung, Hanoi) -> follow Thang Long Boulevard for about 30 km -> Hoa Lac overpass -> go straight to the Cultural Village area according to the signposts to Yen Bai commune  -> Ba Vi mountain.

- Starting from Cau Giay area -> follow Highway 32 for about 37 km to the intersection of Son Tay bus station -> turn left then go for 3.5 km to the intersection of Institute 105 -> Go straight for 9 km to Tan  Linh fork -> turn left and continue to go for 3.5km to the 5-star intersection, right-hand side is the ticket station to visit Ba Vi National Park.

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Going by bus

- Take bus routes from the Hanoi center to Son Tay Bus Station, from there, transfer to bus number 110 to the gate of Ba Vi National Park.

Bus routes from the Hanoi center to Son Tay bus station: 20B (Cau Giay - Son Tay bus station), 71 (My Dinh bus station - Son Tay bus station), 77 (Yen Nghia bus station - Son Tay)

The route of bus 110 to Ba Vi National Park is as follows:

• First round: Son Tay Train Station - Chua Thong - Provincial Road 414 - Ba Vi National Park - Da Chong
• Return: Da Chong - Provincial Road 414 - Ba Vi National Park - Chua Thong - Son Tay BX
• Frequency: about 25 minutes/trip
• Hours of operation: 5:00 am - 6:00 pm daily
• Ticket price: 7,000 VND/way

- Another way is taking subsidized bus route 74 (9,000 VND/way/passenger) from BX. My Dinh to Xuan Khanh (Son Tay), then from here continue to travel by motorbike taxi or taxi about 10km more to reach Ba Vi National Park.

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4. Ticket price of Ba Vi National Park

You can refer to this cost to calculate the cost of the trip, in which, the entrance fee is mandatory for the garden, the remaining costs are most of the private services that You only need to pay a fee to use it.

Sightseeing tickets

- Entrance ticket is 60,000 VND/adult, 30,000 VND for the elderly or disabled, 20,000 VND for students, 10,000 VND for students

- Car tickets are calculated by the hour, but the maximum is 55,000 / 1 turn in and out (including overnight sending)

- Daytime motorbike parking ticket (at 400m core, 1100m core): 5,000 VND

- Overnight motorbike parking ticket (core area 400m): 8,000 VND

- Tickets to visit the cactus garden 10,000 VND

- Tickets to visit Ngoc Hoa cave 10,000 VND

Some expenses related to camping at the 400m core area (collected by Ba Vi Resort)

- Day camping fee: 20,000 VND/person

- Night camping fee: 30,000 VND/person

- Tent rental: 100,000 - 200,000 VND/tent

Food cost

Breakfast at Xa Huong restaurant (of Ba Vi resort) 50,000 VND/person

Lunch on 1100m core about 350,000 VND/2 people. If you go in a crowd, it's about 1,000,000/5 people with quite a lot of dishes.

Please note that you can prepare your own food from home if you intend to organize your own meals because since entering the National Park, it is almost impossible to buy anything. In addition, you can rent tents, speakers, and grills...from the stalls right at the door of the National Park, where there are many households doing these services.

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5. Sightseeing place in Ba Vi National Park

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Cactus Garden

The Cactus Garden or the Cactus Greenhouse is the place most checked-in by young people. With the greenhouse architecture and 1,200 varieties of cactus with unique shapes and overwhelming green color, this place becomes an extremely hot virtual living place.

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Ngoc Hoa Cave

Ngoc Hoa Cave has been under a steep cliff near the foot of Ba Vi mountain for thousands of years, due to geological breakdown, it has unintentionally formed an interesting landscape with large rocks arranged neatly and firmly that created a natural cave. For many years now, local people have built and embellished this place into a shrine to worship Princess Ngoc Hoa.

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Pine forest

The pine forest in Ba Vi National Park is located behind the cactus garden and 400m away from the Ba Vi Resort area, this is a very interesting place to take pictures and set up a camping tent.

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Wild sunflower forest

Chrysanthemum flowers are distributed naturally among the green forests of Ba Vi National Park, the chrysanthemum flower season begins to bloom from early November to mid-December of the solar calendar every year.

You can see wild sunflowers right from the entrance and spread out on the way up to 400m core, the wild sunflower forest area is concentrated behind the pine forest at the 400m core. Through the pine forest about 200m, you park your car and then turn left and walk for about 300m to reach the wild sunflower forest, which has an area of ​​​​over 10 hectares, including 05 zones with a trail of over 3km.

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Old French Church

At an altitude of about 800m above sea level, turn right, go up a steep slope and the sleeve bend is the ruins of a church and beautiful untouched resort villa. Among them, the old church is the most famous. Although the interior has been largely damaged, the church's frame still retains its basic shape. The walls are covered with moss, the branches of trees have crept along, creating a mysterious feature for the old church in Ba Vi National Park.

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Thuong Temple

Thuong Temple (also known as the Main Palace) is the place to worship Son Tinh, the Holy of Tan Vien Mountain. Over time, the ancient temple was no longer there, only the temple with its back leaning against the cliff. After being recognized as a national historical-cultural relic in 2008, Thuong Temple was completely restored in 2010.

Thuong Temple is located at the top of Ba Vi mountain at an altitude of 1,227 m, if you want to go to Thuong temple, you have to climb about 500 steps. Guaranteed the view from above will not let you down. That is the green of the mountains and forests mixed with the blue of the sky, the blue of rivers and lakes hidden behind the white clouds.

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Ho Chi Minh temple

In Ba Vi National Park, there are three peaks in the Ba Vi range: Ngoc Hoa peak (1,131 m), Tan Vien peak (1,227 m), and King peak (1,296 m). The temple of President Ho Chi Minh is located at the highest peak, King Peak. You will have to conquer 1,320 steps to visit the temple of President Ho Chi Minh.

Ba Vi National Park has many other attractions such as  Ngoc Hoa mountain peak, the ancient Bach Xanh population on the top of Tieu Dong mountain, Bao Thien tower... If you have time, you should visit these spots to get the fullest experience in Ba Vi.

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6. What to eat in Ba Vi National Park

The specialties in Ba Vi National Park can be mentioned as hill chicken, wild boar, rice Lam with salt and sesame...

There are not many restaurants and eateries in Ba Vi National Park, so if you want to eat in a restaurant, you can contact Xa Huong Restaurant in the core area of ​​1,100m. Contact phone number: 0977908669.

In addition, you can bring your own food and drinks. Or buy cleaned raw chicken, lam rice right at the garden gate to bring into the garden.

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Source: collected