BABE LAKE IMAGE GALLERY
Photo by DeislerX - Inserimex Travel
Man on a traditional boat The freshwater Lake Ba Be is the only significant natural upland lake in the North of Viet Nam. From Thai Nguyen City, capital of Bac Thai province, you drive along Highway 3 to the towns of Bac Can and Phu Thong. After another 16 km you will arrive at Ba Be Lake which is about 225 km from Hanoi. Ba Be is some 145m above sea level, 8 km long, 3 km wide and about 20-30m deep.
The rice field near a village by Babe lake The lakes actually consists of three lakes called Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng, and derives its name Ba Be (which in Vietnamese means Three Seas) from this, Lake Ba Be is surrounded by limestone mountains and thick forest, home to many species of rare birds and animals.
A Tay girl (a minority ethnic in Babe) is playing on the ground with the very simple toys such as wooden stick and fish's bone ... You can take a dugout canoe to visit the small islands of Po Ga Mai and An Ma, and Puong Grotto. The Grotto, is about 300m long, and 30-40m in height and width
babe lake The stalagmites and stalagmites inside the grotto are beautiful and diverse in forms. Some of them look like a reclining Buddha, a sitting tiger, climbing monkeys and so on.
Kayaking in Babe lake We are paddling throught the huge grotto. It's about 50m leingth and 10m heigth.
Trekking to the minority ethnic's village Our clients are trekking to the minority ethnic's village. There also a small school for children in that village.
Kayaking in Babe lake We always use the inflatable Sotar kayak boat in every trip. It's very stable and can take up to 02 clients.
Babe lake Babe lake viewing from the heigth. The small island has a name is "Widow" island.
Babe Lake At the middle of Babe lake
Inserimex Travel 2009