VietNamNet Bridge – The mountainous northwest and northeast regions of Vietnam are always attractive to visitors for the beauty of nature, local culture and typical cuisine. To meet demand for exploring the regions of tourists, Saigontourist has started operating the four-star Saigon-Ban Gioc Resort in Dam Thuy Commune, Trung Khanh District in Cao Bang Province to create opportunities for guests to experience high-quality accommodation services, enjoy the magnificent beauty of Ban Gioc Waterfalls, and go to nearby areas to explore Nguom Ngao Cave and visit Phat Tich Truc Lam Ban Gioc Pagoda.

A view of Ban Gioc Waterfall -- Photo: Courtesy of Saigon tourist

Saigontourist Travel Service Company is the pioneer in launching tours to the northeast region with accommodation services at Saigon-Ban Gioc Resort for guests. These tours depart from HCMC and Hanoi every Sunday. A four-day tour to Cao Bang-Nguom Ngao Cave-Ban Gioc Waterfall-Pac Po-Ba Be Lake costs VND4.59 million (US$211). A five-day tour to Cao Bang-Nguom Ngao Cave-Ban Gioc Waterfall-Pac Po-Ba Be Lake-Hanoi is priced at VND5.75 million, and a six-day tour to Cao Bang- Nguom Ngao Cave-Ban Gioc Waterfall-Pac Po-Ba Be Lake-Hanoi-Ha Long costs VND6.75 million.

Those signature tours of Saigontourist have attracted local, foreign and overseas Vietnamese tourists who want to get close to nature and learn more about the culture and history of the country.

With the operation of Saigon-Ban Gioc Resort, the new tours of Saigontourist will allow tourists to freely enjoy the beauty of Ban Gioc Waterfalls and Nguom Ngao Cave, as well as the peaceful atmosphere of the northeast on the spot instead of having to move back and forth to Cao Bang City.

Apart from staying at the four-star resort which covers 31.15 hectares and overlooks one of the most magnificent waterfalls in Asia, tourists can also visit Pac Po Cave where Vietnam’s late President Ho Chi Minh used to live and work, and the newly-opened Phat Tich Truc Lam Ban Gioc pagoda.

Along the tour, visitors are promised an unforgettable experience in Cao Bang Province, where they will go sightseeing at Nguom Ngao Cave to explore the miraculous beauty of the pristine limestone cave with the diversifying shapes of sparkling stalactites.

Located at a crucial position where the border marker between Vietnam and China is located, the area around Ban Gioc Waterfalls, with its spectacular landscape and unique local culture, is a popular destination in the tours to the northwest and northeast of Saigontourist. Tourists will be indulged in the beauty of nature when admiring the majestic and romantic scene of Ban Gioc Waterfalls pouring down the giant water columns and creating massive clouds of white foam and water. They can also go for a sightseeing tour on a bamboo raft to have a close view at the waterfalls and the Quay Son River.

To Bac Kan, tourists can travel along the Nang River by boat to watch the landscape and daily lives of the ethnic minorities of Tay and Nung on the river banks, visit Ba Be Lake, the pearl of the northeast, to admire the beauty of one of the 100 most beautiful freshwater lakes in the world and stay for the night in Ba Be National Park to be back to nature.

The tours also bring tourists to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Halong Bay to explore the caves, take a boat tour of the bay and entertain at Tuan Chau International Tourism and Entertainment Area.

To book tours, contact Saigontourist  at 45 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, HCMC or call 0919511279 and 1900 1808 or contact offices and branches of Saigontourist Travel Service nationwide.

SGT