Visit Ba Khan

Mai Chau town, Mai Chau District, Hoa Binh Province, VietNam

Where is Ba Khan, in which province?

Ba Khan is a commune in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province, located at the foot of Thung Khe pass (or Da Trang). This valley is a riverside road running along the Da River, in the area of ​​​​the reservoir bed of the Mai Chau section, 140km from Hanoi and about 70km from the center of Hoa Binh city.

Photo: Nguyen Hong Thu Trang

Ba Khan tourism experience, because it is located near famous tourist attractions such as Lac Mai Chau, Moc Chau Son La… so Ba Khan is not noticed by many people, so this place is like a sleeping paradise. and tourism has not developed much. People often choose to stay in Lac village more, then choose Ba Khan as a sightseeing stop.

Directions to Ba Khan from Hanoi

There are many ways to go to Ba Khan Hoa Binh, if you go by private car, you can choose one of the following 2 routes:

Attention: 

  1. Route 1 : From Hanoi, you go to Hoa Binh, follow Highway 6, pass through Hoa Binh city, then go another 50 km to the foot of Thung Khe pass (in Phu Cuong commune), look to the right. there will be a milestone of only going to Ba Khan 17km.
  2. Route 2 : If you miss the Thung Khe pass, don’t worry, because when you finish the pass, you will come to Tong Dau junction, now you turn left along the road to Moc Chau for another 7km, then look on your hand. There will be a signpost to Bai Sang, go about 8km more to reach Ba Khan lake.

If you want  to go to Ba Khan by bus : pick up the bus at My Dinh or Yen Nghia bus stations, find the Hanoi – Son La route (tickets are about 100,000 VND/person by getting off along the way), remember to ask them to let you off at the junction of Phu Cuong and Tan Lac markets. This market is located right at the foot of the slope up Thung Khe pass, you will have to take a taxi or motorbike taxi for another 17 km (remember to bargain the price first).

Where should Ba Khan travel to stay?

Ba Khan travel experience, where there are only 2 resorts and both have infinity pools with excellent views, which are Mai Chau Hideaway and Ba Khan Village Resort. In addition, there are a few households doing tourism, renting rooms but not many and finding contact phone numbers is also very difficult.

– Mai Chau Hideaway,  room price from 2 million VND/night, with breakfast buffet, about 10km from Ba Khan area, nice rooms, nice view. Check out more photos, room rates and booking information on Agoda 

Mai Chau Hideaway

– Ba Khan Resort : It is best that you choose to stay here because the resort is located right in Ba Khan, and you should also book a room 1 month in advance to avoid the room being sold out, especially on weekends. Ba Khan Village Resort is quite new because it has been in operation for less than a year, the service is still improving gradually. Reception and service are 100% Muong and Thai people, so they will be a bit slow in service and communication, but in return they are very friendly and enthusiastic.

Ba Khan Village Resort

Room prices at Ba Khan Resort range from 1.3 to 2 million VND/room, with breakfast buffet included, so the price is generally quite cheap. The rooms with the best view are from 101 to 105, of which room 105 is the best, the view from above, the panoramic view of Ba Khan lake is not covered at all, but booking this room is a blessing. Please.

=> See more photos, room rates, availability at Ba Khan Resort

What’s attractive about Ba Khan Hoa Binh?

What do you do when you come to Ba Khan? Ba Khan travel experience, this is a land of majestic and unspoiled natural beauty, and the surrounding is quite lonely and deserted. This place is suitable for those who want to travel to relax, experience, eco-tourism associated with nature, enjoy watching mountains and rivers, watching sunrise and sunset… But these are the same things that did. So the attraction of Ba Khan tourism: sparse, empty, no construction, extremely fresh and cool.

Photo: Nguyen Hong Thu Trang

Ba Khan Hoa Binh has nothing to play, some activities you can experience here are:

– Visit villages, play waterfalls

– Cycling

– Trekking

– Sup paddle, kayak on the lake bed (contact the resort to lead a tour for you to explore).

– Stop by Mai Chau to play

– Take a boat trip on the river to visit the fish raft, you can eat and rest right on the raft (if you want to experience it, you should try contacting the Sacred Fish at 086 8652125). To come here, you just go to Suoi Lon wharf next to Mai Chau Hideaway hotel and contact your uncle to have a boat to pick you up, or directly contact the uncle selling water nearby to ask.

Photo: Nguyen Hong Thu Trang

What to eat at Ba Khan Hoa Binh?

You can always eat in the resort, choose Ba Khan specialties such as: Da river fish, ban chicken, mountain snails, stone crabs or dishes of the Muong – Thai ethnic group. The food I find is not as diverse as Ban Lac, but this is the optimal choice because there are not many options around here. If you don’t like it, you can rent a motorbike to play and order food at a homestay, or ride a motorbike to the gate, there are also 1,2 restaurants for processing.

A meal at Ba Khan Resort

Estimated cost of Ba Khan travel 2 days 1 night

If you don’t charge for gas, the estimated cost for the trip to Ba Khan Hoa Binh 2 days 1 night is about 2 million VND/person. In which the room rate is about 1 million 500k, free breakfast, 500-600k meal for each, the rest is snacks and drinks.

A small note for those of you who want to travel to Ba Khan Hoa Binh, that is, it is not convenient to travel by bus, so it is best to go by private vehicle. In addition, the evenings here are quite sad, so bring some entertainment to go out.

Above are the travel experiences of Ba Khan, Hoa Binh from Nguyen Hong Thu Trang. Hopefully the article has provided the most necessary information for those who are planning to visit Ba Khan in the near future. Wish you a happy travel and if you have any questions, please leave a comment for us to answer.

vietnam-destinations.com | Discovering the Vietnam

Source: Collected internet.