Trekking through Ba Vi forest on a new route

Ba Vi National Park is about 60 km west of Hanoi, spread over an area of ​​nearly 11,000 hectares, and is a complex of entertainment, exploration and resort resorts. This is a suitable place for young people or families to come and relax every weekend, after tiring working days.

Ba Vi National Park is a place with a fresh, cool climate with a quite rich and diverse flora, including 1,209 plant species, including 503 medicinal plant species. The trek also shows you many strange tree species that are only found in the forests.

Coming to Ba Vi, in addition to activities such as visiting the cactus garden, Thuong Temple, French relics... you can also challenge yourself and find new things in treks (hiking) during the day. .

Currently, Ba Vi National Park opens many short treks suitable for both amateurs and professionals. In particular, not many tourists know about the trek routes in the forest in Ba Vi, so you can freely explore without fear of crowding. Walking in the deserted forest, only the sound of feet stepping on the carpet of rotting leaves, the sound of birds singing, and the sound of leaves rustling above one's head makes everyone feel refreshed.

There is an easy route lasting about 2 hours starting from Cot 1,100 m and heading down to Cot 400 m. This trek will pass through the prison area, the prison guards' quarters built during the French period. This road is small and has many large shady trees with interesting vines hanging.

May - September is the hot and rainy season, November - March is the dry season. However, between those two periods there is still a transition period of April and October, so Ba Vi still has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The most suitable tourist seasons here are autumn and summer, on sunny days you can go hiking, visit landmarks, admire the forest... With an average annual air temperature of about 23 degrees Celsius, Ba Vi is an ideal "escape the heat" destination for every hot summer in Hanoi.

When trekking in the forest, you should pay attention to preparing shoes and socks, wear long clothes, wear a hat, use insect spray... The belongings you bring should be light and compact, you should wear a backpack for balance when moving. The trip is short so you don't necessarily need to bring a lot of food and water.

Walking routes to visit temples, French relics... in Ba Vi you can absolutely go on your own, but for trekking in the forest, you need a local guide to ensure safety. Currently, people with no trekking experience can buy a one or two day tour from Active Travel to experience this little-known forest route.