Wanna find a place for a weekend holiday around Hanoi? See the following suggestions and pick up one place for you.
Son Tinh Camp
Belong to Dong Mo tourism area and Vietnamese ethnic culture tourism village, Son Tinh Camp is surrounded by clean Dong Mo lake and dense forests of Son Tinh island.
Son Tinh Camp is not only suitable for a picnic of families but also an ideal place for young people keen on outdoor activities such as camping, mountain climbing, biking race, campfire lighting.
Coming here, you will immerse in nature life, enjoy delightful moments and play useful games with friends.
Going along Thang Long Avenue, cross over Hoa Lac bridge and go straight about 7 km, you will see a guide board to Vietnam Ethnic Culture Tourism Village. Son Tinh island and Son Tinh Camp are across the village.
With only VND 30.000 (parking fee included), you are able to explore the forest and visit the village.
A cruise of Dong Mo lake for 30 people is priced VND 1.000.000
A floating raft for 6 persons is priced VND 300.000/per hour
A bicycle rental costs VND 40.000/per hour
A tandem bicycle rental is VND 60.000/per hour
Price for a tour in Son Tinh Camp ranges from VND 450.000/person to VND 850.000/person depending on enclosed service.
Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien tourism area
Situated 50 km from Hanoi capital to Son Tay, Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien tourism area in Van Hoa commune, Ba Vi province features a scenic natural landscape with rolling mountain ranges and romantic Tien stream.
This place has a waterfall with large water flows over a vertical drop.
From Tran waterfall go up to Chong island about 1 km, you will contemplate stunning waterfalls such as Mo, Mam Xoi, Hoa Lan waterfalls…
The scattered rocks along the stream will be good stopovers for you to rest and admire natural scenery, exploring the primitive forest with valuable fauna and flora.
In addition, you could have fun at a water park with modern artificial swimming pool.
Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien tourism area is not only a perfect place for a meaningful weekend holiday of families but also the place to get unforgettable memories of students.
Similar to Son Tinh Camp, you could travel to Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien tourism area by motorbike or bus.
To save budget and enjoy delicious cheap food, you should prepare some food for your trip.
Besides, you could take reference of some tour packages to Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien. A tour of 2 days and 1 night costs about VND 999.000/person and VND 190.000/person for 1-day tour.
Ba Vi National Park
Ba Vi National Park has located about 60 km from Hanoi to the West and referred to as green lung of capital.
Thanks to the fresh alpine climate and rich fauna and flora, Ba Vi National Park is said to be ideal spot of tourists every weekend.
Ba Vi National Park has 1,209 plant species including 21 rare plants recorded in Vietnam Red Book.
Fauna has 63 species of animals with valuable animals such as pheasant, monkey, leopard, bear, flying squirrel…
In Ba Vi National Park, you will have the chance to visit Thuong temple worshipping Tan Vien-Mountain God. Moreover, you could visit Uncle Ho temple, Vong Canh summit with a veil of cloud or partake in interesting folk games, visit Wild Animal Reserve and medicinal herbs garden.
Entrance fee of Ba Vi National Park tourism area is quite affordable with a price of VND 15.000/person, the parking fee is VND 20.000 for a 10 seater car, VND 25.000 for cars of more than 10 seaters and VND 2.000 for a motorbike.
The tours of Hanoi-Ba Vi National Park are rather cheap. A full package tour is VND 395.000/person for groups of 20 persons or more. The 2 days and 1-night tour of Hanoi-Thuong temple-Ba Vi National Park is priced VND 1.400.000/person for groups of more than 40 persons.
Long Viet tourism area
Situated in relic complex and Ba Vi landscape, Long Viet tourism area is over 50 km far from Hanoi to the Northwest. With the aim of honouring Vietnamese cultural and traditional values, particularly expressing harmonious combination with nature, Long Viet’s architecture style is alike Southern villages.
Furthermore, you will admire 100-year plants referred to as “Ky hoa di thao” (meaning marvellous plants) that Long Viet owner collected or enjoy water puppet performance in Van Chai area and listen to velvety Quan ho singing.
Long Viet opens every day from Monday to Sunday with an entrance fee of VND 50.000/person for adult and VND 30.000/person for children under 1.3m high.
Quan Son Lake tourism area
Located about 50 km from Hanoi’s centre, Quan Son Lake is truly a fascinating landscape with 850 ha lake and nearly 100 limestone mountains by the lake and diverse carpet on the water surface.
Quan Son tourism area also features many cultural values and owns plenty of sacred pagodas such as Ham Long, Linh Son Tu, Ngoc Linh Tu, Ban Long Tu, Thung Phat…
Coming to Quan Son Lake tourism area, tourists will admire spectacular natural scenes on a small boat or visit mountains such as Trau Trang, Quai Cheo, Voi Phuc mountains…
The way from the capital to Quan Son tourism area is very simple and easy. Thus, you could ride a motorcycle or catch a bus to the tourism area. The sightseeing fee of Quan Son Lake is VND 100.000/boat/4 persons.
Vit Co Xanh eco-tourism village
Vit Co Xanh-Vietnam France eco-tourism village is located about 45 km from Hanoi capital.
With the harmonious combination between the natural beauty of Vietnamese traditional style and elegant French architecture, Vit Co Xanh eco-tourism village will offer you an enjoyable holiday.
Coming here, you will immerse in the fresh air of peaceful village, explore eco-tourism area and distinctive features of the architecture.
In addition, you will enjoy free health care service, soak in clean water or cycle to surrounding villages to admire vast paddy fields.
This place is also suitable for couples who desire to capture important moments in a wedding or honeymoon.