Ham Lon is a name that is no longer strange but not too familiar to Hanoi people. If you want to choose a destination for the whole family on the weekend, it can be said that Ham Lon is an ideal place, both in terms of scenery, climate, and price.
Ham Lon is the highest peak in the Doc Ton mountain range in Soc Son, about 40km from the center of Hanoi. If you choose motorbike to travel, it only takes about 1 – 1.5 hours to go from Hanoi. If you go by car, it won’t take you much time. However, if you decide to go during the day, your family should go early.
This 426m high pristine mountain peak is a suitable place for trekking enthusiasts. Even experienced Fansipan climbers advise that climbing Ham Lon peak is a practice step before conquering the roof of Vietnam.
At the top of Ham Lon, there is a spacious, green and quite flat field of land that is very suitable for camping, sleeping and grilling food. In addition: at the foot of the mountain is Ham Lon Lake (also known as Suoi Bau Lake), quite beautiful, located among the green and wild pine and acacia hills.
The services in Ham Lon are quite cheap, if you go with a family of 4 friends it will only cost less than 1 million. Also because the cost is not high, many people choose Ham Lon as an ideal destination for the weekend.
Ba Vi National Park
Ba Vi National Park is also a quite famous destination for young people and families in Hanoi. This place is only about 60km from Hanoi, not too far nor too close, so it will give you the feeling of being “away” from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
To get to Ba Vi National Park you can go by motorbike, bus or car, it’s up to you. However, through the experience of many people, riding a motorbike will be more convenient for you to see beautiful scenery along the way.
At Ba Vi National Park you will enjoy cool weather, fresh air, majestic nature, you can temporarily forget about daily life and work. Coming to the lush tropical forest, you will feel extremely comfortable because of the cool weather, fresh nature, and many beautiful landscapes. In addition, you can climb up to visit Thuong Temple – the temple worshiping Saint Tan Vien, Uncle Ho temple, Vong Canh peak.
If you want to stay overnight in Ba Vi National Park, you can prepare a tent and bring food from home to camp (there are many professionally organized camping sites here, however, to save money). , you can completely choose your own camping spot). Usually, the area most people choose to camp is the pine hill in Cot 400. You will experience an enjoyable evening surrounded by wild nature. In addition, if there are many people, you can rent a stilt house for 2,000,000 – 2,500,000 VND to stay overnight.
Entrance fee to Ba Vi National Park is 40,000 VND/adult, half price for students and children.
Tam Dao
When talking about Tam Dao, people often compare this place with all 4 seasons in 1 day, as “Da Lat of the North”. If you have ever been to Tam Dao, you will surely see the mist in the morning, the gentle sunshine at noon, the coolness in the afternoon and the faint drops of rain in the evening.
Tam Dao is not only a great resort for the elderly but also an ideal destination for young people on the weekend. You can experience a different Tam Dao by trekking, exploring and fully enjoying the wild nature by camping overnight.
Tam Dao is about 80 km from Hanoi, takes about 2 hours by motorbike. This place has endless mountains, lush green forests, and seemingly endless slopes. And the climate here is extremely wonderful: fresh, cool, refreshing. You can visit places such as Silver Waterfall, Mother Goddess Temple, Duc Thanh Tran Temple, climb more than 1,000 steps to Tam Dao TV tower… If you like trekking, you can climb mountains, go through the forest, and go to visit the Tay Thien scenic area or conquer the peaks of Rung Rinh, Phu Nghia, Thien Thi…
Prices for services in Tam Dao are also quite cheap, when you arrive you can rent a room for the night. Don’t forget to enjoy the lush green chayote tops grown extremely popular here.
Tram Mountain
Tram Mountain is both a historical relic and a quite majestic landscape. Tram Mountain is located in Phung Chau commune, Chuong My district, less than 30km from Hanoi center, takes about 45 minutes – 1 hour if you ride a motorbike.
This mountain is not too high, but has extremely beautiful terrain, with many caves, and winding trails in flat valleys. Nearby there are also a few pagodas that tourists can visit such as Tram Pagoda, Vo Vi Pagoda, Long Tien Pagoda…
You can camp in the valleys halfway up the mountain. It will be great to immerse yourself in wild nature and immerse yourself in the beautiful scenery at dawn or dusk.
To camp overnight at Tram Mountain, you need to carefully prepare a tent, sleeping bag, food, water, personal medical equipment… You should also go in large groups to ensure safety. Because this place is quite wild. The cost for a picnic at Tram Mountain is quite cheap, per person is only around 200,000 VND.
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