Ban Gioc Waterfall 2 Days from Hanoi: Angel Mountain, Quay Son Homestay and Swim

A mountain with a hole through its center starts this two-day trip from Hanoi to Ban Gioc. Pickup is early in the morning at a hotel in the Old Quarter, in a Limousine Van or a seven-seat MPV, and the group reaches Cao Bang City between 12:00 and 13:00 for lunch at the homestay with the guide. The first stop is Angel Mountain, ringed by other peaks. At its foot there is a lake from July to October, and a field from November to May. The afternoon continues on the border belt road, where few trucks or containers pass, through Tay, Nung and Dao villages. The night is in a homestay on the Quay Son River, with time to swim, traditional meals and a chance to see the way hosts live. The second day opens with Nguom Ngao Cave (Tiger Cave), still close to its natural state, with stone columns formed over hundreds of millions of years and stalactites shaped like a tiger, a lotus, a boat, a cactus and a jellyfish. Truc Lam Zen Monastery follows, where a climb to the pagoda looks over Ban Gioc, the Chinese glass bridge and the Vietnamese rice fields. At the waterfall, a boat moves close enough for spray, and the border runs through the middle of the river. The route back to Cao Bang uses another road, lunch is at the farmstay, and the Limousine Van leaves at 14:00 for Hanoi.