What A Memorable Day Adventure to Ba Vi National Park

Exploring Ba Vi National Park: Unveiling Hanoi’s Hidden Gem by Motorbike

Ba Vi National Park is renowned for its dense forest enveloping the Ba Vi mountain range, which boasts three prominent peaks: King Peak, Tan Vien Peak, and Ngoc Hoa Peak, hence its name (Ba means three and Vi refers to mountain, translating to “Three Peaks“). The park not only holds numerous mythical legends about the nation’s origins but also features a stunning array of flora and fauna.

Golden Holiday Travel has received numerous travel requests from clients and organized many successful trips for exploring the Ba Vi mountains. However, our latest venture was a personal day trip on motorbikes to Ba Vi mountian, allowing us to immerse ourselves fully in this hidden gem among Hanoi’s attractions and conduct a thorough exploration.

Adventure journey on motorbike up to Ba Vi mountains

It was a sunny day of 30^th April 2025 – Vietnam’s national holiday, we got on motorbike at 8h00 a.m and journeyed along NR32 about 50km from Hanoi capital to Son Tay town, then travelled along the direction of Suoi Hai lake for another 16km to reach the entrance of Ba Vi national park. From here, it was easy to see the white gray of three peaks blurred in the clouds with cool fresh air and feel the scent of the mountains & forests ( Ba Vi national park), we were really eager to adventure to this great place.

Buying entrance tickets and enter the gate of Ba Vi national park

From the park’s entrance, we slowly drove up to the direction of the mountain peaks following a slightly sloping and winding road. (Notes : As a foreign tourist & newbie on motorbike trips, be careful with your drive on those winding & steep curves, especially when the road is wet & slipery).The higher we ascended up, the more beautiful landsacpes we could captivate  : a fantasy space of clouds, winds, birds singing in the forest, the lakes down the valley….The scenery on both sides of the road was very fantastic. One side was many tall ancient trees covered by the moss silky at the foot of the tree, another side was widely open to the valley, we could see clearly the blue sky, or even block of white crystal cloud of around the mountains far away.

The view of the lake from the fine forest’s resort

We stopped between to visit bamboo and cactus forests with hundreds of species of grass and birds, exotic rare animals. The most unique are butterflies such as white dragon tail butterflies, papilio helenus butterflies, sword tail butterfly… From there, it was supposed to keep moving another 3km to the pine forest where was a great place to rest and have a picnic lunch that we well prepared before the journey.

Cactus forest &  cactus preservation center.

Journey continued with more winding passses and some bends to reach the base of 600 metters with an amazing stop to explore the French ruins including churches, villas and resorts….. that the French built nearly a hundred years ago and left in oblivion for long. Here, the blue moss on the fallen walls with the beauty of ruins among the ancient trees was worth to visit.

Travelling 8km more up & up to the base of Ba Vi mountain at the height of nearly 1,000m above sea level, we enjoyed really cool & fresh – perfect for our coming treks to conquer Ba Vi mountain’s peaks :The King Peak is the highest peak, up to 779 new stone steps to the top – where is located Uncle Ho’s temple. The second highest is Tan Vien peak up to 225 step to the top with a supreme temple, which is dedicated to worship Tan Vien saint. The lower Ngoc Hoa peak is associated with the immortal legends and Ngoc Hoa Princess – the 18th King Hung Vuong king’s daughter. Despite a hard hiking journey to three peaks, everyone felt relaxed and peaceful when arriving at the top, when people and clouds came into each other, enjoying the scent of forest and captivating stunning landscapes of Red River Delta, Da river & far-away Hanoi capital.

The view from the King Peak to Da river & its lowlands

Time flying fast in the afternoon in the forest, it’s nearly 5 p.m but the sky changed to its fuzzy purple mist. After tasting the bamboo rice and forest chicken, we bought some forest honey, bamboo shoots or pure milk cake as gifts of the mountain to bring to the city.

On motorbike down the mountain, then we followed the same road back to Hanoi, the trip was finished at 7h30 p.m with memorable feelings of Ba Vi mountains

The view down the Red River Delta & Hanoi city

Explore Ba Vi National Park with Golden Holiday Travel.

Hopefully, this blog of a day adventure on motorbike to discover the charm of Ba Vi National Park and its rich natural and historical heritage is great for your reference for your coming trips to Ba Vi mountains.If you’re seeking an ideal holiday destination outside Hanoi, Ba Vi National Park is the perfect choice.

Whether you’re interested in a day trip to the park or need car rental service Hanoi- Ba Vi – Hanoi, feel free to reach out to us at +84.988451530 (WhatsApp) or email us at [email protected]. Our dedicated travel consultants are here to ensure you have the best experience during your visit to Ba Vi.

We wish you great travel experiences in Ba Vi national forest

Golden Holiday Travel Team .