Lakes in northern provinces new tourist attraction

Ba Bể Lake, recognised by UNESCO as “a wetland of international importance”, is at the heart of Ba Bể National Park in Ba Bể District. VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY Bắc Kạn and Tuyên Quang provinces are creating a tour that will take visitors to Ba Bể Lake in Bắc Kạn, the country’s largest natural lake, and the Na Hang – Lâm Bình Nature Reserve in Tuyên Quang.

Ba Bể is made up of three smaller lakes, Pé Lầm, Pé Lù and Pé Lèng. The lake is surrounded by a complex system of mountains, valleys, rivers, waterfalls, caves and villages steeped in traditional ethnic minority cultures.

The 61,300-ha Na Hang – Lâm Bình Nature Reserve is set in a remote jungle along the banks of the Gam and Nang rivers.

Known as the “Hạ Long Bay” in the middle of a jungle, its reserve is home to magnificent caves and a diverse ecosystem with many species of endangered flora and fauna, including the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey. VNS